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  • Re: Giving up on my chest freezer to main fridge conversion.

    WaterWheelWaterWheel
    About 5 years ago I took an energy star rated upright freezer and using an Inkbird thermostat converted it into something to hold root crops like potatoes and onions for 6 months. I wanted an upright…
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  • Re: 240 volt issue

    WaterWheelWaterWheel
    With sixteen 6v batteries wired up for a 24v configuration you're going to have 4 battery strings. I'm no expert but as I understand it running that many strings (3 strings max and 2 strings is bette…
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  • Re: XW+ 6848, 48v bat bank, use grid as backup

    WaterWheelWaterWheel
    43.4v for 48v bank sounds like a lot lower than 50% SOC. My chart shows that to be a dead battery. With your LBCO set at roughly 50% SOC and a desire for grid charging to enable at roughly the same p…
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  • solar panel prices 2017

    WaterWheelWaterWheel
    solar panel prices dropping. http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/solar-panels-now-so-cheap-manufacturers-probably-selling-at-loss/ar-BBxJAth?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhpNow if we can just get …
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  • Re: Hydrometer

    WaterWheelWaterWheel
    I did that for the first 8 months (plus a monthly 1hr EQ) I had the batteries only to discover that even when the SOC meter said 100% the SGs were saying 75-85%. You really need to check SGs occasion…
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