Status: Sheltering in place, we have plenty of food and supplies.
Plans: Work on the homestead and get ready for church tomorrow.
- 08:00 Up and Sipp’n coffee.
- 09:00 Connected a Solar Charge Controller on the East Panel.
- 50W from the East facing panel. (Pictured below.)
- 10:00 Making plans to drive to Monroe
- 11:00 Drive to Monroe
- 12:00 Home checking the SCC, 60W from a 100W panel.
- Need to change connection to West Panel…
- Nap Time.
- 14:00 Changed solar Charge Controller to West Panel
- Both panels produced about the same amount of power 50-60W with noon sun.
- 15:00 Wrote draft of communion
- 16:00 Talking to mom
Narrative: Spent a great deal of time putting two 100W solar panels across the ridge of the homestead. I have about 10 panels that are being held in the garage to deploy onto the roof if things really hit the fan. What I hadn’t actually tried was to deploy those panels on the roof. My mom has a brand new roof, so I started with a temporary ridge install of two panels. I found some flashing materiel that I fabricated two straps to cross the ridge shingles. There are better materials, but I didn’t want to risk driving to Lowes. I secured the two panels with cement blocks sitting on a door mat.
I ran into two problems, the first was that the roof over my bedroom was two different pitches! The side towards the garage is so steep you cannot stand on it. (I’ve lived here for 30 years and never noticed they were different.) The second problem is that the blocks allow a large amount of vertical movement of the panel. Hopefully they don’t bounce on the roof before I can secure them a little better. The best idea at present is to lay the bock on a flat/stiff piece metal that is bolted to the panel. (The wind would have to lift the block from the surface to move the panel.)
Feelings:
Tomorrow: Sunday, Zoom Service.
Injuries: Arguments: Exercise: Feeling words: Travel: Noteworthy: Accmplishments: Purchases: Project: Theme: Engineering: Repairs: Pi News:
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
*Did My Best To