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[ESC]Off grid PC update
...damn, turns out I've already posted most of the stuff I wanted to say. New smaller case, smaller electrical box.
- I finally took time to mount the stuff to the back/under side of my desk.
- Added some isolation between the battery cells and the top plate.
- Checked whether the MCCB breaker that came with the battery case is actually fine.
- Replaced the Hdplex PSU DC input connector wires with thicker ones (my first completely custom Molex connector).
- Tested a new hydraulic crimper on an Anderson plug pins, it's awesome and way better than a shit scissor one I had used before.
- Bought a thermal camera to check if anything is overheating (I wanted one for a long time). Raythink EX 10 pro: recommended, costed me about $150. Very useful for tracking heat leaks around the house as well.
- Replaced PC and charger breakers from polarized C32/C40 to non-polarized B32 MCBs. The new ones have even higher impulse current durability, up to 10kA from 6kA the old ones had.
Summer is over but I was surprised to register the highest PV output so far: my 500Wp array produced 450W a few times. That's with thin elastic panels mounted vertically facing south. I'm extremely happy with that number, maybe it was the cold increasing panel voltage.
Anyway, not much more to do now. I'll probably add two more panels for 750Wp total in 3s2p arrangement. I'll probably move my custom BMS/charger telemetry logging from a NUC to a ESP32 board. We'll see.
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