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Post by Handy on Nov 1, 2020 2:24:47 GMT -5
From 1997 until 2007 Chrysler (Dodge} was owned by Daimler (Mercedes-Benz) and some of the Daimler ideas were used on Chrysler vehicles. One of those ideas was "if a light bulb required a certain watage to function, why not incorporate that wattage into a computer that controls that light. If the wattage going through a circuit is higher or lower than programmed, the computer turns off the circuit. How do I know this? My neighbor has an independent Mercedes repair shop. A customer installed the wrong wattage bulb in a light socket and the computer (body control module =BCM) turned off that circuit. Put that same bulb in another socket and it too went dead. Put the correct bulb in the light socket and everything works as designed.
The system is overly complicated so it has some flaws and tends to fail sooner than normal. It is also expensive to buy the parts, especially at the dealership (stealer ship) that claims the fuse box can't be repaired.
I already fixed a cloth dryer with a similar circuit board issue and did the same thing on another cloths washing machine board where the estimate was $700 to repair. I fixed it over 5 years ago with less than 0.25 cents worth of supplies.
I am not a genius, I just copy what other people do on their Youtube repair videos.
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Post by petrushka on Nov 1, 2020 7:23:07 GMT -5
Interesting. I had a 2008 Mercedes and it had a shitload of problems with the rear lights. Mostly due to corroding circuit boards in the lights :-( Also, my wife was told by an ex Merc workshop owner that that car had problems that might result in the whole loom needing replacement.
He fixed the former and we were lucky enough to trade that car in on a Hyundai Kona EV before any more trouble showed up. As it happens, we got to totally loathe the Hyundai during the year we had it. The software was crap and anything from the so called intelligent cruise control to the radio (!) were apt to do odd and unpredictable things. Plus, we spent 70 grand on a car with the interior of a 20 grand car (in other words, cheap!). Maybe we just had a lemon, but it sure was an aggravating one.
So we traded that in again, and, guess what, for another Merc! This one a fully electric EQC400. Man, what a gorgeous car. Comfortable, well nigh silent and none of the stupid software glitches of the Hyundai. The dealer told us that Mercedes were trying to save money at one point in the low 2000s and that's where a lot of problems came from. Yours, and mine, it seems. Well, so far the new one is putting the lie to that. Nothing spared.
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Post by Handy on Nov 1, 2020 13:02:26 GMT -5
I hope you don't have any problems with your EQC400 and it lasts a long trouble free time. www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a27494254/2020-mercedes-benz-eqc400-drive/I am still in pollution mode but do average 34 to 36 MPG with my bottom tier (according to the car snob magazines) Daewoo, 1600 CC engine, 5 speed manual transmission, 5 door car. With your solar set up, I hope you get enough power to offset the electricity that you have to buy. It looks like your KWH rates are double to triple to what I pay. (11 to 13 cents per KWH times 365 KWH per month)
We have hail (gold ball and larger size with gale force + winds that breaks car windows) storms and that is keeping me from installing a PV system. I could cover the PV panels with 1/4" hardware mesh wire but that would reduce the PV cell efficiency. The electricity provider only wants to pay wholesale cost on the amount of excess electricity I would produce so that makes installing PV less beneficial. Point 3 is i don't have enough used batteries from laptop computers to make a decent storage battery for rainy days or at night. I know on overcast days PV still produce some electricity.
www.canstarblue.co.nz/energy/electricity-providers/average-electricity-costs-per-kwh/ |
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Post by baza on Nov 1, 2020 18:07:40 GMT -5
We've got a 2 Kw system.
We get very little in the way of credits for power put back in to the system, and we have no battery storage.
Where our savings come from is by running the dishwasher (or washing machine or anything else that has an electrical motor in it) during the day, so we are more or less running such appliances straight off the panels.
Anyway, to cut to the chase, our monthly power bill is about $80-$90 a month.
We've had the solar in for 7 years now and it paid for itself after about 5 years.
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Post by petrushka on Nov 1, 2020 23:19:45 GMT -5
Well that reviewer didn't get it quite right. We get an average consumption of 24 kWh/100 km -- or to translate, about 360km/220miles range without a problem at highway speeds. Matter of taste maybe, he grumps about the new MBUX system with voice commands and touch screen, I like it much better than that old knob on the central console that I still remember all too well. It even still has a touchpad cum mouse style interface on the console as well.
I like the understated design and styling, inside and out, even in the AMG line which we happen to have because I had ideas about colour choices ...
Still keeping the diesel burning VW Passat Alltrack, for towing and as a second vehicle. Been our mainstay for many years now. For gods know what reason Mercedes decided not to offer the EQC with their great fold-away tow hook in this country; and we do need two cars in any event.
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Post by Handy on Nov 2, 2020 1:20:51 GMT -5
Converted 24 kWh/100 km to MPGe = 86.9 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent MPGe. Nice!
Going east or west in my area, there are Tesla charging stations about 150 miles apart but only along the Interstate Hwy. I looked up other charging stations but only found a few and all of those were low amps. Only 50 amp 220V charging in RV camps going north or south. Not something I would do (N-S) when it is -20F / -29C. Even in warm weather the one charging station 100 miles north of me at 50 amps, how long would it take to recharge to go another 150 miles? Even the next reliable gas station is 119 miles away. (no recharging there)
EV for local driving seems to be the most practical option right now in my area.
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Post by worksforme2 on Nov 5, 2020 8:33:26 GMT -5
The line separating the day/night portions of the earth is called "terminator".
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Post by Handy on Nov 5, 2020 12:24:52 GMT -5
The day/night portions of the earth
Map of current sky
Current positions of planets
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Post by Handy on Nov 7, 2020 11:16:57 GMT -5
People know about the Enigma Machine used by the Germns during WWII but there is another cipher machine device that came on the scene later in the war. It goes by 3 different names. One was the "tunny" by Lorenz and (SG-41). Lorenz German encryption machine used during the Second World War to transmit information by teletype. You can read about it in my article Penetrating the thoughts of the enemy: the legendary Bletchley Park . And if Enigma was used mainly in the field, the Lorenz machine served for high-level communication - it transmitted the orders of the top German leadership. If you read the history of encryption and how to break codes, you will understand that today's computer had its origin in the code breaking arena. The first in a series of important code-breaking machines, Colossus, also known as the Mark I, was built under the direction of Sir Thomas Flowers and delivered in December 1943 to the code-breaking operation at Bletchley Park, a government research centre north of London.America's ENIAC wasn't completed until February 1946 A longer term look at computing and calculating is found at:
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Post by Handy on Nov 8, 2020 14:19:44 GMT -5
Baza
Where our savings come from is by running the dishwasher (or washing machine or anything else that has an electrical motor in it) during the day, so we are more or less running such appliances straight off the panels.That makes sense, operating the high current users when the power output from the solar panels is at its peak. Maybe another countryman might inspire you to do more with battery storage. www.youtube.com/c/HBPowerwall/videosYoutube titles How to capacity test an 18650 cell out of a laptop battery pack
How much does it all cost ? UPDATED Milk Crate Battery, Part 1, Easy 48v 16s LiFePO4 Tiny BMS installed in the Milk Crate Project
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Post by jerri on Nov 17, 2020 0:50:25 GMT -5
Bumping thread to cover up spam thread
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Post by jim44444 on Nov 17, 2020 9:15:05 GMT -5
Bumping thread to cover up spam thread What does this mean? |
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Post by jerri on Nov 17, 2020 13:08:10 GMT -5
Bumping thread to cover up spam thread What does this mean? There was a man looking for musicians who made a new thread. It was spam. In order to cover it up, I pulled this thread ahead of his until administrator can delete his thread. |
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Post by jim44444 on Nov 17, 2020 13:56:44 GMT -5
There was a man looking for musicians who made a new thread. It was spam. In order to cover it up, I pulled this thread ahead of his until administrator can delete his thread. And this is what I learned today. |
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Post by baza on Nov 17, 2020 19:37:37 GMT -5
Baza
Where our savings come from is by running the dishwasher (or washing machine or anything else that has an electrical motor in it) during the day, so we are more or less running such appliances straight off the panels.That makes sense, operating the high current users when the power output from the solar panels is at its peak. Maybe another countryman might inspire you to do more with battery storage. www.youtube.com/c/HBPowerwall/videosYoutube titles How to capacity test an 18650 cell out of a laptop battery pack
How much does it all cost ? UPDATED Milk Crate Battery, Part 1, Easy 48v 16s LiFePO4 Tiny BMS installed in the Milk Crate Project Have been looking at battery storage for a while Brother Handy . The sums do not - at this point - add up to a viable situation. Basically, if I got a battery for storage, it would cost about $7,000. A best case would see a saving of about $6,000 over 7 years .... and by then the battery would likely be in serious decline and need replacing. Key things I keep a watch out for are - Advances in battery technology Reduction in battery cost. A big issue for us is the winter, when for extended periods we only generate one Kw a day (as opposed to summer where 13 or 14Kw a day is pretty normal) It is very hard to cover that wintertime "gap" unless you put up a squillion solar panels !!! |
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