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im using nissan leaf batteries in my tear drop right now. i opened them up and wired them for 12v. they come in 8.6v 50a-ish. charging them is pretty straight forward, just dont let voltage over 12.6. nissan runs them to 12.3 iirc. im still working out how to charged them, they want to stay at...

those batteries are not that heavy. tho they come in 8.4v packs.

storage capacity doesnt really matter with lithium. the reason to size your FLA to solar is to avoid leaving the batteries discharged. lithium doesnt have that problem. so the only thing that matters is charging rate. so something along the lines of 1c max charging, i.e. 400 ah battery bank no...

camped out in a teardrop made from r5 insulation foam, still was 46f inside in the mornings in fall. you will freeze to death in the popup without hardcore winter gear. you should ask around on some winter temp camping forums. or just move the warmer weather. im planning to full time in a 5x10...

ill throw in my .02 cents. i tow a 800 pound trailer with a 1.5l yaris. manual. i have no problem towing, and some stopping. i installed brakes on the trailer, and it tows like its not there. tho i get 19mpg. if your dead set on this, get a transmission cooler, or at the very least a...

i used to build rc model airplanes. balsa was my favorite. usualy 20' to 40's era stuff. i would pull lots of data from 3 views. never to one to fly for very long, but i enjoyed the building as much as the flying. flew lots of foam, tho. micro p51 was fast and fun, the old version.

i fell in love with it and figured out how to devlope in coffie. got an old SLR and just love it. i eventually want to get a 1950 german camera. had one and bought it to flip it, but fell in love with it as well. 70 years and was still usable with out major repairs. anyways, thats my hobby. i...

well, update. i warped a head becuase i pulled a stupid and did not get a new radiator. damn 60 dollar part. now im stuck back in yuma fixing it. almost there. i also found out that i can downsize to a large backpack. ill keep some stuff in storage, but this way i just look like a guy passing...

650 is a bad car. unless you getting something from the late 70's or early 80's and plan to fix it yourself, anything sub 1000 us not reliable, generally speaking. we had a neon, 2004. was good to 110,000, then had fuel cut out problems. could not trace it. ended up getting a new nissan versa...

its not so much the heats thats the problems, its the heating/cooling cycles. i can run my netbook in the desert heat, with no problems for a while, but i will not leave it in my car, tho i have and it works fine.<br><br>truth is i abuse all my electronics, and only had one heat related failure...

well, it happened. i cant pay the rent, instead i put money in to parts to rebuild my geo metro (chevy sprint, actually) engine. i built some boxes for my stuff, and down sized my life to fit. i left extra room cuz things never go back like they were.<br><br>tomorrow i get the last part i need...