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It's okay. The Kobayashi Maru was a no-win scenario anyway....

I'm getting out of a domestic violence situation - so you could say that ?

I'm not sure where to post this - but I have all of the components to the solar system that is attached here (less the wires) - that a member of this forum helped me build. I am trying to leave a domestic violence situation and I borrowed from my retirement to pay for all of this. I'm afraid he...

I have 3 - EG4-LifePower4 Lithium Battery | 48V 100AH still on the pallet and in plastic. $1,500 each - will not separate Pickup in Central Indiana Will bundle with Solar Panels and Inverter: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/10-trina-315w-solar-panels-for-sale-indianapolis.52801/...

Brand New in Box LV6548 6.5KW – 120v Solar inverter 8kW -2 x 4kW 250V MPPT UL1741 compliant – built in Wifi $1,500 Pick up in Central Indiana Willing to bundle with solar panels and batteries: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/10-trina-315w-solar-panels-for-sale-indianapolis.52801/...

10 - Trina 315W Solar Panels For Sale $95 each - Pickup in Central Indiana Will bundle with Inverter and Batteries: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/brand-new-in-box-mpp-6548.52802 https://diysolarforum.com/threads/brand-new-in-box-mpp-6548.52802/

Oh the first one wasn't made as a real template.... it was just what I thought it would be! haha

Reminds me of Black Mirror.... those are terrifying and the Boston Dynamics robots creep me out.... I teach a public program at a museum about automatons and we always pose questions to kids about who is responsible .... the robot or the person who created it (for the good or the bad that can...

(please don't attack me) I am a vegan - and I'm happy I have the impossible whopper option when my family needs to stop for fast food on a road trip or something like that. I think it tastes much better than a Beyond burger. Not a huge fan of the fries though - much prefer the ones at Wendy's!

So I’m working to see how many panels I can fit on top of my skoolie. I made a template of one and apparently I was very disillusioned. The left is how big I expected them to be - but the right is how big it really is after measuring and cutting it out of cardboard. Thought you might get a laugh...

If they can be on their side - then what benefit comes from the rack, other than organization? We looked at 3 battery racks and 6 battery racks (so we’d have space to expand) but the rack is like $500 so I’m trying to understand the benefits. If I learn that they have to be oriented a certain...

Bueller….Bueller ?

I have a question about server racks.... I understand they look nice and are organized. It appears the bus bars are a feature. Probably have nice airflow around them.... but - can you just stand them upright side by side (specifically visualizing the EG4). In videos, I see that they are all with...

@FilterGuy Would one of these work for my load? https://shopsolarkits.com/collections/solar-power-systems Changed just a couple things.... i know i know... it's still probably overestimating....

Do we expect it - no - is it a possibility - yes. Could we put that as something we HAVE to look for? We can do whatever we want. We are SO open to possibilities. We aren't going to rule anything out geographically except for traveling full time forever. We aren't doing that. We don't want to...

All the information on this on YT is 1 year old +

We seem to have similar problems!

Just happened upon this post - and this is really good for me to think about too as I do audiobook narration on the side and that is what I will be doing FT while in my bus. I never thought about the sound of the inverters/system with my equipment. ?‍?

We have no desire for a roof-top deck... just remembered that from when I got our policy on our bus. My husband worked in insulation for a long time... started as an installer and worked to production mgr, sales, and then became a GM for a new branch in Charlotte - so LUCKILY... we are very...

I might have to find a YT video on this tomorrow.

Are people just driving around with them - hoping they don't get caught? It's so misleading then. Our bus is still titled as a Commercial for Personal Use - so, since it isn't titled as an RV yet.... we do have insurance, but it's just parked on a side yard and I assumed the rules were for it as...

It would all depend on the land we buy. We definitely won't be hopping from place to place forever. The traveling we would do would just probably be for a really fun empty-nester type of road trip while we look for that place we want to be permanently.

@smoothJoey it was a typo ;) it's 120v/60Hz

It's brand new and still in our house so I have not used it yet.

I think it was so I didn't get too small of a system. This isn't something I have looked at.... hopefully I will be able to understand it. we will be running our oven/stove and hot water heater off of propane. We will have a wood stove. Thanks for your help @Frick

I noted that down from the manual so I could remember it. It seemed important. It has a 1.6 cu ft capacity. I cannot find the exact water it uses, but it has small, medium, and large with that capacity. It's considered a portable washer for RV/Dorms, etc.

No, they are all regular plugs.

I don't know...I don't know enough to even be able to answer that. :cry:

I doubled the inverter on the spreadsheet and it changed the numbers to this (this is our worst case scenario btw)

Good catch! Yeah... he doesn't feel like he can put up the walls or the ceiling in the bus because we have to do the wiring.

Thank you for saying that - I am definitely willing and able to learn. I don't have the confidence to think I am capable - however, if you see that - then I'll put some trust there. I think my biggest stress is that my husband really puts stock into me being smart enough to do this by myself. I...

I did calculate that into my energy audit with the help of other members of the board on the board for Newcomers. My bus is very large and if I include my wants and needs - this is what it looks like

So I had thought that doing 2 - MPP LV6448 and running them parallel for a 13Kw output would be a great option for us on our skoolie, but when I look at what we would need to have in order to mount the 2 + the breaker/fuse box thing with the proper spacing - I don't think we have that space. I...

So I had thought that doing 2 - MPP LV6448 and running them parallel for a 13Kw output would be a great option for us, but when I look at what we would need to have in order to mount the 2 + the breaker/fuse box thing with the proper spacing - I don't think we have that space. I watched a video...

Our stove and hot water heater are definitely going to to be propane. I already have our dryer and am happy with it - but we will use clothes line for most drying when we can. We also do want to do a mini split eventually. We were talking and also agreed we probably wouldn't use our window AC...