Off-Grid MakerShop

Solar Battery Bank Monitor Project

KalebTheMaker — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:29:28 GMT

Hi all, I'm Starting another project here. I would like to be able to monitor the state of each of my batteries. They are Kilovault HLX 3600's and I have 12 of them. There are three banks of four in series/parallel. Each battery has Bluetooth...(read more)

Project - Generator Control

KalebTheMaker — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 19:15:50 GMT

Hi all, With winter coming there is one project that stands out that needs to be done before it fully settles in. Remote start/stop of the generator in PAW. The Problem During the winter months, I will have to run the generator from time to time. So ...(read more)

Project - Power Update

KalebTheMaker — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:17:54 GMT

Hi all, Good news, power is up! In the last update, I had PAW (Power And Water container) ready, the trench dug, and the termination done at both the backer-board and inside of PAW. All that was really left to do was hook it all up. Maybe... If you ...(read more)

Project - Solar Power & General Update

KalebTheMaker — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:40:29 GMT

Hello from Bonesnapper Ridge! It's time for another general update on what has been happening here. I have a few other obligations that have come up that take away from working on Bonesnapper Ridge full-time, but I have been able to put in quite ...(read more)

Question / Feedback - Solar Battery and Inverter cable type

KalebTheMaker — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:51:56 GMT

Hi all, I've been doing some research on the "type" of conductor I should be using for the connections to the batteries and inverter. I know I need 4/0 copper, but I am not sure what the designation is for the fine strand stuff th...(read more)

Project - The Solar Power System Design and Discussion

KalebTheMaker — Mon, 22 May 2023 22:36:29 GMT

Off Grid Solar Power If you have been reading this blog, you know that Bonesnapper Ridge is completely off-grid, with no power, and no water. However, there is an old telephone box way out on a part of the property that I couldn't / wouldn't...(read more)

Off-Grid Maker Shop General Update 02 (May 2023)

KalebTheMaker — Tue, 09 May 2023 16:59:15 GMT

Hi everyone, It's been busy and cold here on Bonesnapper Ridge. Lots of stuff has happened in the past few months, and I apologize for not updating more frequently, but Ill try to make it happen. I am going to break stuff out into separate posts,...(read more)

Project - Water Tank Monitoring System

KalebTheMaker — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 20:59:08 GMT

Hi all, On Bonesnapper Ridge, I have a fairly large system for storing water and I would like to monitor the entire system. This topic started to take off on another thread, so I thought I would make a new post to keep it all in one place and give a ...(read more)

Off-Grid Maker Shop General Update

KalebTheMaker — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 20:59:18 GMT

Hi all, It's been a while and I wanted to give you all an update now that I have my head above water just a little bit. Why no updates? Well, a lot has happened in the last couple of months. Between a family emergency and moving, not ...(read more)

Project - Gate Opener Update 00

KalebTheMaker — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:11:17 GMT

Hi Everyone, It's been a little while since I've had an update, but I ended up tearing a meniscus, and that's making me pretty slow to move. Along with that, I have just a few days left to move everything out of my old shop into storage c...(read more)

Project - Gate Opener/Closer Control System

KalebTheMaker — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:29:23 GMT

Priorities are strange. I have a huge list of projects on Bonesnapper Ridge, but what came up as the highest priority? The gate opener. Yep, even before power. This is the first project that I am going to build and blog about. This topi...(read more)

Project - The Hydro-Electric System Design & Discussion

KalebTheMaker — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 02:28:00 GMT

In addition to the main Solar generation system, I am going to build a backup Hydro-Electric system in the year-round stream. Currently, it is the dryest part of the year and there is still a good amount of water flowing in the stream. From the water...(read more)

Building an off grid Maker Shop - The idea, the dream

KalebTheMaker — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:38:00 GMT

Hello and welcome to this new blog topic where I will post my journey through building an off-grid maker shop! There are several projects that need to be completed before I can build the shop, and that is what much of this blog series will be about. ...(read more)