Tag: battery
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Power Queen LiFePO4 for Christmas
The blog post highlights the benefits of Power Queen LiFePO4 batteries for off-grid projects over traditional lead-acid batteries, focusing on the better performance and cost-effectiveness in the long run. Additionally, it provides subscribers with information and discounts on Power Queen’s Christmas offers, and illustrates how LiFePO4 batteries function in an off-grid system. It also includes…
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Best battery for the Yaesu FT818
Someone asked what the best battery is for the Yaesu ft-818 in the HF pack group. There were lots of good answers, but the question was still kind of missing something from the answer. Here’s my take on it. There really is no right answer to this question. Also, each and every one of us…
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PowerFilm R28 Rollable Solar Panels
Hello Operators. By now most of you have seen the DIY solar generator project intro and project build. I specified enough battery storage to power a QRO field station for roughly 24 hours of operation, without solar power. As with all my portable power projects, the battery storage is augmented by solar panels at home,…
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5 Reasons I don’t use Gasoline or diesel generators yet
Hello Operators Today I’ve got some pushback on the solar generator projects from a very annoying EMCOMM Commando. Some things need to be put on the table. First I need to say I’ve got nothing against gasoline or diesel generators in fact I think they’re magnificent for short-term grid down. I don’t see them as…
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The Real cost of a Solar Generator
Hello everyone. Recently I published a build video for a 576 watt hour solar generator. The community has nicknamed it the STN576. People have also asked about the cost. I didn’t want to publish the costs without an explanation and breakdown comparison, between the Goal Zero Yeti 400 lithium, and Yeti 400 lead acid as…
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K-TOR Power Box 50
Hello Operators It’s probably become obvious by now that emergency power, portable power, battery backup power, and the off grid ham shack are all interesting yet critical topics on the channel and blog. In my last video, about the DIY solar generator, someone noticed the pedal generator I used to charge the generator, while sitting…
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Bestech 4S LiFePO4 BMS
Hello Operators It seems I have neglected the BMS side of documentation for our DIY portable power projects using lithium and lithium iron phosphate batteries. The video is an extract of the full DIY solar generator video, released mid-february 2019. The rest is a discussion on wiring the BMS, and why to use one. Looking…
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Thornwave PowerMon Wireless battery monitor
Hello Operators. By now most of you have seen the DIY solar generator project on the channel and social media. Well after posting the successful benchtop test on Instagram and the blog, I thought I’d take a moment to write a small post about the PowerMon Bluetooth battery monitor from Thornwave. (Amazon link). This is…
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Bench test success DIY Solar Generator
Today I’m running JS8Call Solar powered with the Yaesu ft-891. This is the first successful QRO test of the diy solar generator. It has also provided me with some much needed projdct motivation. The Yaesu ft-891 is running at 50 Watts. The solar generator is also powering the Raspberry Pi, audio interface, and the laptop.…
