A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition. William Arthur Ward It has been a very long time since I wrote a post for this blog. I have no excuse. My health has suffered some. My eyesight too. I will try not to go into the sabotage of my vehicle. Someone poured dirt…

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. Oscar Wilde No Solar panels were harmed during this fabrication. Go get a coffee before you start reading this, it covers a few days work. I recieved my Lumera Bi-facial solar panels. Come…

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Henry Ford Today is rebranding day. I will work on this post throughout the day. I should be done by tomorrow. Companies have been doing this for…

I think the future for solar energy is bright. Ken Salazar I just ordered two Lumera 24v 220w  panels. I also ordered 95 feet of 10 AWG cable. I also ordered an MPPT 40 Amp Bluetooth controller and brackets. I will have a lot of work to do when everything arrives. Right in the middle…

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken. Elon Musk Recently I bought a Battery Monitor from Amazon. I learned, as always, interesting things. This monitor is known by many names,TR16, Qworks, AiLi, and many other rebrandings. My rebrand was called Camway. Prices vary with the brand name, but I am sure all…

Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters. Alexander the Great I just learned about these a few days ago. Solar panels that can make power from both sides. Exciting news for me. The new Starlink/solar panel Pole mount was ideal for this kind of panel. The pipe across was ten feet, each panel…

Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it. Horace Mann About three or four years ago maybe ten, I bought my SLA batteries. Looking at the price of battery cables, I thought I would try to make my own. After a little research, I…

Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it. Hunter S. Thompson I tried doing a basic wiring diagram on paper. I am no artist on paper. I used to be a 3d artist, so I quickly mocked up a diagram that will get…

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one. George Herbert What are YouTube product influencers? People who get free products to promote those brands. Some do it very well, and others just do it for the free stuff and the YouTube hits, which supplements their income. Why do I write in here, not…