With apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, lately we’ve had wind, wind everywhere, nor any puff to charge.
Our high, dry, north winds continue to blow. That’s good news for drying our firewood, and for equalizing the battery bank, a period of overcharging we undertake every two months to keep the batteries in top condition. Our Trimetric monitor counts the days since the last equalization, and flashes a notice when the time rolls around again. I mark the date in my planner, and begin looking for an opportunity to equalize a few days before the time is up. This time around, there should have been ample wind for the job, except that on one of the first days of the current weather system, the wind generator furled, and stuck. It continues to charge at a greatly reduced rate, as designed, but our power has barely crept above 90% for days. Continue reading
