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Joined: 13/10/2014
Location: AustraliaPosts: 1858
| Posted: 04:16am 09 Mar 2025 |
Had some quite strong winds here but not much rain, solar panels are still there.
I've been switched over to Mains priority at night during this event to ensure I have 100% batteries, this allows running two fridge/freezers, lights, starlink internet, TV laptops etc, for at least 4 days "or more" of dark cyclonic weather without relying on Mains power when it goes down for an extended period.
And - power went down (night time of course) I didn't even notice, I was watching some scary movie, as you do when the wind is howling outside, during that time the power failed, the change-over to Inverter power was seamless, I only noticed it when I looked outside and found I was the only one with security and normal house lights on.
Now waiting for the rain to clear so I can clean up a few branches and leaves and put everything back that had to be locked away or tied down.
FYI: I've made a change to the code for Terminal Menu refresh. Now adjusting and calibrating voltage or current readings will force the Terminal Menu to be refreshed automatically "after the ADC values have been processed", there is no delay in the Menu redraw, it's just timed correctly.
Hope anyone hit by this Cyclone came through OK
