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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I will jot down your radio license number and look it up soon. I, too, have an X account and use my proper name. Of the few women I responded to in DMs, they all had money schemes. Most just downright scams but a few with legitimate proposals, nonetheless, I was not a taker as dealing over the...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I could use some tutorage in the field of radio communications. I'll get the model and make of my walkies and send along with a photo, I would appreciate any clues you may be able to give me. Regarding your father's work, and others from that era, I just stand in awe at what was accomplished...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I do not understand the question fully. Haboobs are seldom seen Those are the huge dirt storms, right?
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I have been an amateur astronomer since about age 12. I lived in central Iowa. My dad bought a used silo dome, cut out a section from top to bottom and attached castors to a plywood ring fitted to the bottom of the dome. The unit was placed on a circular foundation of maybe 3 feet high and had a...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I'm 71. Doubt homesteading is a route for me. There is a lot of government owned land in Arizona. I was quite surprised how diversified the land is in AZ. A lot of desert but also huge tracks of Pondarosa Pine. Many lake area, not to mention the man-made reserviors. I am in central east Az. The...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    Very interesting and informative and sound advice. I currently have 3 battery packs. Two packs consist of 4 li-ion 100 Ahr batteries connected in parallel, each supplying their own 12 V 3000 W inverter. The third pack consists of 4-12 V, glass mat, lead/acid, 35 Ahr batteries. Two sets, of 2...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    A move back to nature is not the driving force for me but rather affordable land. I had intended to construct my own dwelling then came across a "foldable container house" and purchased it. Actually the first house I have purchased. What would be considered a starter house in Phoenix will run...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    If overcharging due to cell failure of some type or other, which no doubt would result in further destruction, I feel free to chain as many batteries together as I deem necessary. The LiFePO4 batteries I have purchased do have BMS and supposedly guard against problems of over temperature, short...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I'm not sure exactly how the different Groks are affected by one's verification status. Just last week I unsubscribed from X's verification plan. Pinching pennies at the moment. Shortly before that, I was chatting with Grok 2 about what happens when the fractals of an infinite perimeter...
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    Why no more than 4 batteries in any particular string?

    I am using LifePO4 batteries for my solar electric systems. With each battery comes a small manual. They all state to not use more than 4 batteries in any given string, rather in parallel or series configuration. What is the reasoning behind that warning? I have another tab open which is...
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    Searching for legitimate arduino forum

    Thank you
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    Searching for legitimate arduino forum

    I am new to Arduino and am looking for a no bs forum to answer questions specific to Arduino hardware and software. Suggestions?
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    What are the 3 wires of a computer fan hooked to?

    Project update. I powered up the unit with only 4 Peltier devices active. Ambient temp was 87 degrees F. At 60 seconds the cold coil was at 61 degrees F. After I received my new 100 A DC to DC converter, whose sole purpose is to supply required current to remaining 6 Peltier devices, I wired it...
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    What are the 3 wires of a computer fan hooked to?

    The radiator/fan combo was purchased from amazon. They have no spec data so I went to the supplier site who also had no data. I believe the supplier was DIYhz. In the product reviews, one of the customers mentioned that the fan performed well at low speed as well as high speed. I will try to ask...
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    What are the 3 wires of a computer fan hooked to?

    Thank you. I applied 12 V+ to the red wire and the fan does indeed run. Second question; From reading customer reviews of this cooler, I gathered that the fan has two speeds. Is the fan speed determined by a signal on the yellow wire? e.g. 0 V = low speed and 12 V+ = high speed? By the time you...
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