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Moto trip to Austria – Day 0
This year we’ve decided to see… Slovakia, no… Alps in Austria, actually it was a second compromise 😀 Initially Andorra was the point, then maybe Spain, but all these more remote (from Lithuania) countries had one thing in common – bikes should be shipped there. And with shipping prices these days it would have been…
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Paradox alarm system and Home Assistant with esp8266/ESP32 (without IP150)
If you want to integrate Paradox (most panels) alarm system to Home Assistant – you will need to pull/read data from the panel and feed it to MQTT (preferred) server. There are several options: IP150 module, serial (UART) or Serial-to-WIFI device, which I’m using now. The latter is cheap, small, easy to set up and…
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Post technical inspection – Yamaha Stryker (thoughts, fixes, second try)
So, after they have failed my bike as “not road worthy” I need to change some things. Let‘s see how can I workaround these issues and how long these (temporary?) mods will last 😊 First – relocate number plate to the back, on a rear fender. Then – Cobra exhaust… 129dB should be lowered to at…
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Preparing my motorcycle for technical inspection
I’m preparing my Yamaha Stryker (XVS1300 Custom) for technical inspection. As each inspector reads the written rules based on their mood and weather of the day – it’s a guessing game 🙂 Couple of thing I had to consider (changed from OEM): So I have checked all the lights – distances from the ground, from…
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Yamaha Stryker cooling issues – resolved
So after going through the plan mentioned before – of course it was the last step with ECU in the picture… The bike’s computer being bad, especially on a newer bike, is very uncommon. Only one thing is not working too, which is even more weird… I’ve started analyzing wiring diagrams again, trying to remember…
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Troubleshooting Stryker cooling electrical to success?
My Yamaha is overheating and I’ve noticed the fan is not spinning. But the fan, water temperature sensor and fan relay proven to be working after a bench test. “Overheating” light also comes on after a short city drive… I need to find this gremlin as tomorrow is technical inspection day 😀 What was done…
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10kW solar plant proposals from first Google search page
I’ve got all the offers! Mostly… And 90% of them were not personalized 🙁 Just a standard templated pdf with cheap/medium/premium options to choose from (even though I have asked for specific type of panels or inverter). Disappointed to say the least. Ok, I’ll write them back and ask to change some options if they…
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First steps and expenses, 10kW solar power plant requirements
Since recently „the road to solar“ has changed. You could apply for a subsidy, get accepted and only then deal with technical side of things (electrical infrastructure, connection bandwidth to the grid etc. etc.), which was ok if you want to be 100% sure you’ll get the money from the government 🙂 But trends, greed…
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I’m investing in solar energy. Let’s see how it unfolds 🙂
Hi, last week our government announced the next round of subsidies for solar plants. You can get up to 3230,10 EUR compensated for 10kW. The less kW you decide to put on your roof – the less money you’ll get back, pretty simple 🙂 If you go with the maximum – it’s about 30% discount…