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Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 06:19am 19 Jan 2018
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I am actually amazed just how sloppy a sinewave has to be before noticing any effects, I ran a house years ago off a 8 step modified squareware inverter and had no issues apart from a barely noticeable increase in noise from anything audioThis was an old jaycar2400w 24v inveterthat cost around $800 at the time, weighed about 5 kilos and the back half was entirely heatsink, complete with not 1 but teo full sized cooling fans A monster by modern standards
I also had a faulty 1200w in the car for a while, never noticed it was faulty because it mostly run switchmode powersupplies, it wasnt until I pulled in my old soldering iron and it barely got warm- checking the output it was only about 90v instead of 240v- seems that was still enough for the switchmodes to keep working happily
Warpspeed Guru Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406
Posted: 07:01am 19 Jan 2018
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[quote]I would be careful with the ride on dishwasher though.[/quote] Very dangerous if ridden astride. Best handled "side saddle". Cheers, Tony.
Madness Guru Joined: 08/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2498
Posted: 07:16am 19 Jan 2018
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I used to run the house off of a 2 step sine wave inverter back in the 80's. Worked fine but caused a horrible buzz on the phone line.
Mark you will work out the ride on dishwasher, they are very sensitive to the wrong signals.There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
renewableMark Guru Joined: 09/12/2017 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1678
Posted: 07:30am 19 Jan 2018
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Ah ha Wife!Cheers Caveman Mark Off grid eastern Melb
Madness Guru Joined: 08/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2498
Posted: 08:52am 19 Jan 2018
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I should have said square wave in my last post.
You had few beers this afternoon Mark or has the heat gotten to you? took you a while LOL.There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
renewableMark Guru Joined: 09/12/2017 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1678
Posted: 09:34am 19 Jan 2018
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Well it was 42 here today and I was up on rooftops fixing them, pulled stumps at noon, just too nasty, then got driven mad by the feral spawn of Satan when I got home. Damn kid doesn't shut up, seriously don't know how he doesn't have a sore throat by 7am even.Cheers Caveman Mark Off grid eastern Melb
George65 Guru Joined: 18/09/2017 Location: AustraliaPosts: 308
Posted: 11:43am 19 Jan 2018
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There's a reason I'm putting all the panels I can on my roof, It's so when days like this come along, I can scurry inside about 11 am, sit in 23o air conditioned heaven and wait till about 5pm to venture out into the fading heat to appear to have done something for the day AND still be able to pay the power bill when it comes in.
I was running some leads through the shed window yesterday and must have pulled on the wire that goes from the broken 300W panel on the shed roof to the twin radiator fans in the window that blow in a powerful gale a lot of the day.
Opened the door and it was like an oven in there. Normally even with the door closed it's quite nice. Fans probably push the hot air out through the gaps in the corrugated roof.
Fixed the problem and shed was livable again in about 10 minutes.
yahoo2 Guru Joined: 05/04/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1166
Posted: 02:00pm 19 Jan 2018
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cracked 46 here, I scurried home and kicked the swampie in the guts, first time I have needed to use the AC for 2 years, residual heat from 44 yesterday got through my insulation and heated the walls up. I'm confused, no wait... maybe I'm not...
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 03:13pm 19 Jan 2018
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One thing I detest is this habit of modern marketing to describe a modified square wave as a modified sine wave inverter- technically it should really be a 8 step or 8 bit squarewave (or how ever many steps it has)
Warpspeed Guru Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406
Posted: 09:17pm 19 Jan 2018
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Know that feeling well...
I have a little hidy hole at the back of my garage. Very well insulated, big airconditioner and a big gas space heater. Within about ten minutes its nice and comfortable no matter what the temperature is outside.Cheers, Tony.
Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1664
Posted: 09:50pm 20 Jan 2018
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Me either, unless it's one of these ones presumably manufactured in the 70's thru to the late '80's.
Phil.
Warpspeed Guru Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406
Posted: 10:39pm 20 Jan 2018
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It reminds me of a cartoon of a husband washing the dishes.
The wife saying to another woman standing nearby, how she had a dishwasher with a big hose.Cheers, Tony.
Madness Guru Joined: 08/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2498
Posted: 11:43pm 20 Jan 2018
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Ride on dishwashers have been around forever, later model ones seem to be more troublesome.There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 01:23am 21 Jan 2018
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Personally I'd advise not touching the ones made after about 2000, but the older ones tend to be high costs in maintence and once they get too old, they tend to break down frequently, not washing the dishes at all, or can cause dish breakagesEdited by Boppa 2018-01-22
renewableMark Guru Joined: 09/12/2017 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1678
Posted: 03:18am 21 Jan 2018
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Your wives will kick your asses if they read this, ahahahahahaCheers Caveman Mark Off grid eastern Melb
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 03:40am 21 Jan 2018
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I believe I already covered that particular issue with the older models ie "not washing the dishes at all, or can cause dish breakages"
Warpspeed Guru Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406
Posted: 03:43am 21 Jan 2018
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Ah, the voice of obvious experience............Cheers, Tony.
Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814
Posted: 03:46am 21 Jan 2018
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LOL
Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1664
Posted: 07:18am 21 Jan 2018
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Absolutely correct,
They are constantly connected to the Internet & providing instantaneous feedback via Social Media.
Madness Guru Joined: 08/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2498
Posted: 08:35am 21 Jan 2018
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Not to mention some legal issues that could arise for models made after 2002.There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
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