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Re: Wildfires are nice for Solar Business
Most of our grid power comes from hydro dams 100s of miles north through mostly virgin boreal forest. The right-of-way is cleared so that short of a tornado picking up trees and flinging them at the …1 · -
Re: Lithium "jump start" batteries are worthless when it is cold.
FWIW - these lithium booster thingies may not (likely are not) created equal. They typically seem to be sold on the basis of 'X' milliAmpHour capacity, and "peak" amp outputs, wit…1 · -
Re: forklift battery sizing and prolonging life
Assuming a 24v bank with ~500ah, that's 24x500 = 12kwh. 50% max depth of discharge is 6kwh. If your usage is 10-16kwh/day, your autonomy will be ~ half a day. 10-16kwh/day is on the high side fo…1 · -
Re: Battery to TV sizing
As a general proposition, many/most charge controllers will just take enough wattage from pv panels to output their rated current. Depending on ambient temp, airflow, etc, they may reduce output as t…1 · -
Re: Magnum BMK Accuracy Question
IMHO, it's pretty much impossible for any SOC meter to stay accurate on a LA bank over the long term, especially in situations where the bank spends many days/weeks cycling at < 100% SOC.1 ·
