FilterGuy
Solar Engineering Consultant - EG4 and Consumers
[RANT MODE ON]
I can understand when people don't understand the terminology. I can understand when people don't understand the technology. I can understand when people ask questions that show they are clueless about solar & batteries. I would even say I enjoy helping these people learn. We were all ignorant about solar and batteries at one point in time and we owe it to others that we have learned and now understand some of it.
What I am getting tired of are posts that say something like "I bought all this stuff.... how does it go together"? This is just plain crazy behavior. You don't have to understand anything about solar or batteries to know this is a bad idea.... yet we see posts like this almost every day. It is like buying a whole bunch of lumber and then asking how to build a house out of it before you know how big the house needs to be or even if it will be built out of wood.
If you don't have a full breakdown of the energy needs and a complete design that meets those needs.... don't start buying stuff!!!
The moment you start buying stuff you are limiting your options. Furthermore, without a full design, you aren't even sure the components will work together let alone do what you need!!! Then you make a post wanting to know how to make it all work.
Every time I see this I want to respond with "You are a blithering idiot.... you are too dumb to be working with electricity"... but I hold my tongue and often help them out anyway.
This post is my way of blowing off steam without attacking an individual.
OK.... I feel better now.
[RANT MODE OFF]
I can understand when people don't understand the terminology. I can understand when people don't understand the technology. I can understand when people ask questions that show they are clueless about solar & batteries. I would even say I enjoy helping these people learn. We were all ignorant about solar and batteries at one point in time and we owe it to others that we have learned and now understand some of it.
What I am getting tired of are posts that say something like "I bought all this stuff.... how does it go together"? This is just plain crazy behavior. You don't have to understand anything about solar or batteries to know this is a bad idea.... yet we see posts like this almost every day. It is like buying a whole bunch of lumber and then asking how to build a house out of it before you know how big the house needs to be or even if it will be built out of wood.
If you don't have a full breakdown of the energy needs and a complete design that meets those needs.... don't start buying stuff!!!
The moment you start buying stuff you are limiting your options. Furthermore, without a full design, you aren't even sure the components will work together let alone do what you need!!! Then you make a post wanting to know how to make it all work.
Every time I see this I want to respond with "You are a blithering idiot.... you are too dumb to be working with electricity"... but I hold my tongue and often help them out anyway.
This post is my way of blowing off steam without attacking an individual.
OK.... I feel better now.
[RANT MODE OFF]
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