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Re: I guess it is Official... Northern California cannot keep the utility power on in sunny/warm weather
I was a bit surprised--The Safeway up near Highway 92 and Interstate 280 (in the San Mateo Hills), had a good sized diesel genset up and running--And they were operating normally (looked like a plumb…1 · -
Re: 12V 100W panel to charge small USB battery bank?
A lot of the Anker 12 VDC USB "cigarett" USB power converters are rated to run at 24 VDC... I have used quite a few on 12 volt cars without problems, trying one on a "12 volt panel&quo…1 · -
Re: Richa: Re-configuring/Adding to my off grid system--Questions
No system is "small potatoes" here... It is what it has to do, and does what you need. Don't worry.Putting timers on refrigerators and freezers... For a small system that you want to r…1 · -
Re: Best truly efficient off grid fridge/freezer?
Neil, a former moderator here did a test on a fridge/freezer with a kWH meter--And after disabling the defrost cycle, found that after ~24 hours, the evaporator started to freeze up and average daily…1 · -
Re: Solar attic ventilator
One thing with weather prooflng is to have drip loops. Wiring runs down then loops up onto the box. Wires runs that run sideways or down into the box will almost always bring water in, no matter how …1 ·
