{"id":27420,"date":"2023-09-20T10:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=27420"},"modified":"2023-09-20T11:33:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T18:33:18","slug":"sep-20-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2023\/09\/20\/sep-20-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sep 20 Smoked Electric Tuna"},"content":{"rendered":"

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Albert Einstein<\/strong><\/p>\n

The weather forecast didn’t mention the smoke. It was so heavy it blocked out the sun.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

My solar panels are generating 2 amps or 57 watts. They should be at 7 amps normally, and get up to 12 amps in the right weather.<\/p>\n

The new panels will add to that. I hope double. I still need a bit more wire and I need another piece of EMT tubing for the solar panel angle device. I am not sure how to attach that to the main pole yet. On the solar panel side no problem.<\/p>\n

I purchased a set of clamps to help mount my Starlink, but chose another method. I will attach that to te bottom crossbar. One may not be enough. I will have to real world test it.<\/p>\n

I may need more clamps. Designs are suddenly pouring into my mind as I type. Thats the way it happens with me.<\/p>\n

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I went to the village this morning,\u00a0 to pick up my catfood package and my tuna order. I would be living on that for the next 10 days. I have the staples. I won’t starve. My selection won’t be exciting.<\/p>\n

Ramen, pasta, beans and as I mentioned tuna. BTW there is a tuna shortage, either because of overfishing or there are millions of cans hiding in a warehouse pushing prices up. For me both are viable answers.<\/p>\n

I should have enough catfood to last the month that at least was a better price. The bank account is empty, and so was my van. I didn’t realize my fuel tank was running on empty. I had a 20 liter can of fuel with me. I would have been okay.<\/p>\n

The reason for my skinny food supply, solar panels, hardware, wire, MPPT controller, and higher price of food.Was it worth it? Yes it needed doing.<\/p>\n

The new panels are not outside yet, in another 3 weeks I hope. I need another 2 panels. Then I can mount them all at once inside the dry shop. I might not wait. I might mount the two exsisting panels now to save fuel for the generator.<\/p>\n

It also might be time to disassemble my exsisting solar panel mounts in order to put the more powerful panels in better location. I hope before the snow. right now they are at ground level just leaning on an old wooden stand.<\/p>\n

Whats next? Heating. I dont think I have lungs to chainsaw and chop wood. It would also mean weekends of hunting for wood along the roadsides. I usually have a logging truck full of wood delivered. I chose solar panels this year instead.<\/p>\n

I have been researching the cheap Chinese deisel heaters on Amazon. From China I can order one that heats water at the same time. Beside hot baths there is a potential for old style metal radiators.<\/p>\n