This thread is for anyone working on personal projects to share their progress, and hold themselves somewhat accountable to a group of peers.
Post your project, your progress from last week, and what you hope to accomplish this week.
If you want to be pinged with a reminder asking about your project, let me know, and I'll harass you each week until you cancel the service
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I recently announced my plans to do a self-imposed NaNoWriMo in February and document my progress in these threads to keep myself honest. I'm moving house this week and I've decided it's not feasible, so I'm pushing it back until next week. I apologise for not being as disciplined as I'd hoped.
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Solar panels pulled in a peak of 395W this afternoon, or almost their STC rating. 28F and snow on the ground really helps in Feb. Considering how often we've had power cuts on the coldest, clearest days in winter, it might be worth upsizing a charger/inverter rather than way overpaneling.
Also noticed my wood fire had been burning through logs faster than usual, and the damper wasn't actually damping. Found out the seals around the glass had slipped and were letting air into the firebox. Took out the panel and reseated it, now it's back to proper throttle response and 4hr burn times.
For a cheap shitbox that was discontinued due to quality control issues, I've gotten reasonable use out of that thing. Really need to find recommendations for a better one so I can relegate it to the workshop though.
Makes me wonder just how much stuff runs degraded because people don't know how to notice and diagnose problems around the house.
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