u/Chris00008

Emergency electricity: EV charger or generator?

I have purchased an adapter and step up/down converter to charge my power station from an EV charger. There are plenty in my home town. (But this may not be true everywhere I go.)

I have considered buying a generator to recharge in emergencies. I suppose I could also alternator charge although that is much less efficient.

In your experience, would you rather have EV charging or a generator? Do people in EVs get weird if they see you charging your batteries from an EV charger?

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u/Chris00008 — 7 hours ago

Can a PC with front AIO be laid on its side?

I know that you don't want the pump to be the high spot, but I'm trying to reason out if laying it on the side would create a problem.

PC in question has a front mount Arctic LF3 280. The outward (upward) edge of the radiator should end up being the high spot, but I want to make sure air does not get trapped at the pump.

I want the computer to be laid on its side to avoid gpu sag and potential bounces causing damage. The right face of the case is solid metal so laying it on its side won't block any flow. Glass will be face up. Heat rises but should be evacuated out the back and top(side).

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u/Chris00008 — 9 hours ago

Physically mounting solar panels? Flexible vs Rack?

I am trying to get my mind around mounting panels to the top of my truck/cap. This is an older RAM so there aren't any commercial products that fit.

Is it better to construct a rack to which panels are attached, or is it better to buy flexible panels and mount directly to the roof (with backing board, etc).

I don't want to rev on the design.. I want to do it and be satisfied. I have seen people direct mount and then continue to monkey with it.

The problem is that there are no commercial rails for my 3rd gen ram, otherwise I would hard mount rails, get sliding cross bars, and hard panels and be done.

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u/Chris00008 — 1 day ago

AC to XT90 solar input. What device do I need?

I have a Fossibot F3600Pro with AC and Solar charging. Combined they provide 3500Watt charging, 1500+2000.

I have a J1772 adapter and step up/down transformer that allows me to charge the station from an EV charger, but only at 1500w.

I want to run the solar input in parallel so I can charge much faster.

I will need an AC to DC conversion, that will charge into the XT90 input, as if it was solar. (The port takes up to 160v).

My guess is that I need a DC power supply with an adjustable or high voltage output. However, if there are other ways to do this I would like to learn.

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u/Chris00008 — 2 days ago
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Local coin shop closed to public. What is good % of spot for junk silver?

JM Bullion is currently at 70% of spot price for junk silver. That seems low considering they don't melt the coins. 85% is typical for gold that has to be refined.

What about ebay selling? Or keep looking for a better coin shop?

I kinda want the money now, but I also don't want to get ripped off.

Sorry if this is off topic for this sub, but I figure you guys probably know.

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u/Chris00008 — 3 days ago