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Re: Bill Gates has harsh words for solar substantially supplying the grid.
Yep. Both thorium and U238 are considered 'fertile' materials - not useful as-is but easy to convert to nuclear fuel. In general you need a "seed" of fissile material (like U235) to start t…1 · -
Re: DIY Vertical Wind Gen Charging Question
A good rule of thumb is "if you ever have barbeques outside, you don't have very good wind potential."1 · -
Re: Lithium "jump start" batteries are worthless when it is cold.
Car 12V systems generally operate at 13.5 volts.1 · -
Re: Wiring panels series? Parallel? Both?
The Flexmax has a max input voltage of 150 volts. So 2 strings of 4 each would put you at 90 volts with plenty of margin for cold mornings (Voc goes up when it's cold.)2 · -
Re: Help, please. Newbie travel trailer owner going boondocking. Need to replace battery and add solar.
OK kathyk. First off, you will need a solar panel - NOT a maintainer - if you want to get any significant energy. Maintainers just keep a battery from going dead, they don't supply much energy. In g…1 ·
