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IIRC, the call sign format/number is region dependent. Maybe something like that applies to vanity signs as well? I vaguely remember picking a specific number in my call sign, probably for that reason.

may try this. Thanks.

Soldering is better than crimping IMO. I'd want to check that the connections/wires are OK further in, it looks like they pulled out a good bit. But you could also just put it outside and see if you get the normal output, and if it does, well...

I have since seen a video where the guy did jump/recharged his car with a few AAs. 9, I guess, so about 13V, but that would only be something like 2Ah, so even more marginal. Seemed legit but who knows. Cute, but unlikely I would ever have...

thanks. So you think these pointy tiles bits are better for this than regular masonry bits?

I have to drill some holes in concrete, 1" deep or so, but I don't have the space to use my SDS hammer drill or even a smaller regular drill with pseudo hammer function either. I only have something like 4" for the drill and bit to fit sideways...

Nice! Doesn't that backing plate get awfully hot at full load?

I think you need to know the specs of both battery and inverter to answer that meaningfully. They will tell you what current the specific battery can provide, for how long, what voltage the inverter can handle, etc. Those vary a lot. Then...

damned thing is too smart (sorta) for its own good. Playing games with recognizing connectors in order to assume what cable you are using so it can limit input and all that... But that only works with their own OEM cables. So the lawyers were...

there seems to be a great deal of confusion out there in WWW land about what the Ecoflows do, what cable they use and why, their specs etc. And probably especially about what their cables or the outside world will tolerate vs what the device...

I was using Chrome. (but you may not want your data sold to the highest bidder, so not a recommendation.)

you had me look at the manual too now. Saw no mention there of the "DC charging 1100W" that I saw on their online specs. So maybe that was a mistake, unless that means that the DC input port can handle 1100W somehow. But they also say that...

^ right-click on pic, "Search image with Google", order, enjoy the next trip! :)

PV as in Photovoltaic. I just looked up the specs online for the Delta 2, it seems like they say it can do either PV charging at 500W or "DC" charging at 1100W (but didn't say what voltage and current). [PV is DC too, of course, so a bit of a...

are you using the PV input to the Ecoflow? I thought there was also a direct DC input on those things that allow for higher power in than with the PV inputs, something like up to 1000W or so. (Although the Orion would be the limiting factor in...

Did a bit of searching. Found some chainsaws with automatic tensioning but oddly they were all electric. And reading some about it, I did see some criticizing of the systems. So I overestimated how common this is. I imagine if the big gas...

no, I don't know anything about this particular device, so yes I may be completely off. I just have a bit of experience with chinese inexpensive no-name electrical devices that makes me wonder. There are many places where I'm willing to take...

well, not exactly a question you asked, and maybe not what you want to hear, sorry, but personally I would be quite hesitant to put in a generic no-name chinese (probably) gizmo switching high currents in my prized vehicle, especially if it does...

Try putting in one big log on one side and see if it tips over? Cuz you can't be sure somebody won't do that while it's on fire when you're not looking...

Maybe I'm wrong and I was just wishful thinking on this. I don't know for a fact that there is an automatic tensioning feature out there , I just assumed that that is what some of these big wheels did, cuz it made sense that it would help your...

That booster is probably just a buck converter. But the boosting part does not seem utterly compelling to me, although that seems to be what the guy in the vid above did (IIRC). If you think 5Ah in 18V, it is something like 7.5Ah in a 12V...

I'm no expert in this, but my gut feeling is that GCing is something you'd want to leave to a pro if at all possible. And an experienced one at that. And legit of course, and with good connections. Yes, that will cost. But there is so much...

^ yours looks more like the usual worm gear - moving pin style it seems, maybe just a hand knob to adjust the tension instead of a screw. That right? I'm talking about the all in one "automatic" big wheel type.

I imagine these things have sort of spring that is pushing the bar out to set tension before you lock it up. Does the chain tension seem OK per the usual rule of thumbs?

This type of light could be a lifesaver in a power outage situation. But that is also why I absolutely want a removable battery, so I can use my stash of 20 something 18650s I keep for emergencies. That should last a couple of days in a pinch.