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  • gas strut tilting solar rack on sprinter van!

    Hope this helps someone! Maybe this kind of project is pretty run-of-the-mill, but I couldn't really find anything like this when I was visualising what I would personally make. SO, I would like to contribute to this community, as it has helps me so much in my own journey so far. I typed out a...
  • A friendly first hello from an American living in Germany.

    I am not only new to this forum but new to forums in general (took me long enough), so I am a tad uncertain of the newcomer customs/etiquette. So, in the case that an initial hello is smiled upon/brings good juju, I would like to say hello, and a thank you to all the users that have posted here...
  • gas strut snapped from incorrect installation

    I am new to gas struts, so while installing a pair for a tilting solar panel contraption, I installed the "feet" joints (the pieces that mechanically connect the gas struts to whatever you are ... connecting them to?) backwards. One side of this joint connector piece is steeper than the other...
  • Lifepo4 heating pads - circuit design question / diagram - relay to relay?

    Hello! If anyone has any time to help me confirm the validity of my very simple battery heating pads circuit, I would be VERY grateful. Here is the diagram I drew. I will have this W1209 thermostat switch (also attached in photos) activate when the temperature has dropped towards 0c freezing...
  • How do YOU avoid accidentally destroying your inverter while B2B is charging battery while driving?

    My question is.... solar adjacent. most of my future questions will be specifically about solar, but I thought I would ask my most pressing question of today here regardless. Description of the situation that has seeded my doubts: In the 1500/3000w inverter user manual, it states "... the...
  • DC-DC and Trickle Charger on same circuit question!

    Hello, I am stumped on a certain question here, and I could use some help with my thinking. I drew a simplified/stripped down diagram of this specific section of my electro system to represent the heart of my question. Here it is. Essentially, I want to understand how having a B2B charger and a...
  • Wondering which forum/thread is best for my beginner electrical questions?

    I wanted to ask this question before I plonked down another electrical wiring question that is unrelated to the specific topic of solar/batteries/tools etc - into the DIY Solar Power Forum. I am unsure if the general topic forum or beginners corner is a reasonable place to ask my questions. I...
  • Wiring up backup camera, asking for advice for my beginner electronics question.

    I have a major blockage in my solution finding here. I am 95% sure that everything else checks out here in my circuit, but I have reached todays limit on thinking through the circuit for a solution to my primary problem, as I am a major electrics beginner. My primary problem is as follows: I...
  • Beginner - solar/alternator excess power water tank heating question

    I am reading related posts on this concept as I post this, as I clarify my understanding, I will remove this beginner post. I am mostly wondering about using the hot water reservoir as an accumulator of sorts, or if I should move the cold line accumulator back in the chain to after the pump and...
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