Monday, March 6, 2023

What is in the Box?


 "What is in the Box?"  Since I published the last posting there were several boxes received with "toys" in it.  I do not like to publish every single electronic item I bought or receive.  However it seems that this is quite a popular topic and that readers would like to see more of these posts.  Please note that I do not publish these to brag or boast about but purely out of interest to readers.

Items:

  • Battery 18650 Li-ion Protection Board 2s 8.4V 3A
  • Battery Charger 18650 Li-ion (6-120V) Charger Controller Board XH-M602 
  • Battery Holder 18650 2x Series or Parallel no Wires
  • Bridge Rectifier 1200V 50A 3 Phase
  • Battery Protection Discharge + Charge Controller Board YX-1708

What do I have in mind for the above modules?  All these components will be used to alleviate the effects of loadshedding in the amateur radio shack and in my home.  The projects will be posted on the GRHub Network Blog when completed.  I will however let the "cat out of the bag".

  • Internet Radio backup battery.
  • DIY Scrap Metal Wind Turbine to charge battery bank.
  • Upgrade the previous Internet UPS Project to cater for Stage 6 - 16 loadshedding outages.
  • Automatic Cut OFF/ON Battery Charger Controller for DIY DC 12-24V Battery Charger Project.



 




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