DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batteries to Power Their Homes

Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by dingo_bat on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:44AM (#15109166)

Question: isn't it easier to use one of those fancy arc detector breakers instead of visually inspecting the whole equipment?

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Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by chris11 on Sunday August 27, 2017 @03:36AM (#15109607)

I'm not too familiar with those, but it looks like they just shut down the circuit. We were looking for arcing to pinpoint where the problem was. It was a short wave radio station, so it had a large antenna. Arcing in the antenna was probably caused by a broken wire. That could be fixed by climbing up and replacing it.

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Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by dingo_bat on Sunday August 27, 2017 @04:29AM (#15109733)

You're right. You want to detect and pinpoint, not just cut off the current. Silly me.

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Re:DIY Powerwall Builders Are Using Recycled Laptop Batterie... by brians on Sunday August 27, 2017 @12:49AM (#15109174)

Not in a radio station. Those typically trigger from RF.

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