Network Cabinet ready, power and network connected. Then this happened....

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These are the finale steps in installing the new network cabinet in the Off-Grid Garage. Most of the cabling is done and we can finally connect the cabinet to the DC-DC converter in the battery shelf. The first lights are flickering in the cabinet, it looks good. While tightening some nuts on the fuse block, I could feel something weird though. Of course, this happens AFTER everything is connected inside the cabinet...
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@danielardelian2 17 күн бұрын

I can't press the Like button until I hear how many amps outside! 😁

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Argh... I forgot😟

@teapot_ 19 күн бұрын

Yes Andy 86.3k subscribers and well deserved. You should quite quickly reach 100k. Can i surgest that all the veiwers give you a thumbs up, as you are so helpful and are giving us regular videos... thanks.

@pederb82 19 күн бұрын

That’s the positive of having a non commercial weather service here in Norway. It’s paid by the tax payers and the data is available for anyone. As it should be. I’m glad it is of use to you guys. :)

@wallacegrommet9343 19 күн бұрын

In the US, NOAA makes all the raw weather data available, but the interface is developed by outside IT

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

It is so much better than the BOM we use here in AU.

@angelcsa46 19 күн бұрын

You're so funny Andy and I love your channel. You're very patient and that what like. You keep it real.

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@vp3319 20 күн бұрын

Hi Andy, greetings from almost sunny and hot Lithuania.

@paulhardie9450 19 күн бұрын

Hahaha exactly Andy ! There’s always something !

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Yes, it never stops!

@markleonard6416 19 күн бұрын

I'm looking forward to the discussion of the Home Assistant

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

@lukas181118 19 күн бұрын

Andy . Nae point to update to the 86k , soon 87k 🎉 JK + HA = ❤

@wayne8113 19 күн бұрын

Thanks Andy, looking good

@clarencewiles963 19 күн бұрын

Your gap filling looks great. Good choice!

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Yeah, thankfully it turned out very nice.

@OFF-GRID-INSIEME 20 күн бұрын

CIAO CARO , BRAVO COME SEMPRE, UN SALUTO DALL'ITALIA

@9111logic 19 күн бұрын

Nice work Andy, thanks for sharing 🙏

@tiborchren 19 күн бұрын

Can we please look forward to step by step videos about HA installation and Victron integration into HA?

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Ahhh, I don't know. It's a bit out of scope of this channel and very specific. Not sure if I want to go down this path... Let's hear what others think about it.

@LackofFaithify 19 күн бұрын

That's where the BFG and Green Key were!

@MrHoolign 20 күн бұрын

Love the Doom reference lol.... ❤

@loucinci3922 20 күн бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

@scrapyardwars 19 күн бұрын

Turned out OK well done.

@Dutch_off_grid_homesteading 11 күн бұрын

Heya, really nice install looks very nice could you do a more detailed explanation about this tp link thanks

@RayJohnson1980 19 күн бұрын

your going to automate the shed for the lights when you walk in and light your path from the house etc

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

I could...

@launacorp 19 күн бұрын

12:15 1 Toothed lock washer that could save the world

@xpatrikpvp 19 күн бұрын

put some rgb led strips in the rack so it looks cooler!

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Yes, of course. Great idea!

@GregOnSummit 19 күн бұрын

Nice job ... are those magnets for the tools from old hard drives? I assume you are using Cat 6 or 5e? And maybe a buss bar for the Orion output?

@OffGridGarageAustralia 18 күн бұрын

Yeah, all hard drive magnets. I've got tons of them. That's all Cat5e what I'm using for the network. Both fuse blocks are directly connected to the output of the Orion, no real bus bar though, just two 4mm2 cables.

@JFK666666 20 күн бұрын

Awsome video, again! :D

@RayJohnson1980 19 күн бұрын

you need to be a paul hibbert because the zigbee works "arr the zigbee"

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

Hahaha, yeah, I know what you mean😆

@ericduckman3135 18 күн бұрын

I love the Chinese gum!

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

It is not great though😉

@jondavidmcnabb 19 күн бұрын

I love watching you do cabling. I have the same OCD about cable management. Have you considered just mounting those solar panels to the top of the fence?

@ernestkooistra1559 19 күн бұрын

👍

@engineer0.510 13 күн бұрын

Hello sir, I want to learn about that on which basis design the battery pack for electrical vichles

@TheRonskiman 19 күн бұрын

Hey, Andy you need to update the number, it's 86,200 now.

@clarencewiles963 19 күн бұрын

No it’s 86.3 now. Friday May 10, 19:00 2024 😂

@WJimmy90 20 күн бұрын

Nice!

@bascomnextion5639 19 күн бұрын

Andy have you looked at ESP_Link a low cost way of creating serial to wifi links where you need no wires I have set it up with the Daly BMS and the power comes from the bms with a small down converter from the 12v.

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

No, I haven't looked into this. I would not know where to start. I'll have a look though. Edit: seems complicated... not my cup of tea.

@bascomnextion5639 4 күн бұрын

@@OffGridGarageAustralia No it is simple if using windows or linux it becomes a serial port so if using a raspberry pi its serial ports the software is pre made just need to follow the instructions to load it onto an esp8266 I am using it on a daly bms 250km away.

@sjdtmv 19 күн бұрын

LOL had a similar problem last week then building my new 4M x 4M insulated battery room, the LED tube light on the ceiling that I mount a week earlier hit the top of the new door that I had just swung, luckily it could be moved due to I had not run the cabling for the light yet

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

I will get new lights anyway to get right of that glare when doing overhead shoots or using the whiteboard.

@sjdtmv 4 күн бұрын

@@OffGridGarageAustralia Be good to see with some good lighting, at our age makes a lot of sense

@IXISSV 19 күн бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂 @the end with the door 🤣😂🍻🍻

@stephan.scharf 20 күн бұрын

Das Kaugummi war eigentlich gedacht als Ausgleichsmasse für die Verpressung ... nunja ... mal abwarten wie der Körper reagiert ...

@yduRteKh 19 күн бұрын

Hello Andy! The solar flares could, in theory, damage the solar panels or the invertors-controlers?

@EliudUrba 20 күн бұрын

Hello, what recommendations do you have for those of us with solar installations at home for the solar storm coming this weekend? Thank you.

@junkerzn7312 20 күн бұрын

Whole-home surge protectors should do a decent job on the AC side. These usually come packaged to insert into a free circuit breaker slot in the breaker box (must get the appropriate one for the type of box you have). For any DC-coupled solar, then DC surge protectors such as Midnite solar or even the cheaper stuff found in typical solar combiner boxes should do a decent job. Note that DC surge protectors need a solid ground to operate properly. Beyond that, not a whole lot. Anyone really really worried can always turn off their solar system. Proper disconnects are 2-pole so that isolates the pieces of the system quite well. I personally am just going to leave everything turned on.

@yduRteKh 19 күн бұрын

I know the theory, but what impact would a Carrington Event have on solar installations? Thanks Andy

@Bastler95m 20 күн бұрын

a POE port only feeds power to a POE device, if you plug in a non POE device in to a POE port it will function as a ordinary ethernet port.

@michaelsandner9373 19 күн бұрын

But he used the adapter to supply 5 v and made the separate power cable redundant

@Bastler95m 19 күн бұрын

@@michaelsandner9373 I was not talking about the adapter, but the POE port in general. He could have plugged any device in to the POE port and it would not fry it.

@Bastler95m 19 күн бұрын

also there are so called POE splitters out there that are actually just splitting the network cable up in to one power section and one data section but are not POE compliant.

@rklauco 19 күн бұрын

Just FYI, the PoE splitter only supports 100Mbit ethernet, so you might not be getting the full 5GHz bandwidth. Not that it matters in garage, I guess...

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

My internet is only 45MB/s, so 100 is fine 😉

@andreasroge7218 19 күн бұрын

Moin 👍👍👌

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

👍

@regnerusb 20 күн бұрын

Hi guys!!!

@galen__ 19 күн бұрын

😅👍

@Handy-Harry 19 күн бұрын

I know why the Home Assistant device needs to be in de garage. But I won’t spoil.

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

The news is out now!

@dirksteinkopf 20 күн бұрын

How's it possible that an Intel nuc plus a switch and two poe devices only take 12v x 0.5A=6W???

@RFDarter 19 күн бұрын

0.5A for the mini pc, wifi, poe switch and the poe camera? That cant be right.

@OffGridGarageAustralia 4 күн бұрын

PC was sleeping at time of measurement

@audio226 20 күн бұрын

I guess I don’t understand plugging up the vent holes but still having a vent fan.

@wallacegrommet9343 19 күн бұрын

Me neither

@CollinBaillie 19 күн бұрын

Plugging the holes is to keep out bugs (etc). The fan, maybe if it runs 24/7 will keep most things away. There are enough gaps in the joints/doors to let air through. At least by filling all the vent holes, it reduces the places they can get in. With that one fan hole, perhaps some barrier deterrent (chemical or physical), things will be ok.

@florius70 20 күн бұрын

👍👍👍

@wc4j 19 күн бұрын

is it gooduntite now?

@cskeise 19 күн бұрын

🩵👊😎

@PlexMulti 20 күн бұрын

@cyberplebs6577 20 күн бұрын

🐸🐸🐸

@TheBelcherMan 19 күн бұрын

KZfaq still passing out 100K sub trophies? Right around the corner....

@OffGridGarageAustralia 6 күн бұрын

Yes, they do. A silver Playbutton! This is really unbelievable...

@paulcurtis5496 20 күн бұрын

Like# 1

@junkerzn7312 20 күн бұрын

Sunny Hot California here. Guess that means global warming is real(!) hehehhe.

@royamberg9177 20 күн бұрын

I so sick of save the planet the way things are going it's a net loss

@BromideBride 19 күн бұрын

I wish they'd globally warm the UK. Three days of sunshine and we're back to single digits [°C] for the coming weeks. I'm still wearing the same pullover I've worn all winter [obvious I've washed it]. ❄❄❄❄❄ You californians need to stop faffing with EVs and burn some more crude, old tyres and plastic waste in your barbecues.

@royamberg9177 19 күн бұрын

the point I was trying to get to is these manufactures build energy efficient things but it's suck junk you throw it away it's such junk so if they put a little more material it would last years and years so it's a net loss