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So ive mentioned it a couple of times but finally snapped a couple of relevant pics during an experiment and decided that was a good enough reason to post. I have experimented with rectifying 120v and 240v ac and feeding that to (450voc max) mppts and had no issues doing so as of yet. Because...

Recently I needed to replace an FLA battery in my little 600cc diesel Kubota tractor. I could have done the ~$34 thing and just bought another U1 riding mower battery from Walmart, but i wanted to turn it into an experiment instead. When i looked at lifepo4 options to use as an engine-cranking...

So I've been curious about this but in several minutes of digging around I wasn't able to find the answer.. Is it possible to use a balancer intended for lithium cells on a string of 6v lead acid batteries? I feel like the answer is "Yes, if each channel can handle having ~8v on it", but i...

So I went off grid in May with 10kw of PV, 10kw of inverter (2x5kw growatt), and starting with very little battery (but now have more). I live in San Antonio Texas and have ~950feet of water line to the house, about 12-18" down. Suffice to say during the summer i was able to ignore the water...

So apparently i dont know how to rotate that pic, but anyway… Found this little love note from the local utility on the back page of the local newspaper today. It appears to be saying ‘please stop calling us to complain and blaming us’. I went 100% offgrid in late May and the May bill is the...