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I recently had to buy a new RS-232 to USB converter cable. All of the vendors and most of the whole world refer to the serial port connector as a "DB9." Am I the only one left that remembers DB-25 connectors as the standard for serial ports? Probably not, because the DB part stuck when the...

I would like to publicly thank Pete Thompson at Morningstar for resolving my issue in the absolute best way possible. TL,DR; Morningstar Technical Support has the ability to do what they need to do to solve your issues, including replacing your ancient hardware! Thank you, Pete! The...

I am trying to finalize my battery installation with 16S2P 230Ah cells. I bought two 7-20S BMSs, but they both came with only 4 gauge wire on them. I decided to change the wires to 2/0 gauge to help keep heat down under heavy loads. I discovered that they use red loctite on the threads for...

I received my 36 EVE 320 Ah cells from China last Friday. As I unboxed them, I inspected them, weighed them (because @ghostwriter66 said she does), and measured the resting voltage on each cell. For some reason, I decided to also measure from the positive pole to the cell case (through the...

I live in Florida where the sun heats everything, including the air itself, a bit hotter than I would like for my batteries to stay. I currently have a utility trailer that has AGM batteries in it, but they are dying from the heat. The plan is to remove the trailer, dig a pit three to four...

I thought you might like to see this. I was snooping around the internet last week and bumped into a box of these 15A current transformers for a little over a buck apiece on the closeout rack. I bought about 25 of them plus a few 20A and two 100A models. They have load resistors installed...