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I will see if it arrives with UL Marking and or paperwork.
If it doesn't I just found a 30 amp UL rated one: https://www.altestore.com/store/enclosures-electrical-safety/overcurrent-devices-fuses-breakers/din-rail-circuit-breakers/square-d-qou230-30a-2-pole-circuit-breaker-p9411/
I may...
I think that you have found one of the correct people!
If my 802a ever dies to where I can't fix it, I will reach out to @Light in the Dark and see if I could hire him to fix it.
It's going into a 50 amp breaker into an Outback Radian 8048a (the kit where it was pre-wired).
The thought with the breaker is just to keep code as it's job is to protect the wire between the 802A and the Inverter. Every comercial generator has a breaker to protect the wires, thus if...
I have ordered a DIN mount breaker for my MEP-802A.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08H1Q3V4Y
I am running #10 THHN2 with the 75C rating it's rated at 35 amps (40 amps at 90C).
I am going to make the internal connection from the MEP-802A to the breaker with #6 that I already have on hand.
I...
The picture (black taco shaped item) you included is a battery covert, to prevent dropped tools from shorting it out.
The aux fuel connector is a JIC-5 (I had a type-o of JIC-6 which is not correct) end this also works: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07CZ69KBY
Others will be able to help you a...
It looks like in New England HHO is likely to be a mix of oil and biodiesel:
https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/northeast-governors-sign-b50-bills-law/
https://www.maine.gov/energy/sites/maine.gov.energy/files/inline-files/LD1632-Biofuels-FINAL-April-2011.pdf...
If I could pickup 14kW of panels at $0.17/watt I would jump on it. The balance of the system will cost a lot more, break even on that wouldn't take me a year with my current electric prices.
I have 24kW of solar on the roof, 11.3kW connected to an Outback Radian 8048a with a 30kWh agm battery bank. Once the agm batteries need to be replaced I plan to move to a larger lithium battery bank.
The remainder is connected to a 10kW Solaredge inverter which doesn't do anything when the...
I wonder if the Russians know that the Maine Brunswick naval air station is now just an airport. That or being within a few miles of https://www.gd.com/en/our-businesses/marine-systems/bath-iron-works might also make my location a target.
In any case, if it's not raining next weekend I will...
I checked ( https://www.southwire.com/calculator-conduit )to make sure that the 3/4 pcv conduit I running 60' across the yard for the temp location my MEP-802a will be able to support 4 x #6 THWN conductors as I will replace the generator connection with an EVSE to charge my Cubertruck if it...
With the 2nd generator that I couldn't get home Light in the Dark ( https://www.steelsoldiers.com/members/light-in-the-dark.74995/ ) has purchased from it me in the https://www.govplanet.com/ NJ location. He had a friend pick it up from the action to avoid the storage fees. Later this summer...
If you are looking for a non-road trip (city car) you might look at the 2023 bolt https://www.cars.com/articles/2023-chevrolet-bolt-evs-price-cut-makes-a-good-thing-better-450666/ after the issues with the fires they are dropping the price for them a lot. I would install a charger outside and...
I once had a coworker that had a cogen box in his basement instead of a boiler.
https://www.yanmar.com/global/energy/cogeneration_systems/
I think that it's much better to keep it outdoors, like an outdoor wood boiler.
I have played with charging when the power is out, I have never had to charge in anger when the power was out.
A number of times when the power has been out I have just plugged into a 120 plug to top the car off so as not to waste the solar that I can no longer sell back to the grid.
When the...