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--- opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/03/13 11:43]
frater_secessus [Fantasy] worriers
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/04/07 11:20] (current)
frater_secessus [Wanting to charging from EV charging stations]
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   * "All I need is something to charge my phone, laptop, run my light and two small fans" (and an electric kettle)
   * "I don't use any of my appliances for long" (except "my small hot plate for about 2-3 hours")
+  * "What are the **most basic features** that are required to travel/live in a van in the US? I'm thinking something like a bed, **an airfryer**, and some food/ gear storage."
 [[rv:build:cardboard|Living in a van mockup]], for example,  //forces// one to assess what one really needs.
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   * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/u0pd8y/j1772_bev_plug_for_non_solar_users/|reddit thread]]
+  * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1by62k7/j1772_port_free_power/|an overview of someone doing it]] **off-peak**  and **with no waiters**
 ===== Solar =====
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 ==== Mismatched panels ====
-Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|spec]]) on the same controller will hamstring one another.  It's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#unforced_error|an unforced error]] which you can avoid this by:
+Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|spec]])((or partial shade or different location/orientation)) on the same controller will hamstring one another.  It's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#unforced_error|an unforced error]] which you can avoid by:
   * running //identical//((not close, not same maker, not same wattage, not kinda  look the same, IDENTICAL)) panels on the same controller; or
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-Real world example:
+Actual examples:
 >> I bought a Ecoflow Delta to... to fire up a Chinese diesel heater... However, the heater draws too much juice from the 12v car port to run.
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 ==== Failure to ask good questions ====
-The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**.  It's harder than it sounds, and it is a learnable skill.
+The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**.  It's harder than it sounds, but it is a learnable skill.
   * get a handle on what it is you [[https://xyproblem.info/|really want]]
   * [[opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes#research|do your homework]]:  read, browse, watch youtube videos, google, **use the ding-dang search function** of the forum, subreddit, etc.

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