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Of course, anyone who has learned the painful lessons of natural disasters or long periods of power loss appreciates how valuable self-sustaining power can be...
If you have medical devices that need uninterrupted power this may be a solution, especially if combined with a JuiceBrick. If you have medical needs, please call us or email so we can discuss the specific power requirements of your equipment and how you want to use it.
A single band GMRS would not be referred to as a shack in a box. That's a term more for something like a IC-7100 or the like, all modes, all bands generally. Along the same lines not many folk would show you to their radio shack is they had just a single GMRS rig. It would just be a part of a room not the purpose of a room unless you're just the guy with lots of extra rooms. Kool bits o kit you guys build though.
You guys make some truly awesome stuff! Absolutely love everything I've purchased and would love to buy more. I miss the days when phone calls and emails were returned.
There is no regulation, but the LiFePo4 battery bank provides 12.5 - 12.8 volts through 90% of it's power curve. Voltage drop under load is small. This allows us to avoid the cost, complexity, and failure-modes created by the additional component.
Thanks, Vic! Yes, for now, only this size... we will begin development soon on the next unit in the 'Air' series... we are still debating what should be the priority next: Smaller (like the Operators) or larger (like the Commanders). The Operator Air would develop quicker, be simpler, and less expensive. A Commander would take more time and be more complex... If you want the Recon Air, visit the product page here: www.portableuniversalpower.com/recon-air/ ...and make your purchase, or call the shop at (931) 207-0079 if you have questions.
That's very slick. I've never seen one of these before, and I'm very interested in learning more about it. A couple questions for now, is that standard PVC pipe for now for proof of concept, or is it furniture grade PVC pipe, which is UV rated to be outdoors? Can you angle the nose and tail up some to increase the water flow to the water wheel and would that increase the GPH? I'm thinking for watering a large garden and possibly live stock. Having almost 500 GPD of water is more than most will ever need for everyday use. Keep up the great work.
It is standard schedule 40 PVC. My research into the effects of UV made me comfortable with this choice. UV degradation, even long-term, only penetrates a few thousandths of an inch into the surface of standard PVC, the only real effect being discoloration, but not mechanical degradation. Furniture grade PVC is treated to not discolor. I wanted the nose in the water to deflect any floating debris from the paddles... that said, yes, If the nose cleared the water you would likely see an rpm increase. A machine like this, though is not about speed so much as torque. It is inherently slow-moving, which should prolong the life of the whole assembly, and makes the effects of imbalances less pronounced.
@@hardenedpower That's a good point about speed, balance, and resulting vibration, and it will shorten the life of the pump. I guess building one or two more would be the way to go if more water is needed. Maybe in the future, design a multiple wheel pump, with one behind the other, and the water hoses are spliced together and going to one feed hose. I'm just the kind of person who likes a back up for the really important things like power and water. This is a little off topic, but have you guys ever considered building a compact, simple, light weight way to carry in a back pack, a radio like the Midland MTX400? Keep up the great work.
I am glad the Nano LEDs are working for you! ;-) I have worked with ram pumps... I just wanted to avoid the maintenance and tuning, and or river is more suited to steady, slow water...
There are a number of people who sell Powerpoles on Amazon in various packages. You might want to see if some of them would be interested in selling them. You'd get more visibility for it without the hassle.
7:52 If the SLA/AGM solar controller is safe to use with a LiFePo4, then can any SLA/AGM charger be used with the Dakota Lithium batteries without decreasing performance or life cycle as stated on their website??
@@hardenedpower He probably won't mind. It's a good show, though, you should check it out. Dave runs the EEVBlog website and RU-vid channel. Lots of good electronics talk.
Would you please create a video on the Commander 7100? I just happened upon your website earlier while looking at your Raspberry Pi case and selected the link to see what the Commander 7100 was all about. I FLIPPED OUT!!! It’s exactly what I’m looking for. I would love to see a breakdown of the Commander 7100 just as you’ve done for this Yaesu case. Thank you! INCREDIBLE work!!! Well done!
Great way to improve your channel and start some thing new in 2019. I'm really enjoying this style of video, and it was the fastest half amp hour I've had on youtube. I'm looking forward to the new video on that 1K Juice Box with the pure sine wave inverter. I have a lot of questions, but I'll wait for the video as well as videos on other new items. Keep up the great work.
Looking forward to future episodes. It would be great if you guys talked about the batteries that you look to be building that are behind Sergio in the video. You will probably want to update the date on your camera as it is showing 2018 instead of 2019.
