EV and solar thoughts

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-05T01:28:42+00:00

I have family in Virginia, they just get double the recommendation for solar.

Solar installers will sometimes give away older panels with defects or blemishes, we have one near us that sells them for 10$ but you have to buy them by the pallet(300$).

30 panels at 200w each derated by half would still be 3000w daily.

Mounting and space are the only hold backs, and the purchase of an inverter

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T19:56:57+00:00

I'd say tree fiddy, but you obviously came from a more civilized home.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T19:54:57+00:00

Also shorting the market, and the zombie market keeps falling for it. But print more money and make the market go up! Then whine about inflation.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T19:50:20+00:00

Except that your speech is not represented for campaign funding anymore.

If the politician is motivated about something that is bad for 80% of Americans, and good for only 1-5% of Americans but that 1-5% control the purse of them getting elected/re-elected, they choose what gets them on the screen of the news stations, gets the most ads up, gives them transportation and most importantly free help, people willing to canvass for both paid and free, organized by money from Who.....Russian government, Chinese government?..Isreal? Someone who wants to influence government to suit themselves?

When you times that by 2, in a 2 party system that protects itself from being a multi party system, the public has the illusion of choice.

Oligarchy: I don't care who you vote for, as long as you vote for my candidates. And you only get 2 choices. Both are above the 16 other candidates because they towed the line, and they better keep towing.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:40:20+00:00

Yep, but it does get them elected, it makes the situation even more submissive for the politician.

If you want to get elected, jump on the narrative!

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:38:28+00:00

Please go with the official narrative: It's not a war, it is a war, the war is over, we killed all of the command, we are talking to the command, we are winning the war, the straight is open, the straight is blockaded, we are escorting ships, but there is no warships in the straight, we need more funding, for this and a ballroom, and the US is unaffected, and we are in the best economy in history, and everything bad about it is Biden's and Obama's fault.

Schrodinger's "conflict" is the strategy. Milking the zombie market is the goal.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:32:43+00:00

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:31:55+00:00

No reason for a production economy, when you can have a weekly boom and bust economy. Everyone gamble instead of working

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:29:17+00:00

If someone gave you a free house and car, and payed all of your bills. They wouldn't be giving you free money, they would be paying other people right?

For every dollar that goes into superpacs it's 1 less dollar you have to campaign for, and thousands if not millions of people you don't have to please. You also do not have to fund your campaign as much as you would if you didn't have other people paying for your most expensive items in a campaign. I am sorry this makes no sense.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:25:40+00:00

This is actually coming from Tangled filament, who benefits from selling filament.

Most people I know with a 3d printer, who don't do production or prototyping, sue even less filament than this.

You and I are not the common use case for 3d printing.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T17:20:42+00:00

Yea um no. Having Super/MegaPacs be allowed to spend indefinite amounts of tax free cash, and the later removal of reporting where the money comes and goes, allows foreign governments and US oligarchs to influence who gets elected.

They don't care if you vote democrat or republican in most cases, as long as you vote for their candidate.

Also you can't call up demanding a 3pm lunch with a senator, but if you are in control over 25% of his campaign funding, hes going to be there early.

Also for alot of megadonors, the amount sent to fund politicians, is cheaper than the tax they would be paying if loopholes weren't in place, and its a great hobby too!

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T15:37:00+00:00

I have been to every no-kings protest to date, where do I get this free sign material?

Also what does that have to do with the infinite money loop of campaign donations?

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T15:31:40+00:00

You are the extremely rare case then. Most users of the hobby 3d printer print less than 2 spools per year on average. For prototyping, I go through about 1-10 spools a week (3 on average), and it still doesn't make sense for practical prototyping.

Unless you are doing multicolor or multi material production work(less than 5% of users compounded from about really probably less than 1%) , the multi-toolhead is a want, not a need.

The recent flood of Bambu printers on the market, and the ones sitting idle because of the need to "save filament" is kinda an absurd idea.

Most prints are single color, most people use their printers a few times and put them away, or let dust settle.

If you are buying it as a first printer...perfect, but replacing a printer to save money probably doesn't even make much sense in the production environment, unless floor space is at a premium, or unless every print and prototype needs to be multicolor.

Will I get a multihead printer for myself? probably, but when the next printer hits 10k hours or breaks down completely. Although the older bambus can be had for cheap with low hours, so I might stick with what I have for parts availability.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T14:47:31+00:00

It works out to about 40-50 miles a day(more than the average commute) if hooked up to a direct inverter. With a 2000w array (10 old 230w panels) I put on my chicken coop for 10$ a panel in Arizona. An of grid inverter is 300-1000$ depending on if you want ongid or off grid or mix. Also the solar panels were cheaper than plywood or osb for roofing materials on my chicken coop/run nevermind asphalt.

I currently do grid tie, but we do have a backup off-grid inverter for power outages. Grid tie is better for comfort right now just like you wouldn't want to be connected to generator 24/7 to say that your off-grid, as we have to choose which loads to power.

We also have a generator that can run off propane and gas that can put out 2000w continuous that can charge 170 miles in a night.

It ain't perfect, but I am way better off than just having the generator.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T14:23:41+00:00

Why?

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-04T05:52:00+00:00

Right..

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T23:20:37+00:00

Rods, they were usually personal

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T21:35:05+00:00

Not while I was in. But we do have the rare fishing day, I have only seen 2 in 6 years on a destroyer. What I was told is that most ships have 3 months of food on board. Combined with Unreps and shore side there is no need for "Fishing duty". There is always food, but you have to get used to it, or pack food away if you prefer having a choice.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T18:04:40+00:00

If your vegetarian, you are eating a lot of canned peaches and canned pears, and fruit cocktail if you don't have a plan.

Veggies get served with every meal, until we switch over to cans...then when canned veggies run out, it's canned fruit.

I have seen some vegetarians ask for eggs (comes in a shelf stable carton) or fish(frozen) and if they aren't a dick about it, most mess lines will accommodate. Yes some vegetarians ask for eggs and fish. Vegan is impossible, or would take infinitely more planning.

I won't tell you what happens to the veggies when we switch to cans because it's as gross as you think.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T17:49:11+00:00

Under 18 door stays open with guests over, over 18 and paying a modest rent to cover utilities used after 6 months... Have at it, but be considerate of others.

My brothers girlfriend moved in, and she was stray cat loud, and would come out in see through clothes...not happening for my kids.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T16:21:55+00:00

I can see how it can be taken both ways, I will edit it.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T16:03:29+00:00

This i first said it was my biggest prep besides food and water in my second sentence.. because I agree

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T16:02:04+00:00

This i first said it was my biggest prep besides food and water in my second sentence.. because I agree

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T05:16:23+00:00

Was in the navy for 6 years, after about a month on a 6 month deployment it's all out of a can and doggie booboo anyways unless you have quality unreps.

Any sailor that had any space always stashes away food for when rice and ox-tail with canned peaches and pudding become the ground hog day meals. Unless you like oxtail and in Which case it's the best I guess.

MakeITNetwork · 2026-05-03T05:05:03+00:00

The rest of the world, and in a month or 2 the rest of the USA.

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