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  1. SparkyJJO

    Half price electric cars

    Personally I don't want to be riding my butt on a few hundred pounds of grump NMC.
  2. SparkyJJO

    Half price electric cars

    Problem is who gets to define bad. Leave my gas car alone. I love my battery powered weed eater and hedge trimmer. If the battery powered mower existed that I wanted when I needed a mower I would have that too. What is it with a certain group of people wanting so bad to force their opinions on...
  3. SparkyJJO

    Half price electric cars

    But they're not an economical purchase for many. That complicated engine costs a few thousand bucks. That EV battery alone costs 20 grand.
  4. SparkyJJO

    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    We are hoping to find a homestead type property sometime, so I'm not going the whole tear it all off and redo route. If we were staying, I'd put the effort into it. As is, I'm fixing what's wrong, so neither we nor the next owners will have to worry about this particular window again. No...
  5. SparkyJJO

    Oregon right to repair excludes energy story systems

    because batteries dangerous man
  6. SparkyJJO

    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    Yeah I was shocked to find no house wrap. Not sure if it is because they didn't do it as much back in 1999 when it was built, or because the builder cheaped out. Probably the latter. There was NO flashing around the windows at all. Just stuck in a hole in the side of the house with some...
  7. SparkyJJO

    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    In case anyone is interested, I tore into ithe leaky wall/window again with the rage of a frustrated homeowner ticked off at both his own folly and the builder's incompetence that contributed to the leak (would not have needed to tear into it the first time around had it been done right the...
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    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    I do not miss my %^$%##!! 2 cycle string trimmer that didn't want to start or run worth a crap the last couple of years. I got so frustrated with having to constantly tinker with it to get it running.
  9. SparkyJJO

    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    I love my Makita stuff. And my Makita string trimmer hasn't melted down yet lol
  10. SparkyJJO

    Hail damage in Texas.

    As we know it. And I feel fine.
  11. SparkyJJO

    New EG4 Chargeverter V2

    I used to have all my stuff delivered to work all the time. Not all workplaces will let you do that though.
  12. SparkyJJO

    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    Aaarrghhh I jinxed myself. We just had a rain burst and I had water dripping through above the window. CRAP. Fail. :cautious:
  13. SparkyJJO

    EG-4 18kw pv inverter, generator won't with it

    Why swap your outback for the 18kpv?
  14. SparkyJJO

    How to prevent backfeed?

    But I'm willing to bet that the OP's old feed is not supported by any fancy hardware remotely capable of detecting anything.
  15. SparkyJJO

    EG-4 18kw pv inverter, generator won't with it

    Well run the inverter without the generator running I mean.
  16. SparkyJJO

    280ah server rack battery price too good to be true?

    You can get 280Ah Battero from Gobel for $55 from China. But that does not include shipping etc
  17. SparkyJJO

    EG-4 18kw pv inverter, generator won't with it

    What is the measured inverter voltage output
  18. SparkyJJO

    EG-4 18kw pv inverter, generator won't with it

    Sounds like the 18kpv is backfeeding the gen?
  19. SparkyJJO

    New EG4 Chargeverter V2

    Which AIO? Genuinely curious.
  20. SparkyJJO

    (updated) Signature Solar 48v Chargeverter

    Update paths are great when a software bug is discovered that can be fixed in that way. But it has, I believe, led to laziness and a "let the market be the final quality testers" mentality. I miss the days that things could generally be expected to work out of the box.
  21. SparkyJJO

    They are mine!

    Pv ;) 🤪:rolleyes:
  22. SparkyJJO

    Circuit Breaker Issue

    I was warned long ago those are garbage.
  23. SparkyJJO

    Altestore.com clearance

    Maybe so. But emotions don't trump facts. And if they had no more inventory, they cannot fill the order. Yeah they could have an updated website. Yeah they could have handled it better. Yeah they could learn something from it. But the fact still remains that they ran out of inventory...
  24. SparkyJJO

    New EG4 Chargeverter V2

    Nice. V1 does not have a ramp-up correct? I think I recall some people noting that it would stall out their gen by near instantly trying to pull full power? They really should advertise V2 (GC) has ramp-up if V1 did not.
  25. SparkyJJO

    New EG4 Chargeverter V2

    I'm sure v2 is probably better with various added features. But some aren't useful for everyone. Auto gen start or comms wouldn't help me any, though a gradual power ramp up would. A swappable cord is great, but I don't mind just rewiring.
  26. SparkyJJO

    Altestore.com clearance

    It is, because it CLEARLY stated in that listing that they were being sold as "FINAL SALE AND SOLD AS IS" (their emphasis, not mine) - see post #3 of this thread, or here, I copied it.
  27. SparkyJJO

    Altestore.com clearance

    Look I'm just as disappointed (it was a steal of a price), BUT if they had no more inventory to sell, then what are they to do? They can't sell something that they don't have. Yeah they could have handled it a bit better than they did, but...
  28. SparkyJJO

    Altestore.com clearance

    That seems a little extreme :oops:
  29. SparkyJJO

    Altestore.com clearance

    The AltE store charge on my card still shows as pending, not completed, which usually when it has been this long that usually means it'll drop off at some point.
  30. SparkyJJO

    What was your most interesting recent non solar project?

    If you can get a car in yours, you're further along than me!
  31. SparkyJJO

    New EG4 Chargeverter V2

    How did you do that. There's no way to order a V1 from them, just get an email.
  32. SparkyJJO

    Radian GS8048A Steal

    Heh, they don't even have it listed anymore. Only the AC coupling kit.
  33. SparkyJJO

    North facing panels do better on cloudy days than south facing. Weird.

    My guess is because of being flatter more than the direction.
  34. SparkyJJO

    What was your worse DIY solar mistake ever?

    Hah, back in 2008 I was at a gas station and some smug guy in his new Prius pulled up at the gas pump next to me. I was in college driving a 1998 Camaro V6 at the time. He smirked at me and goes, "So what gas mileage do you get out of that?" Me: "Well, I paid $3000 for the car and I am getting...
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