But Jim,
I understand , but people can normally afford what they Really Want.. it make take some discipline and forethought as to how to adress spending on other stuff…. Life ain’t fair sometimes ..mostly we can’t all have all we wish.. we have to make choices….it took me a while to save to buy top tier stuff and lesser grade pizza and spend less on less important things..
I envy Musk… lucky rascal…
Not for 30 years. Loved my Baldwin mortised lockset and the finish carpenter that installed it. It was another era when I could afford a custom 4⁰ x 8⁰ front door.
You can buy a decent guitar for 400.00 maybe 600.00
Same upgrade. A month or two ago as I recall.
...yea Pizza's in today's world. Picked up (2) 3 topping Domino's pizza last night, $45.00. OMFG! Time to shift to frozen pizza & cook it in my own oven. Save up more for DIY batteries. ?
I'd love to run the 5 hp compressor on 240V. Back when I had a generator in the back of the truck, I made a suicide cord to run 240V on normal heavy drop cord and rewired the compressor motor for 240V.
Lithium Solar did a video on the 390V units and Ian mentions the 390V units in his description for the 250V units on his website.
I can well afford Tier 1 but where is the fun in that?
Thanks for that info. I've been pondering the engine lift and as luck would have it, Andy had a new video last night using one to lift a battery. A trip to Harbor Freight is on my itinerary for the weekend.I'm same age as you and do everything (technical) solo. My wife around 90 something pounds would only be in danger.
Engine hoist works. You may be able to use it as-is, but I added an extension pipe to get 18" beyond the front wheels, and put ballast on the back.
How does a 140 pound weakling hang a 140 pound inverter?
When I hung my original 2.5 kW SWR-2500U inverters 17 years ago, I was probably stronger and they were only 75 lbs. I was able to carry them up a stepladder and hang them head high. Taking them down to upgrade was doable, but difficult When I hung 75 lb transformerless 10000TLUS under the deck...diysolarforum.com
Hopefully the wall can handle the load. What I would do in a like situation is call on friends to help. If none were available I would contact a Handyman service and pay a few dollars. Now when I was younger I would not hesitate to do it all myself but I am slowly learning that to seek out assistance rather than overwork or hurt myself.
Kind of in the same situation. Both of us are in our late 50s. But, while I do most technical stuff, she is an amazing second set of hands. Helps me a lot when doing something alone is just too hard.I'm same age as you and do everything (technical) solo. My wife around 90 something pounds would only be in danger.
Engine hoist works. You may be able to use it as-is, but I added an extension pipe to get 18" beyond the front wheels, and put ballast on the back.
How does a 140 pound weakling hang a 140 pound inverter?
When I hung my original 2.5 kW SWR-2500U inverters 17 years ago, I was probably stronger and they were only 75 lbs. I was able to carry them up a stepladder and hang them head high. Taking them down to upgrade was doable, but difficult When I hung 75 lb transformerless 10000TLUS under the deck...
Don't worry about the wall, any residential wall framing will be far more capacity than these units apply. Be more concerned about actually attaching to the wall frame members, don't expect drywall anchors to be sufficient!
There are several threads on here on the SRNE. A lot of negative from what I've seen. Looking at the specs it's not what I would want but that's just me. I'd say keep doing what you're doing - a lot of research. ?
I've actually used the 1/4" Toggler anchors in drywall to hold much heavier loads than this. They're rated at 265 lbs per anchor. I hung an 86" touch screen TV that weighed over 300 lbs with four of them several years ago and it's still there.Don't worry about the wall, any residential wall framing will be far more capacity than these units apply. Be more concerned about actually attaching to the wall frame members, don't expect drywall anchors to be sufficient!
That's how I ended up with one of these. I had three TVs to hang for a client in their clinic conference rooms. So I bought this lift cart and it worked great. Then I thought about selling it at least a dozen times. So glad I didn't now. It's going to live tucked away in the back of the shop for the forseeable future. Saved my butt on batteries and a few other things around here.
Perhaps it was my upbringing on the West Coast where earthquakes can happen but I have seen that the results of inadequate wall hanging of things.Don't worry about the wall, any residential wall framing will be far more capacity than these units apply. Be more concerned about actually attaching to the wall frame members, don't expect drywall anchors to be sufficient!
