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Comment Re:I for one do not care. (Score 1) 90

You do you. For myself, after getting a chemo port implanted on my 49th birthday following having a large tumor and half my colon removed I decided sometime escaping through alcohol was no longer worth it. Maybe too late to decide that but I'd rather give it up that take any more chances. So far I somehow still make it through the day.

Comment Re:Looking forward to this (Score 1) 246

Why not get a full roof system though?

Maybe a couple of thousand for something you can do yourself in a day with no red tape vs many thousands of dollars, permits, possible roof replacement required, engineering approval from your power company, electricians and solar installer labor, etc.

Comment Re:Invest in no contact voltage testers (Score 1) 246

The systems shut down when power to the plug they are hooked up to goes off. It's both a safety feature required by the new codes that allow these, and because they have to sync to grid frequency to even work in the first place. So any approved units should shut down if power is lost, the main breaker is flipped, or the breaker for the circuit they are plugged into is flipped.

Comment Re:Interesting (Score 4, Informative) 47

Inert doesn't matter, it's insulation breakdown due to the high voltage not a chemical attack on the Teflon. They found the drops carrying a voltage potential of up to 1kV. When the drop hits, that voltage is enough to let the charge punch through the insulating Teflon to the metal below it, blasting a tiny hole in the Teflon as the charge transfers.

Comment Re:So how do these work? Phase matching? (Score 1) 246

Also, how much can you really run through NEMA wall sockets, that are notoriously bad design (compared to e.g. Schuko)?

The same as you can pull out of them. Bare minimum 1500w, which is where we cap most home appliances (the outlet is rated for 1800w or 15a x 120v), more if you use a 20amp circuit.

How is safety handled, e.g. an electrician comes to visit and turns off the fuses at junction box and then gets zapped because you forgot to unplug the solar panel?

If the breaker is off for the circuit they are plugged into, then they power off. It's a built in safety feature that allows them to be used in the first place. Plus they need grid power to sync to anyway.

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