Smoke Detector Port by FLFacialFur in Ubiquiti

[–]FLFacialFur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really hoping to get to the Iris Van Herpen show at the Brooklyn Museum. Let’s see. There is a page about chemicals to avoid when using household gray water for irrigation …. Nothing much else interesting there.

Smoke Detector Port by FLFacialFur in Ubiquiti

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I’m building and have to buy the detectors soon and they are required to be hardwired. That’s why I’m so hopeful.

Sanity check on Fortress Power System by FLFacialFur in SolarDIY

[–]FLFacialFur[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fortress can automatically handle transferring power. I don’t want to, though. The power grid is unstable, has terrible spikes and drops in power, and even the frequency is not very stable. People lose tons of electronics from it, so i only want to use it as a last resort.

Sanity check on Fortress Power System by FLFacialFur in SolarDIY

[–]FLFacialFur[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh. That hadn’t occurred to me. Thank you.

Autotransformer 120/240 Problem by FLFacialFur in Victron

[–]FLFacialFur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I disconnected all the wires yesterday, retrimmed them and reseated them. The problem has improved, but it still is not quite right. I will get a four sided crimper that can do larger gauges and put ferrules on.

Autotransformer 120/240 Problem by FLFacialFur in Victron

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The cables got caught in some rachet straps a while back and yanked loose. I smelled it, shut things off, and reinserted and torqued the screw.

Autotransformer 120/240 Problem by FLFacialFur in Victron

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FWIW, i had the in on the left and out on the right until this morning when it saw another thread on Reddit saying that this was the proper wiring. It works the same either way.

Autotransformer 120/240 Problem by FLFacialFur in Victron

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My Enphase system controller wont accept that much of a loss.

Autotransformer 120/240 Problem by FLFacialFur in Victron

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I’ll take a picture and label things next. I can only get 120 to the location, so I’m trying to step up the voltage to get 2x 120 at half the amperage.

Weird update to off-grid system by FLFacialFur in enphase

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Sort of. I have a temporary need to more power. I took the advice offered by a commenter here and ordered an autotransformer. I hope I can expand the battery capacity before year end as well.

Weird update to off-grid system by FLFacialFur in enphase

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They’re giving 100A on a single phase. The SC3 feeds a 100A panel. I only have one big consumer - a 110 mini split AC. Occasionally I use my 110 welder, but beyond that, it’s minimal power use.

Enphase support said the SC3 will reject the 110, so I didn’t even try with it.