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August 16, 2019

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DIY Powerwall – Part 3

June 10, 2019

Surframe V2 – Surfboard Photo Frame

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Test fit the BMS....any progress at the moment is a win! Slow and steady!#diypowerwall #powerwall #dirtyoptics #secondlifestorage #18650ed #18650 #lithium

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You know its bad when this is your Friday nights....😳🤪🤓 BMS and trip shunt nearly ready!#diypowerwall #batrium #powerwall #18650ed #dirtyoptics #power

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So So lonely! 😭 😭 😭 .
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#surfboard #surframe #cnc #surf #workshop #workshophacks #dirtyoptics

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So close to being complete. 48v bank hooked up and tested!#lithium #diy #powerwall #dirtyoptics #secondlifestorage #diypowerwall #18650 #batterybank #solar

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Tonight I started the Battery Management system and the other safety bits and pieces.#DIYpowerwall #powerwall #tesla #dirtyoptics #testing #safetyfirst

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Bahh 7-8hrs to test each pack. Another 100+ hours i’ll never get back! Lol 😂
#batterybuilding #diypowerwall #nearlyfinished #needsolar #dirtyoptics #maker

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30A Load Bank. Now to turn powerrrrr into heat!....yes I could do a regenerative discharge, but it was interesting to learn about load banks and testing.#power #batteries #18650 #diypowerwall #powerwall #lithiumion #dirtyoptics

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What am I? First to guess wins....a high five! 🖐
#batteries #electric #boringsaturdaynight #dirtyoptics #soldering #making

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Who needs a heatsink when its FREEZING 🥶 outside!! #flir #powerwall #diypowerwall #dirtyoptics #maker #building

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You know your getting old when......your friday nights consist of testing batteries!#DIYpowerwall #powerwall #dirtyoptics #building #maker #power #freepower

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Promise...no more surfboard pics. I’m done with this one for a bit. Onto the next project! Let me know if you are keen on one. Can knock them out pretty quick now. Cheers! 🍻
#beers #surfboards #photography #cnc #projects #dirtyoptics #workshop #ocd

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I think I’ve mastered the stain after a heap of trial and error!!! What do u think? Still need to apply gloss varnish.#wingingit #woodwork #pics #dirtyoptics #ocd

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What mess? No idea what your talking about!#workshop #cleanup #maker #electronics #weekend #dirtyoptics #18650 #notocd

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That is it for the battery side protectors. v3. Not going to spend any more time on this one until after the install.
#diypowerwall #diy #secondlifestorage #dirtyoptics #ocd #lasercutter #18650

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https://dirtyoptics.comIn a nutshell the ‘DirtyOptics’ website is an archive of all the cool sh!t I decide to have a crack at building. Its not all super exciting, but I do try and document most things. Hopefully it helps! At the least it helps me remember some bits and pieces.#whatwedointheshadows #diy #maker #ocd #archive #document

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Dad of the year! Fortnite in the workshop!#workshop #diy #daddydaycare #makers #dirtyoptics

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Ok that is it for the surframes! 12” x 28” panorama is where its at. I’ll have to get a bit more creative for my next build!#diy #phtoframe #photooftheday #maker #cnc #frame #surf #ocd #dirtyoptics

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Sundayzzz! A little bit productive. v2 of the Surframe!#dif #ocd #surf #cnc #makers #surfboard

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V1.1 got some work to do still. Got to experiment with some stains and sink the photo in further.#diy #photo #frame #photographer #ocd #makersgonnamake

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Makers Markets here we come.... #photoframe #surfboard #photographer #diy #surf #frame #cnc #ocd

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This is my solution to having the same tools at the workshop as I have at home! No longer will I have to go between for 1 or 2 tools....I hope...🤔🤔🤔 #toolstorage #tools #organized #ocd

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Twins!#diypowerwall #lithium #tesla #battery #solar

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Has been a while!!! Is anyone else hooked on Home Assistant? Or just me?
#homeassistant #hassio #homeautomation #automate #floorplan #ha #hue #phillipshue #diy #dirtyoptics

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Inside shed, outside shed and cabinet temp monitors....now to clean up this mess and see how far I can run these wires...hoping for at least 5m.#dht22 #diy #diypowerwalls #grafana #dirtyoptics #adafruit #electronics

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Well it isn’t pretty, but the first of three temp loggers up and running. The plan will be to monitor the inside of the battery cabinet, the inside of the shed and the outside temps.
#grafana #diypowerwall #diy #software #dirtyoptics #learning #python

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So...as of this morning I was gunna mount the packs vertically! Come lunch time and I have some shelves from v-slot and now mounted horizontal. Bonus, I can still use the vertical mounts to lock them in. Also means I can fit way more batteries later! # justfits #diypowerwall #lithium #powerwall #18650 #nearlydone #diy

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Had a ton of anodized ally v-slot laying around. Probably the most expensive shelf, but def the most versatile. #vslot #18650 #diypowerwall #lithium #tesla #diy #progress

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Took a while to figure out the busbars, think I got it. I’ll post some pics of completed packs soon!#18650 #diypowerwall #powerwall #lithium #offgrid #tesla #recycled #busbars #dirtyoptics

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This is what happens when you get distracted with the propane torch....check out the black 18650 holder....ooooops!#18650 #18650battery #diypowerwall #dirtyoptics #lithium #batteries #offgrid #tesla

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Busbars nearly done, now onto the fusing.#18650ed #lithium #diypowerwall #diy #tesla #offgrid

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700 Down, 700 to go!!! #batrium #diypowerwall #secondlifestorage #lithium #powerwall

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Does anyone else go mental having bets with yourswlf what colour the next pack will be!#diypowerwall #powerwall #secondlifestorage #fml #diy #18650ed #18650 #tesla #batterybank

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