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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, with more app…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 for off…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 ·
