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Blog Posts for March 2025
Blog Posts for March 2025
Thu
Mar 6
2025

Not much has been happening since my last post. Just normal everyday life kind of stuff: running errands for supplies. I had to refill my 30lb propane tanks twice and of course get food.

Today it's snowing again and it looks like more for tomorrow. Then I'll get a few days relief and could get more next week. It is Winter after all and I'm at about 6,600 feet. Not much is "sticking". Almost as soon as it falls it melts. Tomorrow might be a different story.

Because of the weather, I need to watch my battery charge level. The battery is being charged, but if I'm not careful about my electricity use, I could use it faster than the panels can recharge the battery. Yes, that's right. One battery. And it's an AGM (lead acid) so it's best for the life of the battery if I only use half or so of its maximum rated capacity. I have 3 LiFePO4 batteries (which are okay with being taken down to zero percent of charge), but I need cables and panels to get them set up. I already have the solar charge controller and pure sine wave inverter. Hopefully, I can get this upgraded system up and running before too much longer.

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Snow! Snow!