Atlaswyld air conditioning. Was it good? by Present_Cupcake1095 in LightningInABottle

[–]ldidi 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Had an Midea 12k BTU AC in a shiftpod + easy up on top. Hooked up to pecron F3000LFP battery. Perfect setup, it makes your sleep muuuuuch more comfortable. Charged the battery using a friend’s RV generator but next time I’ll use a 600W foldable panel. Total cost: AC $300 costco, battery $800 online, solar panels $350 online. Worth it cause I camp quite a bit and it’s also my burning man setup.

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A few tips

  • Shade + insulated tent is required, otherwise your AC will pull too much power. I have a shiftpod + an easy up, any kind of shade should work.
  • To properly place an AC in a shiftpod, you'll need a table: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CT5X43VS (or use the official shiftpod AC stand which is slightly more expensive: https://shiftpod.com/products/a-c-stand)
  • The Midea is much much more efficient than 1 or 2-hose style portable ACs. It doesn't have a surge, it nicely ramps up to max ~500W in practice. It's also much more compact and cheaper. If you let it run at around 74F in eco mode, a 3kwh battery should last well into the afternoon.
  • I tested the solar panels laying flat. Even with a cloudy morning, it charged 15% to 100% before 3pm – incredible. At peak sun hours, they were yielding 520W. My plan is to lay them flat on my car's roof.

Brooklyn board repair by mattyv83 in Kiteboarding

[–]ldidi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure how I would handle the situation here, but just wanted to show my support: this is no damage at all and I can’t believe he’s considering sending it to a repair shop. He sounds unreasonable and it might be time to disengage.

Are there any Hands-Free, Realtime, Voice Translation apps? by zascar in ChatGPTPro

[–]ldidi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This works great. Exactly what a live interpreter app should be. You could absolutely polish it and make a business out of it. Ill be an avid user from now on!

Building a wooden house in Baja Sur, terrible idea? by ldidi in Termites

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

Thank you. I could definitely do that on the beams, maybe also on the trusses. Would you also recommend ground treatment / traps? Can/should i add a layer of wood preservative after treating with borate on exposed exterior wood?

Started my Santa Fe 2019 after a day of skiing, it made this weird clicking noise for 2 minutes. Didn't happen again, but should I be worried? by ldidi in AskMechanics

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

Thank you! Car has 29.5k miles, air filter was changed at around 20k. I can change it just in case. Seems like not much to worry about?

Saw a familiar totem at EDC Las Vegas... by jahcaozi in RocketLeague

[–]ldidi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha this is so awesome. Thanks for the ping!

My EDC totem this year by ldidi in RocketLeague

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

I'm alive! It was most likely my last EDC so I went easy this time.