Many readers may have picked up on hints dropped here and there on the blog that our power supply needs improvement. I think that’s true, although I confess that I’m not entirely sure. I’m not speaking here of our recent wind generator trouble (see Tilting Windmills) but of our battery bank.
We installed 8 lead-acid Trojan 6 Volt “golf cart batteries” tied in series and parallel for 900 Ah (amp hours) capacity In June, 2007. They have operated for more than 7 years now. Continue reading
Many different cultures regard March as a month of renewal. This year’s March, we definitely feel renewal in the air.
The recent period of low power while we figured out what was wrong with, and fixed, the wind generator brought the non-electric aspects of our “homestead” life into sharper focus. Electricity impacts only a small portion of our activities, but it facilitates those that can easily grow to displace all else. Watching movies, reading (by electric light), surfing the Internet, even writing this blog can consume days on end if we let them, taking time away from the more essential, more satisfying occupations around the property.
