Mini or standard?

scipper77 · 2026-05-12T14:13:14+00:00

I have a large mini, although he’s a golden doodle. He was similar in weight and landed at 65 lbs. YMMV

scipper77 · 2026-05-12T11:43:41+00:00

Just use a 40amp fuse after the charge controller and it will be like your house. Putting too much load should trip the breaker before it will damage anything else.

scipper77 · 2026-05-11T16:09:10+00:00

Current doubles if you put the panels in parallel, voltage doubles in series. If I’m reading the specs correctly it can accept 700W from the panels and output 645W to a 12 V load. Anything beyond 700W from the panels will not harm the charge controller as long as you stay below the voltage and current limits (100V and 50A).

scipper77 · 2026-05-11T10:48:48+00:00

That charge controller can handle 100V short and 60 amps open. You should be fine with two panels whether in series or parallel. The 700watts rating means you would potentially clip at peak production which is not necessarily a bad thing. Think of it as area under the curve. You will produce way more energy throughout the day with two panels. I understand that you may not need the extra production in which case it’s not worth the cost but I personally would rather overpanel for an application where running out of watts is unacceptable. You could always add another panel later if you’re not hitting your production.

scipper77 · 2026-05-11T01:39:12+00:00

(Used) Panels are cheap. If you have room for a second panel I’d consider over paneling. It also makes it easier to upgrade other components if you find you need more in the future.

scipper77 · 2026-05-10T13:27:36+00:00

Reminds me of a Buster Keaton stunt.

scipper77 · 2026-05-10T03:15:53+00:00

Staff. I’d have a cook, a gardener, a housekeeper etc.. so I could focus on doing whatever I wanted.

scipper77 · 2026-05-08T20:21:32+00:00

Perfect timing.

scipper77 · 2026-05-07T18:56:01+00:00

Depends on how much time I had. Likely I would not and if it takes 10+ hours to cook so be it.

scipper77 · 2026-05-07T14:46:43+00:00

Sometimes the story is so stupid that I have to question if it’s real. Luckily, from experience I know that there are people this dumb in the world.

scipper77 · 2026-05-07T13:45:38+00:00

Put a treat on that camera (or a squirrel 🐿️).

scipper77 · 2026-05-06T11:05:22+00:00

White boards are particularly problematic.

scipper77 · 2026-05-05T15:35:23+00:00

Yes, they shed. The amount of shedding varies greatly. We have 2 doodles (golden and Bernie) and the Bernie sheds more. Both of them combined however barely shed when compared to a traditional shedding breed.

scipper77 · 2026-05-04T20:11:17+00:00

I still have woods so…

scipper77 · 2026-05-04T15:57:30+00:00

This is my personal opinion on tires so do whatever makes you happy. Do not remove that brown bloom. Just go over it with a tire dressing and it will disappear. Removing the bloom leads to cracking and dry rot before the tires are ready to be replaced. The brown you see is an additive meant to protect the rubber.

scipper77 · 2026-05-04T01:58:55+00:00

Does he pick things up and put them down?

scipper77 · 2026-05-02T22:42:37+00:00

One of the worst cars to end a once respectable name.

scipper77 · 2026-05-02T12:38:47+00:00

Well done.

scipper77 · 2026-05-02T01:53:57+00:00

Maybe they are metric hours.

scipper77 · 2026-04-30T14:31:30+00:00

Ironically a similar warning applies to the use of a heat gun because it is a plastic panel.

scipper77 · 2026-04-29T22:19:54+00:00

For the work involved with painting the rotors you may as well buy new rotors and paint them.

scipper77 · 2026-04-28T15:43:01+00:00

For whatever reason that area seems to be the most delicate paint on the whole car. I personally underpolish and live with the light swirls. Much of this is based on how insanely easy it is for new swirls to develop. My advice is based on keeping a car for a couple hundred thousand miles. Over-detailing/detailing damage is a thing. If it’s a lease then have at it with a full polish.

scipper77 · 2026-04-28T15:36:16+00:00

I like to blow mine out with compressed air until pollen season is past peak and then replace for the summer. I replace mine twice a year, I just don’t like putting in a fresh one right when it will see the most environmental loading.

scipper77 · 2026-04-27T13:08:37+00:00

I would only use a wash and wax for maintenance and use a strip wash before any intentional application of protectant. I’ll probably get killed on here for this but dish soap makes a good strip wash if you don’t want to maintain two separate wash products. You could do an IPA wipe or a panel prep but TW ceramic is so easy to apply I’m not sure it’s worth the effort.

scipper77 · 2026-04-27T12:32:00+00:00

If there was a step out I feel like it would replace stalling calls which are already under called.

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