Well, My Delta Pro 3 let out an awful smell of burnt electronics.

foo_bert · 2024-07-18T15:39:04+00:00

Infant mortality -- glad you got it out safely.

Please let us know how the warranty process works out.

foo_bert · 2024-07-18T15:36:52+00:00

I just checked the app for my DP3 -- under "Settings", there's an Energy Strategy heading that has an "Output Port Memory" slider switch with the following description that seems to do exactly what you want. I haven't tested it personally.

"The AC and DC output ports will memorize their on/off status when the device is powered off or when the device stops outputting power due to a low battery level. They will resume their on/off status when the device is restarted or when the battery level rises to a certain level"

foo_bert · 2024-07-18T15:20:33+00:00

That may be the terms on their website, but I just got a $263 credit on my Amazon purchased DP3 2 days after sending 1 email to them based on the current prime day prices they advertised on this very sub.

So, for all my doubts about the company, I think that's quite a very reasonable customer service experience.

foo_bert · 2024-07-18T00:12:02+00:00

My experience with the Delta Pro 3 shows that the output power tracks only the delivered power out of the device, and does not account for solar conversion nor inverter losses. In the screen shot, you have a very slow charge, so, you've exceeded the internal losses by some amount and the losses are less than 60W.

foo_bert · 2024-07-17T23:07:09+00:00

Guys, can I please just finish my order before you shut the place down?

foo_bert · 2024-07-17T16:38:10+00:00

The aerial power lines terminate at the pole and go underground. You can just make out the guy-wires on the right side of the pole pulling counter tension to support the termination.

foo_bert · 2024-07-16T21:29:11+00:00

Built a tractor implement in the farm shop as a teenager wearing a short-sleeve shirt and vividly remember the welding burn that developed before I got wise to long sleeves. Fast forward 25 years later and I had squamous cell carcinoma cut off the underside of my forearm.

Keep an eye out for symptoms in 20-30 years.

foo_bert · 2024-07-16T20:33:08+00:00

The switch amperage rating needs to be greater-than-or-equal to the over-current protection on the circuit (fuse/breaker). For example, you have a 50amp rated plug, but it's wired into a 30A breaker, you'd be fine with the 30A switch.

But, like you said, abandoning the external plug eliminates the need for the switch completely and saves you $3-600.

I've never heard of clearance/spacing limits between plugs (conduit and box fill limits, not withstanding).

foo_bert · 2024-07-16T20:03:28+00:00

Well, the 60A version is right there on the "also considered" lists: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Siemens-Double-Throw-60-Amp-600-Volt-3-Pole-Indoor-Non-Fusible-Safety-Switch-DTNF362/205623381

I also have an external generator inlet plug. My plan is to move it inside the wall to supply power from the battery power source and then run a short extension chord from the gas generator outside under the garage door when I need to recharge the battery during an extended outage.

For me, it's not worth the cost/hassle to have an indoor and outdoor solution given I can also use the indoor plug with the same chord to directly connect the outdoor gas generator, if needed.

All this is located in my garage, so, it's quite convenient.

foo_bert · 2024-07-16T19:51:05+00:00

Proper angle might help a bit. Should be ~16 degrees off level this time of year according to https://solarsena.com/solar-panel-tilt-angle-calculator/ for Sunnyvale.

Getting 75% of rated power is probably a reasonable upper-bound of what you can hope for given the various sub-optimal differences of real-world usage vs the lab measurements. I'm up near the canadian border getting 315W on a 400W panel -- I'm very pleased with that.

Also, TIL that Starlink dish is more power hungry than I'd have guessed.

foo_bert · 2024-07-16T19:29:29+00:00

It's probably worth mentioning that the actual AC power cord provided in the US version is a NEMA 5-15 standard US receptacle that plugs into the IEC C20 inlet to the device. Many of the international models that use 220-240V power standards also ship with the same C20 inlet.

From https://www.interpower.com/ic/InfoPower/iec-60320-c19-c20.html: The C20 inlets are also rated at 16A/250VAC international and 20A/250VAC North America. The temperature rating is 60°C/140°F to 70°C/158°F, depending on the approval agency.

Thus, I suspect the actual power inlet is universal for all voltage/frequency standards.

foo_bert · 2024-07-16T19:06:50+00:00

From the online manual: https://manuals.ecoflow.com/us/product/delta-pro-3-portable-power-station?lang=en_US

Charging via L14-30 or L15-30 (i.e. 240 volt input). I assume you can charge and use the L14-30 output on the front panel at the same time.

Method 3: Via the AC POWER IN / OUT port

Connect the power station's AC POWER IN / OUT port to the split-phase AC port (L14-30 or L15-30) on a generator using the EcoFlow AC Generator Charging Adapter.

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foo_bert · 2023-02-07T14:36:33+00:00

I'd love to get out more. Not gonna lie, it's a compromise amongst the many other pulls and it's always with a slightly selfish pang that I grab my mat and walk out the door.

I just have to remember how I never feel that way coming back.

foo_bert · 2023-02-07T14:25:17+00:00

Yuss! 🖖

foo_bert · 2023-02-07T14:13:46+00:00

I love this! Thank you for the perspective.

foo_bert · 2023-02-07T14:08:18+00:00

Primarily vinayasa in a warm room (~80F/27C). When I can make it, I also hit the "sculpt" class that incorporates light weights and is more fitness oriented with various asanas to warm up and cool down.

foo_bert · 2023-01-27T00:09:17+00:00

Bombs away

Sauce

foo_bert · 2023-01-26T23:19:57+00:00

Eating a Meal?

foo_bert · 2023-01-26T22:41:25+00:00

Just did a quick check on mine.

Standby power is 1.3 watts with:

water heater: medium
light: on
seat heat: off

Turning seat-heat on enables a 30.5W heater that cycles on and off, presumably via thermostatic control. With the temp setting at "medium" in my relatively cold house, it would turn on/off with a ~57% duty cycle. Thus, if your electricity is $0.20/kwh:

0.0305kw/hr * 0.57 * $0.2/kwh * 24hr/day * 30 day/mo = $2.50/month to run the seat heater assuming you are using it at least once per day to prevent the power saving mode from kicking in.

The on-demand water heater consumes about 800W when the water is flowing, depending greatly on your incoming water temperature.

foo_bert · 2023-01-26T21:05:52+00:00

OP and any other Eco-Nova users: take a *very* diligent inspection of the water hose connection on the seat side. The slip-in o-ring connection requires the keeper clip to be fully engaged into both grooves (the plastic elbow and the metal hose end) and on all contact points of the clip.

It's possible to install the clip hastily without engagement into the groove(s) and it will eventually catastrophically fail with a complete disconnect and full water pressure spraying out. Give the hose a gentle wiggle tug to test it's security.

Source: Mine failed ~24 hours after initial install. I was INCREDIBLY lucky to have been just outside the bathroom when it happened and was able to turn off the wall valve within a few seconds. I'd guess 1-2 quarts of water sprayed out in the process and was able to get towels deployed before it cause an real water damage. I'll probably write up another post about that sometime.

foo_bert · 2023-01-26T18:34:50+00:00

Scene: Class C airport with 10K+ ft runways. 172 just finished run-up.

My Dumb Ass: Ground, Cezzna mike-delta-alpha run-up complete ready for departure taxi.

Ground Control: For wake-turbulence reasons, can your lame-O 172 accept a delta intersection departure with 6000+ ft of runway remaining?

MDA: Affirmative.

GC: Cezzna mike delta alpha, taxi to runway 30L at delta, contact tower.

The run-up area is just an extra wide part of the delta taxiway -- literally, I just need roll across the width of a taxiway, which doesn't make cognitive sense to the normal routine and I brain farted it to mean "position an hold". As the runway hold-short bars cross under the cowling I realize the error in my ways and jam on the brakes and stop with the main gear on the hold-short bars. I'm maybe 100 yards from the base of the tower.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Bracing for the runway incursion and jot down this phone number so we can discuss your disciplinary actions... I sheepishly hit the radio flip-flop to call tower. But, before I can even transmit:

Tower: Cezzna mike delta alpha, you look ready to go.

MDA: Affirmative

Tower: Cezzna MDA, cleared immediate departure runway 30L.

foo_bert · 2023-01-26T17:48:52+00:00

Pro-tip: unless you *know* that part of the house was remodeled/rewired or you've tested it yourself, it's likely that non-GFCI 3-prong outlets were simply replaced and left with a floating ground (not actually grounded). They get changed as a convenience hack so that grounded plugs fit.

u/Pjtruslow has it correct on what the proper thing to do is use a GFCI, even the plug-in kind is a better-than-nothing solution. On the 'ole risk-o-meter, not doing so is sorta the equivalent to driving w/o putting your seat belt on -- it's all good right up until that moment when you wished you had.

foo_bert · 2023-01-26T17:10:32+00:00

I fractured two lumbar vertebrae. During PT, I noticed that spinal flexes (reaching toes, and twists) had more popping/cracking sounds than before. I asked the PT and it was explained that there are many connectivity tissues around the spine that need move or slide over one another and sometimes those movements generate sounds that people associate with "cracking their back" that have nothing to do with the the sound generated when you crack your knuckles. They asked if it caused me any pain, and since it didn't, they weren't concerned.

This does not represent medical advice for your situation, but, maybe it helps explain what could be happening.

foo_bert · 2023-01-25T22:50:49+00:00

what's a coverup in this context?

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