What was your prep for today?
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Eh, Bugatti is owned by VW, but no one is saying a Chiron is the same as a Jetta
Went on a camping trip and forgot my Goal Zero to run my CPAP at night. Used the battery from my Tacoma to run the CPAP 2 nights. Couldn't start when I put it back in.
I have 2 HAM Radios in the truck, and am forgetful enough to leave them on sometimes.
Finally purchased and placed into the truck a battery jump box.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015TKUPIC?tag=cpf0b6-20
Carry On!
I have 2 HAM Radios in the truck, and am forgetful enough to leave them on sometimes.
Finally purchased and placed into the truck a battery jump box.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015TKUPIC?tag=cpf0b6-20
Carry On!
Great prep!
Oh, you bought one of the best ones out there.
Got a GooLoo GP3000 Jump-starter in my car.
Hope you've got at least one really good bicycle tire-pump.
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Monocrom, if you use Ryobi, this would be a fantastic addition,
brushless, good power, clutching to adapt the situation. You can do alot with drills
$101 fulfilled by Amazon (you have to use 'drop down' to see all sellers)
add/edit: guessing you knew you can use socket adapters on a drills
Monocrom, if you use Ryobi, this would be a fantastic addition,
brushless, good power, clutching to adapt the situation. You can do alot with drills
$101 fulfilled by Amazon (you have to use 'drop down' to see all sellers)
add/edit: guessing you knew you can use socket adapters on a drills
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Other independent brands worth mentioning are Ingersoll Rand and Snap-On.
ETA: And Stihl, of course.
ETA: And Stihl, of course.
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Yes, and I appreciate the heads-up. Putting that one on my short-list.+
Monocrom, if you use Ryobi, this would be a fantastic addition,
brushless, good power, clutching to adapt the situation. You can do alot with drills
$101 fulfilled by Amazon (you have to use 'drop down' to see all sellers)
add/edit: guessing you knew you can use socket adapters on a drills
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Recently bought a Stihl mower and strimmer both battery powered. Definitely a cut above the usual fare that is offered in the local DIY store.
Honestly, if I had the funds, all of my power-tools would be Stihl, Milwaukee, and Makita. (DeWalt used to be on that short list, and I do own a DeWalt router I like a lot. But lately I've noticed a dip in overall quality and performance.) But, Ryobi is probably the best of the recognized budget brands; overall. Thankfully Makita's corded power-tools are a surprisingly good bargain.
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Wouldn't want to guess on the total Wh in batteries I have in all my Li-Ion, Li-Po, and LFP combined*
Including tool & yard equipment batteries & stuff I 'm forgetting
Feel it's not quite a folk-ton ==== yet
*North of 30kWh easy
Don't want this thread to die! Been slowly minimizing and organizing everything since I will be an empty nest 46 year old in August. And it's storm season…. Topped off the generator gas last week and added a propane tank for the griddle. I'm up to 5 now.
Working on gasoline storage options since we have somewhat of a small farm….
And working lure again. Nice to feel strong!
Working on gasoline storage options since we have somewhat of a small farm….
And working lure again. Nice to feel strong!
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Filling up my HDPE Hedpaks since we may possibly be in the future path of Beryl
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Crimped standard MC4 connectors on the Harbor Freight 100w solar panel, now I don't need to use a mess of adapters to get into my Ecoflow. 1 MC4 to XT60 cable is all I need
Going for a test run
Going for a test run
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Thought I ticked you off from the other thread TX
Going with mc4 is a good idea & you'll get better current flow,,,
89W from a 100W panel is solid
btw:; blew my Pecron e1000 'charge controller' part of the powerstation.
Walked away from it charging at well over 650W, the price of enthusiastic hobbying.
Knew it really was too much for it, put the spurs to it for years, it's done.
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Thought I ticked you off from the other thread TX
Going with mc4 is a good idea & you'll get better current flow,,,
89W from a 100W panel is solid
btw:; blew my Pecron e1000 'charge controller' part of the powerstation.
Walked away from it charging at well over 650W, the price of enthusiastic hobbying.
Knew it really was too much for it, put the spurs to it for years, it's done.
edit to reword
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If you did, I don't remember it 🤣 I don't recall anything though
I can actually hit 102w out of it! Pretty wild. I guess Harbor Freight didn't oversell it
I can actually hit 102w out of it! Pretty wild. I guess Harbor Freight didn't oversell it
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Check this out. Killer deal. $179 once you apply the coupon
Only 300w AC output, but would work for charging up phones, laptops etc
Only 300w AC output, but would work for charging up phones, laptops etc
