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Chat works fine for me.. as long as the person knows what he or she is doing.  5 minutes.  Don't do this late at night.

5 hours ago, FL-JOE said:

as soon as you detect your call has been answered by a mentally challenged individual then it is just best to hang up, wait a few minutes and dial again.  You will get a different person and maybe slightly smarter.

 I suppose it's too much to  ask that they put this feature online.

On 2/8/2018 at 6:41 AM, gypsydan said:

.  I'm just beginning to learn about the differences in batteries, so am not clear as to which batteries should not be discharged below 50%, and which can be discharge down to 80%.

80% is for Lithiums.

I remember getting my neighbor's mail, and he mine.  That was last year.

22 hours ago, GlennWest said:

It's encouraged at park we on now. They don't have cable though. 

Don't see that everyday, or ever.

Don't most parks discourage or forbid streaming on their wifi?

What is lifepo4?

I like my 48v 100ah Lifepo4 battery pack.

1 hour ago, jcussen said:

You would probably need a mppt controller to use the higher wattage panels.

Yes,  larger-wattage panels are rarely, if ever, 12v

15 hours ago, Kevin H said:

one thing I am not clear on:  Shade - why does shading a small portion of a panel compromise so much of the entire panel's output?

Because, as mentioned, all the cells are in series.  This can be mitigated by buying panels with bypass diodes.

1 hour ago, mkvacik said:

 I really want to build a system that is going to bounce down the road for years to come without issues.  

You get what you pay for.

On 1/17/2018 at 7:30 PM, lockmup68 said:

I now have a line on a Chevy Volt batt pack. So now I have to start overthinking 48v. You guys are spending my money too fast.

I have a 48v system.

Nice rig, but I can't imagine trying to back that up!

2 hours ago, noteven said:

I use a Bialetti Venus 6 (expresso) cup stovetop moka pot. I don't know anything about expresso. 

LOL

Any sort of heating takes a lot of power, and the loss due to 'inefficiency' is negligible.