Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
03-16-24, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 42,598
Mesh
The people in Austin Tx are interested in some back-up communications. They have a good start on a mesh in their downtown area. https://austinmesh.org/
They had an awful experience with a grid down...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
02-23-24, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 42,598
Meshtastic
Meshtastic is sweeping across England today.
What is it?
https://meshtastic.org/docs/introduction/
The Mesh Network has just started in the USA.
Here's the map of some nodes that are web...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-22-23, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 351,484
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-13-23, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 96,608
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-11-23, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 96,608
3D for Thee, but not for me..
I'm still looking. This one is on sale, just up the road in Cambridge. https://www.microcenter.com/product/669326/creality-ender-3-v3-se-3d-printer
I have no space left in my basement shop area.. ...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-04-23, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 351,484
When I had my Novice Ham Ticket
Back in the late 1960s, the guys at the CD Ham Radio club couldn't get any 120AC out of the old gas generator. The IC engine ran fine, but no AC power out..
I asked if there were any magnets in the...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-04-23, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 351,484
Making all that hardware and making it work...
Making all that hardware and making it work right, Is something I would never try.
I wonder if it would be possible to create a thin-walled bike tire that you could load up with magnets (and...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
12-04-23, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 351,484
Super Magnets can be dangerous
LOL, I was just reading some of this thread.. I saw one my posts said,
"I think my next bike might need electrical assist.. I'll be 65 next month.."
That was the old days.. I'll be 78 next month! ...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
09-26-23, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 64,733
How can we find out if it's true or not?
I...
How can we find out if it's true or not?
I recommend checking the EU news sources. I've heard they are doing a pretty good job with data transparency.
One source of EU data is this doctor. He...
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Forum: Conservation
05-30-23, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 72,906
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Forum: Conservation
05-30-23, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 72,906
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Forum: Conservation
05-28-23, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 72,906
a firmware thing?
There's a Compressor thermistor and an Outdoor thermistor connecting at lower left on the board diagram.
My guess is the firmware looks at both the compressor (crankcase) and the outdoor (air)...
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Forum: Conservation
05-28-23, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 72,906
13 years & 7 months later. Reduce Sanyo power use?
13 years, 7 months (approx) after installing this Sanyo mini-split, I've decided the Crankcase heater is wasting too much power on cool spring days & mild summer nights.
Not sure when it comes on,...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-26-23, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 77,389
About half the days this month were overcast! :(
The 800 watt array is working everyday sunny day now.
I ordered a Yolink SpeakerHub. I can trigger a Yolink Routine when the Yolink temperature Sensor hits an alarm limit! I set the limit for 90F...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-27-23, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 40,602
We had 2.4" of rain here
One of my pumps stopped working this morning. I removed it and checked it for power (it was getting power).
The sump was filled right to the top, so I used a big shop-vac to remove most of the...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
01-17-23, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 103,228
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Forum: Solar Power
12-01-22, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 77,389
Using my 48v backup to run light loads
Trying to see if the backup system can cut grid power use.
Started last month and it looks like about 1 KWH per day was used to power the basement freezer and Fios loads.
The AC meter on the...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-05-22, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 40,525
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-03-22, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 40,525
The Right Stuff
It sounds like you're doing it right. My old basement could be sealed with a lot of work. So it's not gonna happen.
I looked at the afternoon 24 hour plot and saw a 4.6 peak at 17:30. The oil...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
11-03-22, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 40,525
Changed my mind about input air
Today, I didn't allow enough air into the basement while running the radon fan for 4 hours. 12:00 to 16:00
Ended up with more Radon! It was pulled out of the sump holes and cracks in the floor! I...
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
09-10-22, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 59,804
Energy Storage?
What type of Energy Storage? Electrical?
Batteries: Buy or built? How to select them? What types are best? How to configure them? how to meter them?How to charge them? How to test them? Shock...
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Forum: Energy Storage
03-30-22, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 24,026
My 48v back-up bank
To replace my old LA battery bank, I used three 48v packs from Big Battery. Kinda like these.
https://bigbattery.com/products/kit-48v-bdgr-nmc-120ah-6-3kwh/
In nice steel boxes.
The system is...
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Forum: Conservation
03-11-22, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 68,457
The link I saw was:...
The link I saw was: https://www.nyle.com/water-heating-systems/units/e8/
It looks like a good unit. Much better than the ASHP I was using.
I wonder what these will cost?
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Forum: Conservation
03-08-22, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 68,457
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-28-22, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 19,456
Amazing!
Wow, I never even heard of this before.. (Or I did and forgot about it).
I've never seen it used around here. Maybe town code forbids it?
This old video is pretty nice.. https://youtu.be/MRipzKkeQik
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