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"Now, did you get the full meal deal package or the barebones saw only one?"
Full meal deal. I read that Dewalt makes an 1800 watt "generator" (inverter) powered by four of their 20v batteries and I realized I could build something similar with Ryobi batteries so I don't mind having another battery.
"Amazon is getting worse by the day for not shipping stuff to Hawaii. I have to put an item in my cart, and go through the steps of buying before I really find out if they will ship it to me. Is Amazon Prme really an improvement?"
Increasingly things won't ship to a PO box, but if I put the post office street address in with #xxxx where xxxx is the PO box, amazon will accept the address and ship it. Sometimes it goes FedEx but the PO still delivers it:
https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mtcsa
https://ribbs.usps.gov/mtcsa/documents/t...eement.pdf
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Well after using the chainsaw I must profess there is no buyer's remorse. I'm glad I waited to buy the "new and improved" model with 2x the chain speed and also glad I didn't wait any longer than I did. It worked straight out of the box, all I did was charge battery and add chain oil and it went straight to work cutting through thick limbs.
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Oh, 2x speed? I like my original one, but it does take a while to cut old dead ohia.
That's interesting, using the batteries for an inverter. I'll have to make a spreadsheet and see how the economics work out. Maybe combined with some of those NiMH aftermarket batteries you found!
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"Amazon is getting worse by the day for not shipping stuff to Hawaii. I have to put an item in my cart, and go through the steps of buying before I really find out if they will ship it to me. Is Amazon Prme really an improvement?"
Increasingly things won't ship to a PO box, but if I put the post office street address in with #xxxx where xxxx is the PO box, amazon will accept the address and ship it. Sometimes it goes FedEx but the PO still delivers it:
https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mtcsa
https://ribbs.usps.gov/mtcsa/documents/t...eement.pdf
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Thanks for this tip, terracore! I will try it.
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Jon in Keaau/HPP
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I should have asked, do you use your name as the firts line, or do you address it as Keaau Post Office in the first line?
Jon J. xxxx
16-578 Old Volcano Rd, (this is Keaau Post Office)
#493040 (PO box #).
Keaau, Hi 96749
Or:
Keaau Post Office
#493040
Keaau, Hi 96749
Jon in Keaau/HPP
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"That's interesting, using the batteries for an inverter. "
I have an experiment in progress. As soon as I get the voltage regulator delivered (ebay) I'll be in full mad-scientist mode.
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Birdmove, like this:
Jon J. Punawebber Extraordinaire
16-578 Old Volcano Rd #493040
Keaau, Hi 96749
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"I have an experiment in progress. As soon as I get the voltage regulator delivered (ebay) I'll be in full mad-scientist mode"
Excellent! Another potential member. Let me know what you're planning and I'll provide details on how to join the club, including handshake techniques and how to behave at our quarterly meetings and luncheons. I will warn you that it helps if your inventions make beeping noises as well as electrical sparks and that you don't trim your hair (if you have any) for a year or two and wear clothes that are insultingly inappropriate. We do allow options for the latter, for instance, you can cover them up with a white lab coat with standard pens and pencils in the upper left-hand pocket. A protractor is not essential but will help give the correct impression.
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PS. Membership also comes with a free subscription to the Ig Nobel Newsletter:
https://www.improbable.com/airchives/miniair/
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Thanks to Tom's encouragement I succeeded in running a regular 120v AC appliance off a Ryobi battery.
I used a product like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Nextrox-Converter...tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1508466201&sr=8-3&keywords=24v+to+12v+converter&linkCode=ll1&tag=pw016-20&linkId=929ed83782c2a8364b4516ff8479968e
to step the voltage down. I actually got mine from eBay but can't find the listing now but it appears to be the same product. It steps 12-40 volts down to 12. They are allegedly usually used on golf carts to run the 12v "cigarette" plug where automotive accessories can be plugged in. That covers the 15-21v range Ryobi batteries run at low/high charge.
Hook-up looked like this:
Ryobi battery---voltage transformer---1000 watt inverter---floor stand variety AC oscillating fan with 3 speeds (test subject).
The fan ran great at all 3 speeds. I let it run for several minutes to see if anything got warm. Nope. Inverter read 12.2v the entire time without dropping.
This was a "proof of concept" type experiment to see if it was possible without blowing anything up. So far, no explosions. When I have more time I can test the voltage on the battery to measure draw etc but there is nothing on the fan that indicates how many watts it uses so I need to get another test subject.
ETA: corrected specs
