This is a short teardown of the smallest UPS I have yet found thrown out. The Belkin Regulator PRO Silver UPS 650VA (model F6C650-SER-SB) uses the battery type CSB HC1221W which has been discontinued. If not obvious, my daughter helped me make this video π Belkin UPS specifications UPS / surge protector 4 power outlets …
I do a teardown and test of a Victron Energie Atlas Combi 12-800. It is a combined battery charger and 230VAC inverter. The battery charger of the Atlas Combi is suitable for a 230 VAC, (50 Hz) mains voltage. The charger works automatically, so batteries may remain permanently connected to the charger, even during winter …
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My 2021 New Year resolution is to do annual battery checks on all my battery powered instruments. I found batteries as old as 13 years over expiration date that had also started to leak, but much less defective batteries than expected. Thank you for following Kaizer Power Electroncis in 2020. See’ya next year! Checking your …
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Turn your old compact Canon camera into a high speed photography camera with Canon Hack Development Kit I bypass the battery pack and make the camera run on a power supply, as the CHDK software takes a lot of CPU power, I also add a fan to cool down the CPU and optics. CHDK: https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/CHDK …
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A teardown of a APC RS-1000 UPS, a run down of the current paths in the system. Data on the unit: https://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/Back-UPS-RS-1000VA/P-BR1000
In part 4 I take a look at the efficiency and look at the performance over the last 60 days. If you want to see how all this was built, check out the part 1, part 2 and part 3 of the DIY solar panel project!
In part 3 I test the setup with all 3 panels connected and look at the performance over the last 8 days. In part 1 you can see all the parts I pieced together and in part 2 there is the inital tests of the solar charger setup. It all consists of:
In part 2 I test the setup with all 3 solar panels connected. A full production test in direct sunlight is conducted. If you missed the introduction to this project, check out 750 Watt Solar Project β Test Setup β Part 1. If you want to jump on to the further progress, check out 750W …
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