Finally my diesel tank is in place. I traced it in CAD using this photo and scaled it correctly. Then I sliced the surface area into 1" (25mm) slices.
Of interest: it's a 600 gallon tank and I have a 100 gallon diesel tote in my truck. So when that tank gets down to 36", I know I can fit 100 gallons into it.
The camlock cap on the bottom is ziptied in place as well as that 1/4 turn valve. i can hard pipe that over to the generator when needed. Project for another day.
Of interest: it's a 600 gallon tank and I have a 100 gallon diesel tote in my truck. So when that tank gets down to 36", I know I can fit 100 gallons into it.
The camlock cap on the bottom is ziptied in place as well as that 1/4 turn valve. i can hard pipe that over to the generator when needed. Project for another day.
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We had a storm yesterday and the power goes out frequently here. So daughter came over because her power was out. Last night at 10pm she went home and power still out. The power company has these damn smart meters and they didn’t know it wasn’t reporting in. We called them this morning and now it’s on the outage map. Very…interesting….. they didn’t know the meter wasn’t reporting in. Hmmmmmmm.
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My dumb ass.... I got a 15' long cord for the sprayer to go on the tractor. I completely forgot that these cables have a polarity and one end must go to the battery and the other to the load.... so I installed it backwards and cut the end off near the battery. Now I'm stuck... so i cut the other end too and spliced it. sheesh.
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I think we are finally at the point where LFP batteries are at price parity for lead acid trolling motors. Daughter's camper needs a new 12v battery. We shall see how good this one is https://a.co/d/0oEaFnL It's about $150.
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For all you cheese lovers, here's how easy it is to make mozzarella cheese at home. 🧀
Just make sure to use organic milk or the best quality you can find. Better the milk, the better the cheese!
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Just make sure to use organic milk or the best quality you can find. Better the milk, the better the cheese!
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Just for fun. My oldest daughter back in the day.
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This is why I believe 3D printers need to be in your arsenal of tools I need a custom sized custom printed box so I sat down did some modifications to one and now I have the perfect box to be a combiner for my solar rack. When you live in the middle of nowhere it's much more convenient to print a part than it is to have to run an hour each way to get one. You can start a print and go work on another project and use your time more wisely.
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FWIW, there's a webinar on going right now for RPS pump. I'm watching.
He's putting together a pump out of the box as a demo install.
Edit: it's over, removed link.
He's putting together a pump out of the box as a demo install.
Edit: it's over, removed link.
Food for thought.... when you see a solar inverter that says It'll accept up to xx kw of PV power that means it will use up to xx kw. But trust me, you can connect MORE than that to it. It will only take what it wants from your panels and not a drop more. All you need to do it make sure that the individual strings of panels are fused when they are connected together and make sure that there is a fuse from all the panels to the solar inverter. You can find the rating for this fuse in the manual.
Example: the Specsheet for the 12000xp inverter says the Max Short Circuit Input Current is 44amp. It says that the max usable input current is 35amp... so use a 40 amp fuse on it. The marketing material for this inverter says you can connect it to 28kw of panels but you CAN connect it to more with proper safety measures.
Example: the Specsheet for the 12000xp inverter says the Max Short Circuit Input Current is 44amp. It says that the max usable input current is 35amp... so use a 40 amp fuse on it. The marketing material for this inverter says you can connect it to 28kw of panels but you CAN connect it to more with proper safety measures.
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