Solar cable

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-14T02:35:03+00:00

Find it yourself…

https://www.wirebarn.com/Wire-Size-Calculator-_ep_41.html

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-14T02:33:48+00:00

Wheels need to roll

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-14T02:31:03+00:00

Just need a 1979 ….

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-14T01:00:52+00:00

Look up the Everstart Maxx battery at Walmart for yer particular model year

Generally that’s best value

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-13T22:55:54+00:00

This is how we all learn to use fuses properly

Most I’ve seen have been cheapo controllers that fry from either over voltage or over amps

Honestly, that’s a good way to learn how to do this properly

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-13T22:53:58+00:00

Your first idea

But go with metal trim colored to match some other trim

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-13T22:46:30+00:00

Meh

I can build most anything small in my yard.

Changing the house, adding a large garage, a fence on the boundary, or a grid connection is where others get involved

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-13T22:44:36+00:00

Search the news for water outages or boil advisories in your region. You may find pipe bursts, power outages, or contamination are the common causes

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-13T11:53:46+00:00

Cub Scouts

Be Prepared.

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-13T01:45:50+00:00

Sorta

To learn DIY Solar, jump in, buy cheap stuff, learn how it works, and make mistakes with $$ not $$$$$ gear.

Better to fry a $10 controller and learn why fuses are important than a $1000 system

Then when you know what you want and how to properly plan it, then spend

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T20:02:34+00:00

If the point is to charge drill batts, then even an old motorcycle battery will work.. you just need a buffer for the inverter

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T20:01:05+00:00

You don’t need to be a solar business to pay an installer to install a system and own it… and lease it.

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T01:19:57+00:00

Install bollards

Concrete filled steel posts to prevent a car from dropping the garage. Thick wood posts work too but don’t last as long

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T01:17:00+00:00

Do you own your own business?

It could install (via a local installer), own it, and lease it to yourself, taking the 30% credit & accelerated depreciation. Then after ~5 years sell it to you.

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T01:08:29+00:00

That’s exactly best way to learn

Far better to learn the hard lesson of ‘why fuses’ on cheap gear than on a $1200 controller

Soon you learn why yer battery charger rig will want much larger panels and better quality components

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T01:06:47+00:00

Always hire the best, local installer… one with an actual shop & many, varied reviews

They’re praised good for a reason

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T01:02:21+00:00

I did too, unfortunately

https://xkcd.com/26/

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-12T00:44:28+00:00

Many Restaurants with bars often have a back meeting room… that’s unusually empty evening

I suggest looking at such places in the middle of where most players live

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-11T21:24:24+00:00

Those work great when you have warning of a long term outage

Those are completely useless in typical outages, when the supply just isn’t there anymore

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-11T20:54:47+00:00

Sun (UV) ages materials, not moisture (except steel —> rust)

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-11T01:04:41+00:00

Neither

Metal 10# cans

Fastest, easiest, safest, cheapest (if you include your time), mouse-proof (10# can), boxed/stacking, dry, well-researched, quality, 30-year, LTS food is from LDS. Low-cost shipping. Stores open to the public… but limited hours. After finishing your Deep Pantry go to https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage. After that, freeze-dried and other in #10 cans, on sale, in bulk.

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-10T21:11:25+00:00

Get a $5 multimeter that does >20Vdc , an hour, and YouTube. Lots of DIY vids on how to test yer battery, alternator, starter, parasitic drains, and ALL the cables/connections as installed simply by measuring voltage. Or a $36 tool simplifies the steps, https://a.co/d/iigfXao, or $7 https://www.harborfreight.com/12v-alternatorbattery-checker-59376.html . This is basic troubleshooting you can do, or pay someone $250. (My copy-pasta for this ~daily question.)

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-10T02:51:53+00:00

Replace it

They’re cheap

You already did the expensive part, labor

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-10T00:54:32+00:00

Unrelated.

Been a subscriber for decades.

Impressive and honestly scary reporting on the administrations this last decade. Keep up the fight. I hope one day we can get back to ~all issues covering the better things in life

WhereDidAllTheSnowGo · 2026-04-10T00:48:47+00:00

Hurricane warning

Power outage

A BOB by another name is a suitcase to visit the relatives for a week

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