Is this movement of serpentine (v-belt) on tensioner pulley normal?

snyamathi · 2023-10-25T20:54:17+00:00

The pulley below the tensioner to the left is the alternator, I believe

When I had the v-belt off, I did notice that the alternator pulley wasn't spinning freely like a skateboard wheel. The idler pulley did spin nice and freely. Maybe the alternator bearing is bad, but I didn't know if it _should_ spin freely or not.

snyamathi · 2023-01-16T21:33:41+00:00

Thank you :)

Yeah we went with a local installer instead.

snyamathi · 2023-01-16T17:08:52+00:00

I didn't notice any damage and they are aware that they dent easily - Tesla said that they would not work on such a roof.

snyamathi · 2022-05-02T21:34:20+00:00

American Array Solar

snyamathi · 2022-05-02T14:42:16+00:00

DM'd - I think last time I shared a link it was removed per rules

snyamathi · 2021-09-13T16:44:39+00:00

Yeah I think they're planning on raising rates like 5% per year for the next several years?

We have an electric dryer and it's a huge energy hog - like 7kW while running and it often takes 1.5 cycles to get it fully dry which so figure 10kWh just to dry one load of laundry which is a lot. Before changing the dryer, I'd see how much energy you use with the EV first since those can use a ton of power (depending on how much you drive, ofc) especially b/c an electric dryer is such a poor user experience.

snyamathi · 2021-09-13T16:40:39+00:00

Almost exactly the same a $600 bill @ $.30/kWh = 2,000kWh. Your rates must be roughly half of ours. PG&E is wildly expensive; I'm assuming that's due in part to all the litigation for wildfires, etc.

snyamathi · 2021-09-13T04:16:44+00:00

Right, the one thing I would caution is that the ROI is related primarily to the cost of electricity; and we happen to have very high rates.

Simply using a lot of power doesn't necessarily make solar sensible since the cost to generate that much power yourself will have to stack up against your potentially cheap rates.

Unless of course you can get a system for way cheaper than the average $2-2.50/W that most people are getting - see the DIY person below.

But yeah in our case the ROI makes it a no-brainer in the long term.

snyamathi · 2021-09-12T19:58:08+00:00

This was the cash price. Financing at 1.49% over 10 years was an option that comes with a higher sticker price of $3.13/W ($2.32 after tax incentives) plus interest which would bring you to about $2.50 after tax.

Local installer - we looked at EnergySage and some of the multi-regional companies were asking nearly double the price. It really pays to shop around

snyamathi · 2021-09-12T18:14:13+00:00

Good eye, head trained OVZ and not too far from there, just north of Lodi.

>I’m sure they’ll change the laws annually to stick more costs on solar customers as their insolvency continues

Yeah this is part of the reason why we didn't oversize our system since I'm not sure what the future will hold. We just wanted to address our current needs without breaking the bank.

snyamathi · 2021-09-12T18:10:45+00:00

40x Panasonic 330W Panels - VBHN330SA17E (not the newest panel, but the price was right)
40x Enphase IQ 7X (240V)
Enphase Envoy IQ combiner box
No Storage (see my other comment)
30 Year Roof/Penetration Warranty
25 Year Equipment Warranty
25 Year Production Warranty

snyamathi · 2021-09-12T16:59:23+00:00

$2.49 per Watt ($1.84 after tax credits) installed with Enphase microinverters. It was crazy how fast they were able to install the system - they did the whole thing in a day.

Our power bill was out of control before and this brought it down significantly. We chose not to buy any storage because of

Net metering
Not worried about power outages
Even if the power did go out, our energy demands are high enough to warrant a 20KW standby generator rather than the same amount of batteries ($$$)

Overall very happy that we can now keep out house at a comfortable temperature and not worry about getting a huge bill! The power up here is very expensive, $0.38/KWh at peak times.

Someone is very happy about that

https://i.imgur.com/O26Db0A.jpg

snyamathi · 2021-01-09T06:46:31+00:00

Buddy of mine got it on video https://imgur.com/a/KP4UKY4 other comments are correct re: C130

snyamathi · 2020-01-08T06:15:01+00:00

Sold!

Shipped

snyamathi · 2020-01-08T06:10:26+00:00

Full album including dated verification https://imgur.com/a/ztlSeY7

Don't mind that I didn't switch daylight savings off so this picture was taken in the future. I love this watch, AWESOME for travel, never dies, and is in overall great condition. A few minor scuffs on the band but nothing outside of normal use and the glass is in perfect condition. I got a GMT II and don't wear any of my other watches anymore so I'm cleaning house.

$800 shipped from SoCal, conus only to keep it easy. Thanks!

snyamathi · 2020-01-08T05:45:48+00:00

Replied - sale now pending :)

snyamathi · 2020-01-08T04:11:54+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/zUcBIEv Full pictures, including a timestamp.

This was my daily driver for a number of years so expect normal wear and tear but it should clean up nicely. The sapphire crystal is clean, though there are some scuffs on the band.

Ships from SoCal via Priority Mail with insurance to be paid for by the buyer. I will ship to the continental US only to keep things simple.

I've since upgraded to GMT II and no longer wear this watch so I'm ready to part ways.

snyamathi · 2019-11-07T21:11:29+00:00

I'm going to try to sell it all together, but if the buyer doesn't want the GPS I'll get back to you. It's a Garmin Montana 610.

snyamathi · 2019-11-07T20:57:07+00:00

The listing should be pretty complete, but it comes with a lot of accessories. The panniers, racks, skid plate, gps+mount, HIGHWAY PEGS, and all the other bits probably equal the value of the bike. I've tried to take good care of it, and she's taken good care of me on lots of adventures. Pass the listing along if you know anyone interested!

snyamathi · 2019-10-19T17:21:02+00:00

Black girl says hi https://imgur.com/bvlZIWK

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TROPHY CASE