Montana n: A state of the northwest United States bordering on Canada. Admitted as the 41st state in 1889. The fourth largest state in the union, it includes vast prairies and numerous majestic mountain ranges.
Syn: Treasure State, Big Sky Country, Last Best Place.
Jones n: slang. An addiction or very deep craving.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
The fool meets the foolproof system
- Me:
- So can you give me any insight into why I'm not getting power from the solar panel?
- L_:
- Well, you unfolded it and you connected it to the socket on the building and plugged in the charge controller inside?
- Me:
- Yup and yup.
- L_:
- If you had it folded up and stored there should be nothing wrong with it.
- Me:
- It was folded and stowed perfectly. No signs of any damage at all.
- L_:
- The thing is pretty fool proof. Not sure what it could be.
- Me:
- Well I took my voltmeter and checked the connection at the battery and then each socket along the chain and then got back on the roof and tested the socket on the back of the panel. I'm not getting any volts.
- L_:
- I suppose you could check those fuses but the thing is hard wired really well. I made it as dummy proof as I could.
- Me:
- I checked the fuses. I guess I better check everything again.
Later
- Me:
- Hey, it's me. Just wanted to let you know the solar system is working.
- L_:
- Good. What was the problem?
- Me:
- The system was working perfectly. It was my voltmeter that was broken.
There is more Jones in the archives: February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 December 2009 January 2010 May 2014
