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17kw Enphase Grid Tied Solar Install

Rounding off the posts about my power setup, here is all the details on my solar install. I got 17kw of solar which consists of 45 x 380w Q CELLS Q.PEAK DUO Panels paired with Enphase IQ7+ Microinverters. These work out more efficient than the 400w panels I was

Champion 7000w Portable Generator and Gasoline Storage

Here are all the details on my portable generator setup that can power my house in case of emergency. A while ago I got all my electrical updated, read more below Texas Freeze - Part 2 - Electrical OverhaulThis post is about getting my electrical system overhauled ready for solar

Generac RG027 Install (27kw, 1800RPM, Liquid Cooled, Standby Generator)

Here are the full details on my Generac RG027 Generator install including all the issues I encountered. If you have not already, I would suggest you read these two articles first Texas Freeze - Part 1 - Damage and PlansLike a few people noticed, back in February this website was

Moving my Blog from Home to Linode

A while ago I posted an update showing I host my blog from Home (You can read about it below) Blog Hosting UpdateI started hosting this blog over a year ago, here is where things currently stand and how things are performing. When I set it up, I pretty much

Mullvad VPN with Wireguard in PFSENSE - Setup Guide

I used to use PIA VPN with OpenVPN. The speeds were alright, but I no longer trust PIA since they got bought by Kape. I decided to try out Mullvad which seems to be the best VPN Provider currently. Its more expensive than PIA, but its only $5/mo Mullvad

Monitoring 27kw Generac Generator with Raspberry Pi and Multimode Fiber

A while ago I got a Generac RG027 Liquid Cooled Generator. It runs on a 2.4l Mitsubishi engine running at 1800RPM. The Generac Monitoring sucks, so I installed Genmon. An open source generator monitoring solution on a Raspberry Pi 4 GitHub - jgyates/genmon: Generac Generator Monitoring using a

Kiwix - Access Wikipedia (And More) With no Internet

Do you want to be able to read ALL of Wikipedia at home with no internet? If so, this is for you. Last year during a long, big power outage I realized that I rely on the internet to look up a LOT of stuff. I now have a generator

Network Upgrades - 10G Fiber, 5G WAN Failover, new switches

Its been a long time since I have updated my actual network setup. I've had posts that details parts of it, but never the full config. Here it is I've recently made a lot of changes. I've added more 10G, more Fiber, and even

Full Lab Details - September 2021

Last year in September I posted a full update to my home lab/home network. Since it has been a year, I thought I would do it again. You can read last years post below. I encourage you to read it, as I go into detail about some things there

Champion 100520 GFCI Removal - Running a UPS from generator power

I have a Champion 100520 8750/7000w portable generator, it will power my entire home including the AC and my server rack as long as I am careful. This post will detail the issues I had running my UPS directly plugged into the UPS. I usually just use my generator

My Data Backup Plan - 2021

This post will detail how I am protecting my important data. The old post can be found here: My Backup Plan & Lessons learnedI’ve posted about my backup plan before, but a lot of things have changed, and Ihave learned a lot about what works, and what doesn’t

UPS Upgrade - APC SRT3000RMXLA Double Conversion

I have upgraded my lab power setup. The old setup can be found here My Lab Power SetupA lot of people wanted to know what UPS’s and PDU’s I am running, and where.Here are all the details I would highly suggest you read my post on setting

Multimode fiber (MMF) to Singlemode Fiber (SMF) Detached Garage Fiber Backhaul Upgrade

While cleaning up cables in my garage, I swapped the Multimode fiber run to my detached garage from MMF to SMF Details on my setup can be found here, as you can see, it used to be a mess. Garage Network Rack with 10G FiberThis details my 12u rack in

Texas Freeze - Part 2 - Electrical Overhaul

This post is about getting my electrical system overhauled ready for solar panels and a natural gas generator. The generator will be using a 200a ATS, but I also opted to install a 30a inlet with a manual interlock. This will let my plug in a portable gasoline generator if

Texas Freeze - Part 1 - Damage and Plans

Like a few people noticed, back in February this website was offline for a day or two. That was because like many people here in Texas I lost power (and water) for a good few days and this website is hosted out of my house. I was without power for

WeatherFlow Tempest Install

I really wanted a weather station for a long time, but I could never find one that was a reasonable price for someone new to the hobby, but had good network connectivity options The WeatherFlow Tempest looked perfect, so I bought one and installed it. Here is how I did

2019 F150 On-board Battery Tender

Since COVID I started working from home, which means the only driving I really did was the 3 mile round trip to Home Depot every now and then. I noticed my F150 stopped doing start/stop with the reason that the battery was charging, but it was doing it all

Garage Compressed Air Setup

I find myself needing compressed air for nail and staple guns, filling up tires, blowing out dust and other stuff, and I was sick of using my small and loud Pancake compressor each time. Here is my solution to this issue, it involves a 50ft auto-retracting air hose reel mounted

Blog Hosting Update

I started hosting this blog over a year ago, here is where things currently stand and how things are performing. When I set it up, I pretty much just guessed everything. So far its working well and I get no complaints about performance. I used to host the blog out

Updated ADS-B Flight Tracking setup

A while ago I setup my flight tracking setup, but I was in an apartment, and could never get very good range, you can read the original article here My New ADS-B Flight Tracking SetupI just installed my Flight Tracking setup, here are the details Here is a list of

My Lab Power Setup

A lot of people wanted to know what UPS's and PDU's I am running, and where. Here are all the details I would highly suggest you read my post on setting up the power inlets, as it explains a lot Home Server Room Power Upgrade + Multi-room

Join my Discord Server (Or don't, I'm not your boss)

I made a discord server, it has no real topic. Join if you want, invite people to join, whatever you want. There are no rules, because I hate rules. https://discord[dot]gg/bag6U5Z Replace the [dot] with a .

Unconditioned Texas Garage Lab - 1 year later (Its all fine)

A little over a year ago I mounted a rack in my garage, threw a Cisco Switch in there, an APC UPS and my Flight Tracking setup, and a second ESXi host. See below for the original: Garage Network Rack with 10G FiberThis details my 12u rack in my detached

Load Testing USB Chargers and Cables

A while ago when I got some Raspberry Pi's, I had a ton of issues with power. I bought a YZXStudio USB power meter/analyzer and a USB load tester, and tested every charger and cable I owned. I found a TON of bad cables which I threw

TinyPilot - An Open Source KVM Over IP

DISCLAIMER! - This device was sent to me free of charge from the owner, Michael, who is a redditor and saw some of my other posts and sent me one to use and give feedback on. Now, back onto the device. This device is made from a Raspberry Pi and