Recent content by jimindenver

400 watts even flat mounted should be able to provide at least half the power needed to run the Hott Rod during the peak of the day. 300 Ah of Lithium fully charged should easily be able to cover what the panels can't cover for the duration of time needed. What we don't know is at what time...

Every time I discuss what I can do with my solar system I hear that I spent a lot of money just to be able to save a few bucks in gas or propane. While I did design the original system of 750 watts to provide enough power to run a 5000 Btu window shaker during the peak of the day without...

I used a Hott rod in my 6 gal water heater since 2016. I had enough solar to run it during the day without draining my battery. It took two hours to heat cold water up to the 140 degrees I had it set to and about a hour to be warm enough to shower. I was not able to leave it on 24/7 until I got...

As long as you remain within the controller limits on Voc you are good. I would normally only suggest running 2 panels in series but you can’t do that with 5 panels so either run them all together in series or all in parallel.

Hmmmm Spare batteries have to be recharged at some point in time and 100 watts of solar isn’t a lot of power. In any event multiple controllers can be run as long as it was put above they are set the same and they see the same battery voltage. That last part is important for even single...

I run all of the things you are talking about on a 1250 watt MSW inverter with a 10 minute 2500 watt peak. It will easily run a circular saw that will knock out a Honda 2000. That’s not to say just any inverter will do it. I have had a 5000 Btu air conditioner trash a 3000 watt inverter after...

We live in and in fact are only alive because the earth itself is one giant electromagnetic field.

LifeBlue has offered this option for at least three years and they were the second company to offer it.

Almost every thread on this forum is a teaching thread. Ask nearly any question and you will get multiple teachers with real life experiences showing you how to solve the issue in a variety of ways. It's not just what to do or buy but also why. Often there are multiple solutions and the...

You ain't seen the covid belly yet

Ignoring the conversion losses 3.75 amps at 24 volts is 7.5 amps at 12 volts. That's 60 amps in 8 hours out of 37 usable amp hours of battery.

Thank you i just think that we do a disservice by not preparing people for the reality out here by focusing only on the money not spent in rent and not discussing the true cost and sacrifices. The closer you get to living a normal life the more it cost. A example is water. Want even a...

The ETQ is not that bad to start. Gas it up, turn it on and set the choke, pull the cord out slowly until you feel the compression stroke, let the cord back in and pull it out slightly until you feel the compression again and give it a quick short rip. Starts up every time. Just giving it a yank...

You think it sucks to work all day and come home to chores? You should have tried my life. I owed a residential property management service. All day I cleaned, shopped, did maintenance, yard work, pools, cars, bills...everything it took to take care of a home. Every night I came home and had to...

Looks like I will be heading down to quartzsite in a week or so. Lows will be in the mid 30’s this week in Williams.