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Building America's Rifle / Re: I did some work on my AR-15s a couple days ago.

« Last post by Nesterno on Today at 01:16:39 AM »

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Down Range Cafe / Re: Pressure Washing Concrete ??

« Last post by monkas2 on Yesterday at 07:28:42 PM »

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Down Range Cafe / Re: Home Solar Power ??

« Last post by MikeBjerum on Yesterday at 04:40:39 PM »

Another consideration that might make solar appealing is if electricity is "rationed" or unavailable for a while.  Increased costs of electricity to support just what Mike wrote about above...would also expand the applications where solar makes "sense".
https://time.com/6565415/rooftop-solar-industry-collapse/

This is the Al Gore marketing model!

I would need to search deep to find the actual printed, and possible recorded, statements, but I recall clear as day when he stated that all he needed to do was make gasoline too expensive for Americans to use, and we would change our ways. This was back when he was still serving as VP, and possibly even before he was the presidential nominee.

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Down Range Cafe / Re: Home Solar Power ??

« Last post by Rastus on Yesterday at 11:40:18 AM »

Solar is a niche.  No doubt.  It's going to work in my specific application but widening it to other applications isn't cost effective.

However...if there were an EMP (note CME solar activity that is ongoing) solar could be a lifeline.  I believe that if you were to disconnect each of your solar panels from wiring they would survive EMP.  Due to the nature of the charging and inverter equipment if unhooked from wiring those to may very well survive along with unhooked batteries. 

Another consideration that might make solar appealing is if electricity is "rationed" or unavailable for a while.  Increased costs of electricity to support just what Mike wrote about above...would also expand the applications where solar makes "sense".

Again, I'm thinking about now is a good time to start looking at solar applications you may have because solar systems prices are beginning to look more attractive.  I also think a recession in the solar industry is here and hope to see cost reductions from today's prices.

https://time.com/6565415/rooftop-solar-industry-collapse/

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Down Range Cafe / Re: Home Solar Power ??

« Last post by MikeBjerum on Yesterday at 11:23:23 AM »

It seems to me that the industry is not advancing or adapting. The entire solar industry is all about lobbying the government for programs to subsidize their high prices, and to force citizen to purchase and use the systems. If this industry was left to mature on its own it would be doing a better job of building durable tracking systems that would work with roof mounted systems and sturdy enough to withstand weather and age. They would also be improving the durability of the base panels to withstand storms.

And example of their lack of beneficial engineering is in the cables themselves. Wildlife is an issue with these systems. Where do we need to go to find engineers that could speck armored cables? You know, the basic stainless covering on power cables like they put on hoses for our washing machines. One of the top causes for system failure is squirrels and other varmints gnawing through the insulation.

Wind and solar are continued examples of DC attempting to control the People. Throw money at it to entice us and let the industry and the people abuse the system.

Drift advisory:
This week I have been hearing that Illinois wants to increase the number of fully electric vehicles registered in the state to reach one million. To "help" reach that goal, ComEd will subsidize customers installation of charging stations to the tune of up to $3500 each. Even if they do only 500K chargers at $1500 each, that is $750,000,000 passed from customers and the government to a select group of sheeple blindly following.

By  the way, this $750 million does not include the reduced energy rates that will be charged for kilowatts flowing through these chargers, the dollars given to help purchase these overpriced vehicles, or the lost road taxes.

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Down Range Cafe / Re: Home Solar Power ??

« Last post by Big Frank on Yesterday at 10:51:27 AM »

Yeah, for charging batteries you want the maximum amount of sun possible all day. Unless you have a tracking system to turn the panels, that's going to be west. I read something funny about solar power systems a long time ago. Either the system was made in Australia and being used here, or made here and being used in Australia. Whichever it was, they followed the instructions EXACTLY when they installed it, and it didn't work worth a darn. It was facing the complete opposite direction it should have.

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Cooking & Recipes / Re: What's the last thing you ate or are currently eating?

« Last post by Big Frank on Yesterday at 10:35:18 AM »

I had a Screamin' Sicilian stromboli for breakfast. I'm going to have another one for lunch.

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Building America's Rifle / Re: SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND

« Last post by Big Frank on Yesterday at 10:31:26 AM »

I have photoes - a left photoe and a right photoe. I put the Strike Industries enhanced bolt catches on both guns this morning. I chose these over the extended bolt catches. They both have extra wide bolt catch lever surfaces, and I didn't want the oversized bolt release lever on them too. I switched apertures on the sights so the large aperture is with the tritium front sight on the 16" barrel. That was easier thanks to my sight adjustment tool so I didn't have to turn the windage wheels one click at a time with a bullet tip or other tool. I took the Magpul extended mag release off and put the other Armaspec B1 Extended Mag Release on. I have 2 places to put the rear sling swivel on the 16" gun, not 3 like I was thinking. The CAR-15 stock on my MechTech CCU has left and right QD sockets, but the M4 stock only has one where the rear sling swivel used to be. The other place is the Magpul end plate that they tell you doesn't need to be staked, and say is really hard steel and hard to stake. but I staked it in 2 places when I put it on. The Dead Foot Arms folder has a QD socket at the rear, just below the buffer tube where you might expect one to be. I don't know if I'm going to use one of my single-point bungee slings on it, or a 2-ponit sling. I'll probably try the single point and see how it hangs. I'll be putting extra power ejector and extractor springs in the bolts on the 16" and 20" uppers, and maybe in the 12.7" and can cannon at some point in the future. Other than that, I thought I was done with them, but I remembered I have a couple magwell skins from GunSkins to put on. I have a Punisher skull and Molon Labe. They also sent me a limited edition Behind Bars mag skin with Hillary on it. If it was on a PMAG the bars would line up with the ribs on the mag. I don't have any PMAGs and tried giving it away once. I could put it on a SureFeed E2s, G.I. mag, or one my new DuraMags.

https://www.strikeindustries.com/si-ar-ebc.html

https://www.strikeindustries.com/si-ar-xbc.html

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Reloading / Re: Primer Counter - PLC Arduino

« Last post by Rastus on Yesterday at 05:03:09 AM »

Sweet.  I like it.

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Reloading / Re: Primer Counter - PLC Arduino

« Last post by MikeBjerum on May 10, 2024, 09:30:36 PM »

Nice.