Forum: Other Improvements
04-02-15, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 19,966
Thought it was about Nikola's secret battery,...
Thought it was about Nikola's secret battery, unearthed from a dank basement somewhere.
Oh! That Tesla. Guess I'm old and have my head in the sand (Am and Do)
But yeah. Detailed? All I need to...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-26-15, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,241
Foggy memory [kindof]...
Foggy memory [kindof] verified:http://ecorenovator.org/forum/solar-power/936-off-grid-grid-tie-inverter.html
Around page 4 bad things happened . . .
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Pat
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Forum: Solar Power
03-26-15, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,241
Steve, the frequency accuracy of a standard...
Steve, the frequency accuracy of a standard gasoline generator may not be good enough to turn on the grid tie. An inverter output generator might work, compare freq and voltage specs between...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-19-15, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 29,156
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
02-08-15, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 645
Views: 608,301
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Forum: Conservation
01-21-15, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 27,904
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Forum: Conservation
01-20-15, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,131
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Forum: Solar Power
11-21-14, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 29,156
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Forum: Solar Power
11-21-14, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 24,999
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Forum: The Billiards Room
11-19-14, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,173
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Forum: Conservation
11-16-14, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 90
Views: 54,187
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Forum: Conservation
11-11-14, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 54,187
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Forum: Product Reviews
10-20-14, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 110,152
I installed one of these a few years back on a...
I installed one of these a few years back on a 30-something year old toilet. Although the installation went OK, I found the valve would creep up on the standpipe causing a slow leak and random...
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Forum: Conservation
09-17-14, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,940
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Forum: Solar Power
07-19-14, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,909
Data sheet helps, thanks.
Charge controller...
Data sheet helps, thanks.
Charge controller is a good investment, I wasn't questioning that. Just wondering why the load needed to be controlled by it. So, from the data sheet, I see the...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-15-14, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,909
On further review . . .
In this application,...
On further review . . .
In this application, I'm not sure why your charge controller needs to feed the gate opener?
Why not just connect the gate controller directly to the battery (with...
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Forum: Solar Power
07-15-14, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,909
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Forum: Lighting
07-08-14, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,060
I think Aaronhenry is looking for a website to...
I think Aaronhenry is looking for a website to compare electrical costs between different providers, probably a very difficult undertaking on a large scale.
Out here in California, my PG&E E-7...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-29-14, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,861
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-29-14, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,861
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-28-14, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,861
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-28-14, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 26,861
I've been using Ooma now for 5-6 years, haven't...
I've been using Ooma now for 5-6 years, haven't really had any issues. Lately, I've been thinking about dropping it, just because we don't use it much. However, my rural house is in a bit of a cell...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
06-23-14, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,866
4 lbs? In a backpack? Ouch.
Planning a 170...
4 lbs? In a backpack? Ouch.
Planning a 170 mile trip this fall (Tahoe Rim Trail). I'm an old fart, measuring every OUNCE going into my pack. Got no room for something measured in pounds:)
Maybe...
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Forum: Geothermal & Heat Pumps
04-19-14, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 405
Views: 285,471
Rich,
The FET circuit should work fine, but,...
Rich,
The FET circuit should work fine, but, the devil is in the details. Here are a few thoughts (without looking at data sheets) . . .
Vin must swing from 0V (off) to >>Vth to ensure the FET...
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Forum: Lighting
04-18-14, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 29,670
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