PostsCommentsPayoutsjoshman (73)in Splinterlands • 3 months agoJoshman's Splinterlands Update 10/01/2024Splintermillionare The continued low price of SPS has allowed me to continue to accumulate. I finally crossed the million SPS mark which shot me up the rich list a fair…joshman (73)in #travel • 4 months agoModifying The Suspension On My TrailerSo I had an inspector come and check out my trailer early on. He was concerned with the suspension, the equalizer and shackles in particular, which were very low quality. As a…joshman (73)in #travel • 4 months agoMy Home On Wheels - Dipping Down Into CaliforniaIf you need to catch up, here are my previous posts about our adventure. Before we left the Redmond/La Pine area, here of a couple of sights we took in: Newberry…joshman (73)in Splinterlands • 4 months agoJoshman's Splinterlands Update 9/18/2024Hello folks, back to posting again--day 1 of 1. Chaos Legion Soulbound Rewards So my scholar got the full compliment of soulbound reward cards, including many maxed out gold…joshman (73)in #venice • 6 months agoIntroducing Venice.ai and Why I Switched From ChatGPTIntroducing Venice.ai: The Revolutionary AI Platform for Unlimited Creativity Image Created Using Venice.ai Are you tired of being limited by conventional AI models and…joshman (73)in #travel • 6 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 8)Future DC-DC Charger Project For a future project, I installed a 60A DC-DC battery charger to enable charging my batteries from the alternator of my truck. Although I…joshman (73)in #travel • 6 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 7)Solar Charge Controller For my system, I also installed a 60 Amp MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) solar charge controller to replace the old PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)…joshman (73)in #travel • 6 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 6)Main Fuse, Master Switch, and Bus Bars Pictured below are some additional components I added to enhance the safety, efficiency, and manageability of my battery system. These…joshman (73)in #travel • 6 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 5)Battery Monitor and Shunt Pictured above is the battery monitor (shunt below) I installed. These components are essential for accurately monitoring the state of charge of my…joshman (73)in #travel • 7 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 4)Individually Fused Batteries To further enhance the safety and reliability of my battery system, I installed a 150-amp fuse onto the positive terminal of each battery. This…joshman (73)in #travel • 7 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 3)Bus Bars and Cabling These are two 1000-amp bus bars connecting the batteries together in parallel. This setup provides a total of 600 amp-hours of capacity. Unlike lead-acid…joshman (73)in #travel • 7 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 2)LiFePO4 Batteries For those of you that correctly suggested I upgrade to LiFePO4 batteries, here you go: Because of the numerous drawbacks associated with lead-acid…joshman (73)in #travel • 7 months agoUpgrading the 12V System On My Trailer (Part 1)Part 1: Bye Bye Lead Acid When I first bought my trailer, it came equipped with two 88 Amp-Hour deep cycle lead-acid batteries. These batteries are connected in parallel…joshman (73)in #travel • 7 months agoLiving in a trailer: the journey continues My 5th wheel survived the harsh Oregon winter, but getting it out of the residential area it was parked in turned into a major ordeal. The trailer was parked too close to a…joshman (73)in Splinterlands • 7 months agoWild is pathetic.I must be an uber player if I can win 83 games in a row right? When I was an active player and frequented the leaderboard my record was 29. I haven't played the game in a…joshman (73)in Splinterlands • 11 months agoLand SchmandI haven't posted on HIVE for a while, but @azircon inspired me to get my thoughts written out. Please forgive me in advance, but I'm just here to rant and vent about land a…joshman (73)in #blog • last yearGearing Up For My Next AdventureHey everyone, it's been a while since I've posted here. I still lurk somewhat. I've had to rebalance both my priorities and my portfolio that last 6 months. I am still here…joshman (73)in LeoFinance • 2 years agoBook Review: Atomic Awakening by James MahaffeyBeing a Bitcoiner has plunged me down the energy rabbit hole, because as you may know, Bitcoin relies on electricity for its proof-of-work mining. Nuclear is frequently…joshman (73)in LeoFinance • 2 years agoBook Review: When ATMs Go Dark by Bill Bonner & PartnersThis book was another second-hand store find with an intriguing title. When ATMs Go Dark was written by Bill Bonner and Partners, who self-published the book. I was not familiar…joshman (73)in #gaming • 2 years agoBook Review: Game On by Dustin HansenI had never heard of this author, so I checked out his author profile on Amazon. He certainly has a sense of humor. Dustin Hansen (1970-2089) was born in Ogden, Utah, to a…