PV Solar Up and Running
I recently installed a PV solar grid-tie system in my house in Guatemala City. I posted the basics on https://gringo2gt.com. Here are the details.
Grid-tie inverters and safety stuff.
The inverter has a capacity of 3000 watts and includes WiFi and Bluetooth so you can talk to it. In the box on the left are DC and AC breakers, a DC fuse, and both DC [...]
Why Block Facebook?
Some time ago I decided I no longer wanted Facebook in my life. By that, I both no longer wanted to participate and I no longer wanted Mark Zuckerberg profiting from my life. [...]
More on my PV “UPS”
The system has been working great so this post is a bit more on the details and a bit more about how it works. The photo is of the Samlex EVO-2224 inverter/charger which is [...]
PV-powered UPS
Well, that's sorta what it is. Here are the pieces I started with:
Four 280W PV panels left over from another project
A Bed and Breakfast that needs some reliable power
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Why Are Images Appearing Twice?
The short answer is, "no idea". But, I will figure it out. This is a theme I have never used. It is supposed to be HTML5 and CSS3 compliant. Maybe it is but something is [...]
When You Have a Long Day …
Back before I started working for myself, I had a few "corporate" jobs. Some times I would leave work in the hopes that I would not have to make any more decisions until the [...]
Entertainment for Grandma
I don't remember when grandma got her TV but I would guess around 1960. I would sometimes go to her house with my mother but I never remember seeing the TV turned on. Besides [...]