Benjamin Nead
New Member
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2020
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Hi everyone . . .
I got here after watching a few of Will Prowse's YouTube videos on batteries. I've been driving an EV - a 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV (picture attached) - for 5 years now and I've been advocating for EV adoption - organizing public displays of the cars and renewable energy technology - for the past decade. My wife, son and I live in a rented house here in Tucson, Arizona. Alas, we don't have solar on our rooftop, but I hope to do that when we get back to home ownership.
In the meantime, I would like to build a portable system that can be transported in the back of the EV and set up relatively quickly . . . powerful enough to run a few 120V/15A kitchen appliances and, alternately, plug in the car's EVSE so I can charge up on sunshine. I've got some general ideas of what I want to do, but I'd like to check in with others here before I spend money. Building something like this is the big goal for 2021. My guess is that around $2500 to $3000 will get me something worth the time and effort.
What else? I work as a radio announcer for the University of Arizona's NPR affiliate. That pays the bills. My background also includes setting up and operating audio concert sound systems and live-to-2-track location audio recording. I also have a background in musical instrument repair, having built an electric guitar some 40 years ago (I'm currently in my early 60s.) Despite all this, I have a rather incomplete, long term learn-as-you-go education in regards to electronics and I'd like to fill in a few gaps there.
Thanks . . .
Benjamin Nead
Tucson, Arizona
I got here after watching a few of Will Prowse's YouTube videos on batteries. I've been driving an EV - a 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV (picture attached) - for 5 years now and I've been advocating for EV adoption - organizing public displays of the cars and renewable energy technology - for the past decade. My wife, son and I live in a rented house here in Tucson, Arizona. Alas, we don't have solar on our rooftop, but I hope to do that when we get back to home ownership.
In the meantime, I would like to build a portable system that can be transported in the back of the EV and set up relatively quickly . . . powerful enough to run a few 120V/15A kitchen appliances and, alternately, plug in the car's EVSE so I can charge up on sunshine. I've got some general ideas of what I want to do, but I'd like to check in with others here before I spend money. Building something like this is the big goal for 2021. My guess is that around $2500 to $3000 will get me something worth the time and effort.
What else? I work as a radio announcer for the University of Arizona's NPR affiliate. That pays the bills. My background also includes setting up and operating audio concert sound systems and live-to-2-track location audio recording. I also have a background in musical instrument repair, having built an electric guitar some 40 years ago (I'm currently in my early 60s.) Despite all this, I have a rather incomplete, long term learn-as-you-go education in regards to electronics and I'd like to fill in a few gaps there.
Thanks . . .
Benjamin Nead
Tucson, Arizona