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So I'm gonna be buying a diesel heater off of amazon either today or tomorrow. I kinda wanna get the cheapest I can find and do all the install myself, BUT I kinda wanna get an all in one unit. Most likely I'll be installing the heater in the passenger side floor board of my 06 Dodge Caravan...

I didnt want to hijack the thread on the renogy self heating batteries to ask this question.  I know that people have been using similar heating pads for some time to keep their lithium batteries from dipping below freezing while charging and I have a few questions that I cant seem to find...

I recently started eating more mickie D's or maccas depending on where you live. I almost never eat from the golden arches. But their new app is interesting. The rewards are not worth it. But its something. Anyway where I am there seems to be a perpetual offer that expires daily. 2 for $5...

I just activated visible yesterday. Ordered Sunday evening late. "Overnight shipping" hoped for monday. Supposed to come Tuesday. Due to weather that was a no go. Then they never loaded it on a truck. I had to call corporate to get it on a damn truck. It spent "overnight" in a terminal. Sat for...

So... bear with me. Just a brain bubble. Obviously running the A/C in your vehicle will burn more gas than NOT running the A/C. I'm not an engineer. I'm a reverse engineer. The compressor is ran from some manner of mechanical rotation from the engine. For most cars. Maybe all... I'm also not a...

The original B/W version of night of the living dead I guess. That movie gave me situational awareness in case of zombie attack. Haha.

So.. today I bought a "ROKU SE" from Wally world. Walmart * exclusive it says. $24.88 Also I did a search. I found ONE roku thread. From 2018. So. I have used a number of rokus. I like them well enough. This one seems as expected.  The interesting thing is that internet searches have shown...

I have a few questions about this charger from people who have used it. Or maybe the x2 x3 etc models. https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GENPRO10X1-Fully-Automatic-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B08G3M697M So clearly this is an automatic 10a charger/maintainer/repair tool. So I'm assuming it would...

Sometimes I get ideas for circuits. I had an idea earlier for an ... almost automatic transfer switch.  Actually it would be to turn on a DC circuit when AC isn't available. The easiest way I can think of is to to energize an SPDT relay with AC to close the NO pole. When AC is removed the relay...

I just got this today and I've been playing with it a little bit. I'd say it's worth the $28. You plug it into com port with the provided cable. 1 plug. Simple. Download the software from their site. iOs apparently has the software in the app store. I'd rather that android did as well. This...

I'm going to be installing my 12v light bulbs with a standard 120v base and I'm wondering does anyone know if the center pin is positive and the screw thread is negative or vice versa? I have one off site wired into a small bank already but its connected using the old reliable 2.1mm barrel jack...

So I pulled the trigger on a 2 pack of rich solar 100 watt polycrystalline panels and built a frame to attach it to the luggage rack on my 06 Dodge Caravan. I'm no carpenter so I'm pretty proud of it. Once I had the frame built it came time to do the wiring. I'm very publicly NOT a fan of MC4...

Well its here. I'm going to be letting the refrigerant settle for 24hrs before I plug it in. My initial impression of the build quality: Impressive, the weight distribution is a little odd as expected. Kinda like the old projector tv sets with an offset center of gravity. Its lightweight and...

Not really sure where to post this. It doesn't plug into electricity and you shouldn't eat it. But you spend 1/3rd or more of your life here and it pertains to your health and well being. Anyway I recieved this item today. Its reccomended to allow it 48 hrs to reinflate. ...

I bought this today when I bought my house battery. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Everstart-12V-Automotive-Marine-Battery-Charger-and-Maintainer-BM1E/500329739 I'm glad I did. My battery is a 27DC 109Ah from Wally world for $69.96 The charger was $19.96 It's been on the charger now for over 2...

I'm not aware of a more similar, yet safety-centric discussion on the safety of using a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) as an off grid power supply option.   I have heard of AC voltage reading across DC terminals on an uninterruptible power supply but I didn't understand how. Here's how.

So, I have seen a few videos where people measure their usage on 12v fridges. The best case scenario I think I have ever seen is slim potatoheads review of the alpicool from a few years back. But I believe he measured it over the course of an hour or 2 compared his readings and then...

I'm planning to take some trips once I get my van fixed. (Initially seemed to be alternator now narrowed down to the battery)  I have nothing to do at the moment but wait for next months paycheck to replace it and I've been wanting to chart out some routes I'd like to take and that got me to...

So I'm thinking of just putting a small lifepo4 battery in to just run the fridge and lighting. Maybe cell phone charging.  I've been watching a lot of videos of will prowse dismantling batteries and giving pros and cons. He's even cracked open quite a few teensy weensy ones. There are a...

So i heard about this thing recently. From this forum actually. Bob made "fish sticks" on one video. I also watched a few other vids on them. A lady that sounded like a New Zealander living in France used one to bake a cake and a lasagna for one meal. Have you one? Forget the bundt cake...