JD GUMBEE
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tx2sturgis---still wanted to show you what my setup looks like.
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I find it easiest just posting to Imgur
lots of helper apps for different OSs browsers etc to make that quick and easy
Then just post a link to the photo or a whole gallery, and the forum will display a little thumbnail and anyone can click to see the fullsize if they want.
lots of helper apps for different OSs browsers etc to make that quick and easy
Then just post a link to the photo or a whole gallery, and the forum will display a little thumbnail and anyone can click to see the fullsize if they want.
Dang....another thread with me in the title!
Imma get a big head or something....wait...I already do...
Imma get a big head or something....wait...I already do...
JD, are you running Windows or Mac or Linux maybe?
If you are running Windows, there is a neat little add-on that makes resizing pictures super easy...and then they can be uploaded here with no problem.
http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/
I use it, on two machines...its not malware or crapware or any of those...it's just a plug-in that Microsoft used to have in Windows.
It will show up in the sub menu when you right click on images. You can resize one picture at a time, while in file explorer, in a folder, or resize a bunch of pictures all at once.
I have been using it for a couple of years now...its a whole lot faster and easier than resizing with Microsoft Paint.
Try it!
If you are running Windows, there is a neat little add-on that makes resizing pictures super easy...and then they can be uploaded here with no problem.
http://www.bricelam.net/ImageResizer/
I use it, on two machines...its not malware or crapware or any of those...it's just a plug-in that Microsoft used to have in Windows.
It will show up in the sub menu when you right click on images. You can resize one picture at a time, while in file explorer, in a folder, or resize a bunch of pictures all at once.
I have been using it for a couple of years now...its a whole lot faster and easier than resizing with Microsoft Paint.
Try it!
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Linus is a friend of mine...
http://www.planetwatt.com/ It is a stripped-down version of Debian that looks a lot like Windows 3.1.
Thanks for the info!
I think I have it worked out now. They are uploading.
I shut down one browser and dumped a ton of ice-maker data
Grumble, whine...
Will have to see if I can get him to upload it again. He had a video and everything, doing the "ice to cooler" thing.
Darknet is a PITA
Some of the people who lurk there are a bit...paranoid...and will not post anything twice.
(Without having the colander on their head, anyway.)
Lets see if this works
http://www.planetwatt.com/ It is a stripped-down version of Debian that looks a lot like Windows 3.1.
Thanks for the info!
I think I have it worked out now. They are uploading.
I shut down one browser and dumped a ton of ice-maker data
Grumble, whine...
Will have to see if I can get him to upload it again. He had a video and everything, doing the "ice to cooler" thing.
Darknet is a PITA
Some of the people who lurk there are a bit...paranoid...and will not post anything twice.
(Without having the colander on their head, anyway.)
Lets see if this works
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It was a challenge to fit the three 330's on the roof. Real estate or not, it is loaded with stuff already.
(For those who have not had experience doing a proper seal job on an old roof...plan on a pro charging you $1,000 for full prep and coating with the best stuff)
(For those who have not had experience doing a proper seal job on an old roof...plan on a pro charging you $1,000 for full prep and coating with the best stuff)
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This has been a great but of gear for us. Zero issues.
Pricey as hell though. I think this thing was 450 dollars or so if I remember right.
Pricey as hell though. I think this thing was 450 dollars or so if I remember right.
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Usually, by 10AM or so, we are seeing this from the setup:
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The use of FTA systems seem to be largely ignored here and on other RV forums.
They are a great way for free TV though...and not that hard to aim.
I miss "snooping" into areas from NASA, Mr Musk and others that only the satt-equipped can view.
Not to mention a load of free HD channels, news van feeds...sports events...etc.
They are a great way for free TV though...and not that hard to aim.
I miss "snooping" into areas from NASA, Mr Musk and others that only the satt-equipped can view.
Not to mention a load of free HD channels, news van feeds...sports events...etc.
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To continue what we were starting to discuss when the previous thread got killed...
What do you call using an ice machine (or running the compressor in a freezer hard to 'super-cool' it) during the peak sun times...then easing on the loads, to run all night on a more basic battery bank?
Your idea is very sound.
In effect, using ice cubes as your "battery."
On those ice makers, the power consumption seems almost too good to be true...but since they are super-cooling the little nipples to make cubes, it could be.
You could recycle the water actually, if it was strictly to cool and not drink.
Wonder what a cost-comparison would show on it??
How much actual time it would take??
It certainly is an interesting idea!
With a setup like mine, where I have "more panel than battery" it would be ideal for sure.
...so when are you ordering the icemaker??
What do you call using an ice machine (or running the compressor in a freezer hard to 'super-cool' it) during the peak sun times...then easing on the loads, to run all night on a more basic battery bank?
Your idea is very sound.
In effect, using ice cubes as your "battery."
On those ice makers, the power consumption seems almost too good to be true...but since they are super-cooling the little nipples to make cubes, it could be.
You could recycle the water actually, if it was strictly to cool and not drink.
Wonder what a cost-comparison would show on it??
How much actual time it would take??
It certainly is an interesting idea!
With a setup like mine, where I have "more panel than battery" it would be ideal for sure.
...so when are you ordering the icemaker??
Yeah....I dunno if the idea would pan out.....but its still in the 'possible' column right now.
Generally we refer to using power hungry appliances mainly during high solar input as 'opportunity loads' or 'opportunity usage'...that seems to fit, and mostly understood as loads that we won't try to run on batteries thru the night.
Of course on wind power, then it means when it's windy, without regard to sunlight....so it varies.
But you get the idea.
In my van so far, my opportunity loads have been charging the laptop, charging the drone flight batteries, and running the ham radios, during sunlight, and not at night...so far on my modest systems, this has worked for me.
My future build will include more solar and more batteries so things will change a bit.
Generally we refer to using power hungry appliances mainly during high solar input as 'opportunity loads' or 'opportunity usage'...that seems to fit, and mostly understood as loads that we won't try to run on batteries thru the night.
Of course on wind power, then it means when it's windy, without regard to sunlight....so it varies.
But you get the idea.
In my van so far, my opportunity loads have been charging the laptop, charging the drone flight batteries, and running the ham radios, during sunlight, and not at night...so far on my modest systems, this has worked for me.
My future build will include more solar and more batteries so things will change a bit.
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Nice to know there is one more power station lurking around out there.
Before solar was common, boat fridges used to have compressors run off the engines just once or twice a day, charging "eutectic holding plates" rather than the thin evaporators used in regular systems designed to cycle on and off 24*7.
They are very expensive, heavy and take up a lot of space inside the insulated box.
Some of the best most efficient marine fridge systems still work that way, using the same efficient 12V compressors, but with solar power most of the market has moved to evaporator plates.
Top makers are "Technautics Cool Blue" by Rich Boren @ Cruise RO
cruiserowater.com
SeaFrost https://www.seafrost.com, Cleave Horton
And OzeFridge out of Australia.
Richard Kollmann is a great resource as well, here's a recent post of his in a marine forum where several very knowledgeable experts discuss these issues in some detail.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197816
They are very expensive, heavy and take up a lot of space inside the insulated box.
Some of the best most efficient marine fridge systems still work that way, using the same efficient 12V compressors, but with solar power most of the market has moved to evaporator plates.
Top makers are "Technautics Cool Blue" by Rich Boren @ Cruise RO
cruiserowater.com
SeaFrost https://www.seafrost.com, Cleave Horton
And OzeFridge out of Australia.
Richard Kollmann is a great resource as well, here's a recent post of his in a marine forum where several very knowledgeable experts discuss these issues in some detail.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197816
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jimindenver said:
Go big or go home, right??
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I feel embarrassed about this, but in previous discussions, I said our RV runs on 400AH of batteries.
I was wrong. We run on 400 USABLE AH of batteries.
Also, in chatting about it on another forum, I saw pictures of another persons install and remembered the foam/poly cell stuff I packed our fridge slot with.
With the heat release on the fridge vented out the top and the compressor intake coming from the bottom, it likely has a bit to do with cold retention.
I had forgotten about doing that.
I hang my head in shame...and plan on flogging myself an extra 30 strikes with the cat-o-nine-tails tonight.
I was wrong. We run on 400 USABLE AH of batteries.
Also, in chatting about it on another forum, I saw pictures of another persons install and remembered the foam/poly cell stuff I packed our fridge slot with.
With the heat release on the fridge vented out the top and the compressor intake coming from the bottom, it likely has a bit to do with cold retention.
I had forgotten about doing that.
I hang my head in shame...and plan on flogging myself an extra 30 strikes with the cat-o-nine-tails tonight.
