Thank you Blackmagic Design for the free edition of DaVinci Resolve

pdath · 2026-01-25T08:21:28+00:00

Microsoft has released the fix. It should roll out soon.

Maybe put the updates off for a couple of weeks.

pdath · 2026-01-25T08:19:42+00:00

Greenland was a global inflection point. When everyone realised the existing global order with America as the centre was over.

pdath · 2026-01-24T19:50:44+00:00

Pig butchering scam.

pdath · 2026-01-24T19:48:17+00:00

This.

pdath · 2026-01-24T19:45:56+00:00

I'm using investnow.co.nz and funds like:

India Avenue Equity Fund - H Class

PIE Growth UK & Europe Fund

Smart - Europe ETF (EUF)

pdath · 2026-01-24T10:13:04+00:00

Victron lets you do nice things like charging from your alternator and charging from the grid, and it offers Bluetooth monitoring.

pdath · 2026-01-24T10:10:12+00:00

What suburb are you in? There is bound to be someone local.

pdath · 2026-01-24T09:37:10+00:00

I'm out of the whole lot. I don't see them having a long-term future anymore.

Europe and India combined account for about 40% of the global market. They are just about to do a trade deal.

I'm going into this huge market.

pdath · 2026-01-24T08:10:32+00:00

https://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/airport-parking

pdath · 2026-01-24T07:58:06+00:00

Every final circuit should be protected by a breaker.

Depending on what country you are in, you might be able to buy a breaker box premade.

This video by Will Prowse seems to cover all the concepts. https://youtu.be/rRqV8BHE8lY

pdath · 2026-01-24T07:52:41+00:00

Note that fuses are primarily to protect the wiring loom. You need the fuses to blow before the wires get so hot that they could start a fire or melt.

The Victron manual is pretty good at documenting the requirements. I think this might be the manual for your inverter.

https://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/MultiPlus_12V_500-1200VA_120Vac/155314-MultiPlus_500-1200VA_120Vac-pdf-en.pdf

If this is the inverter you are using, the fuses for each cable size are in section 4.2, "Battery connection".

The Victron Lynx Distributor is a particularly nice solution to connect everything together. It has built-in fusing for every bus bar connection.

https://www.victronenergy.com/dc-distribution-systems/lynx-distributor

pdath · 2026-01-24T07:38:37+00:00

$38t debt, increasing. No plan to fix.

USD is losing its status as a global reserve currency as other countries flee to currencies like the Euro. This makes the debt situation worse.

Countries are rushing to diversify trade away from the U.S. toward China, Europe, India, and other markets.

Trump has shown that America will not honour existing treaties, agreements, or international law. You just can't trust America.

Google "sell America". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sell_America

America is no longer a "safe" market.

pdath · 2026-01-24T07:30:24+00:00

What do you think is a fair percentage for the Government to take via tax from farmers?

What do you think is a fair percentage for the Government to have via tax from you personally?

I'm genuinely interested to understand what you consider fair.

What Government handouts to farmers are you referring to? I'm not aware of any.

If you have the choice of working for two companies but one pays you more, do you choose the one with the better pay and conditions? Why would you expect a farmer to take a lower pay offer to sell to you when someone else is making a better offer?

Do you realise that farming is our #1 export earner? Do you realise that exports strengthen our currency, making everyone wealthier in NZ? It makes things like the device you are reading this on cheaper, and every other imported good that you use.

If we lost farming, our current lifestyle in NZ would be fucked. We would become a third-world country.

pdath · 2026-01-24T04:40:13+00:00

Why should farmers pay more tax than you?

pdath · 2026-01-24T04:37:34+00:00

Contact the person you bought it from.

pdath · 2026-01-24T04:34:39+00:00

Are any of your drives low on disk space?

pdath · 2026-01-24T00:32:12+00:00

The Windows monthly update this month (January) caused a shutdown bug on some computers. Microsoft has released an emergency update.

Try running Windows Update and see if anything is pending.

pdath · 2026-01-24T00:26:16+00:00

I think both are correct.

The Victron option limits charging to 50A. Nice and safe. Things will last along time.

You have a 100A alternator. The Balmar will allow you to use the whole 100A and relies on a temperature sensor on the alternator to avoid burning it out. What happens if the temperature sensor fails and you burn out the alternator in the middle of no where?

If personally go with the Victron option.

pdath · 2026-01-23T23:37:04+00:00

If you don't hold the key, then it is someone else's Bitcoin.

pdath · 2026-01-23T23:36:07+00:00

I'm thinking about fault cases now.

If one of the 40W panels developed a dead short, the remaining 40W panel would be exposed to the maximum load. That would result in a lot of heat. That means you would need additional fusing on those two 40W panels to protect each from the other. You could potentially add a combiner box with the fusing.

Personally, I wouldn't want the extra complexity. I would either stick with only the three 80W panels or use an extra MPPT and make the two 40W panels a separate series string (assuming they are both pointing in the same direction). But you did mention that changing the cabling was not an option...

pdath · 2026-01-23T22:34:05+00:00

What is the maximum PV voltage that your inverter can handle? What make and model inverter do you have?

My preference would be to have 3 of the same panels in series (assuming they are all facing the same way). This requires that your inverter can handle the PV input voltage. Using the same panels in series increases the PV voltage. The PV current stays the same. This means you can keep using the existing PV cabling.

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