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How To Tell How Full Your Solar Batteries Are

I found this useful deep-cycle battery FAQ that included a rough voltage level chart which helps you determine how full your deep-cycle battery is:

State of Charge
12 Volt battery
Volts per Cell

100%
12.7
2.12

90%
12.5
2.08

80%
12.42
2.07

70%
12.32
2.05

60%
12.20
2.03

50%
12.06
2.01

40%
11.9
1.98

30%
11.75
1.96

20%
11.58
1.93

10%

11.31

1.89

0

10.5

1.75

While I haven’t blogged about it, I have a small solar panel setup on my patio which provides enough power to run a few lights in [...]

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Checking In From The Road

I left Vancouver yesterday to set out on a mini adventure. First, I swung by Langley to have lunch with my dad, and laid out a few options about where I was going to go. During the course of the meal I eventually finalized on doing the North Cascades Highway in the United [...]

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The Dream That Never Was

Most of us have been waiting patiently for Rogers to finally release their data rates for the iPhone 3G that is coming to Canada on July 11th. The good news is that the wait is finally over — Rogers just released full information about their plans.
Unfortunately, Rogers completely missed the boat on this one. [...]

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Last Night’s Show

What can I say, last night’s show was completely awesome. It was great seeing Matt with a full band again, more so because we all finally got to hear Hospital Music like it was recorded. I was looking forward to 99% of Us Is Failure live, since it’s one of my favorite [...]

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On Vacation

I’ve had a few people email me lately and wonder why I haven’t really been blogging lately. Truth is, I’m on holidays, and I haven’t really thought about blogging all that much. I’ve been laying low, drinking wine, doing web work, and catching up on Lost, season 4. So far, I’m [...]

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Heading Home

Wow, it feels like I’ve been disconnected from the Internet for a very long time. I spent today somewhere between Los Angeles and San Diego, hanging out at Legoland with my family. I actually wasn’t really sure what to expect, given that I haven’t really been into lego in a long time. [...]

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San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Disneyland

I’ve basically been on-the-go non-stop since San Francisco, so I haven’t had much time to do anything on the computer. I originally had a 11am flight out of San Francisco, but for whatever reason it was delayed nearly four hours, and I didn’t arrive until close to 4pm. It probably would have been [...]

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Quick Update From SFO

Last night we left Google at around 9pm and headed up to Palo Alto for a nice dinner. Derek and I both had flights this morning, so we thought we might as well move our hotel close to the airport. We grabbed a really cheap travelodge, which was one of the scariest hotels [...]

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