HeyJaredUnplugged Live - DIY Solar
Unplugged Live is a weekly livestream and podcast for DIY solar enthusiasts, off-grid builders, and anyone working toward real energy independence.
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DIY Solar R&D Wish List: The Products Manufacturers Have Not Built Yet (opens the original)
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What products are the DIY solar manufacturers missing, and what would they make a killing on if they built it? Eric walked in blind to the topic, so every idea is worked out live, with the chat pile of AAA answers folded in. We cover the centralized communications hub every DIYer wants (the Victron Cerbo model that nobody else copies), the USB dongle grind, a brand agnostic monitoring hub and why it also solves the FCC remote access question, the universal battery communication hub and the batte
Plug-In Solar Q&A: 120V vs 240V, Zero Export, and Grid-Down Workarounds with Jeffrey (opens the original)
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Plug-in solar is the fastest growing corner of DIY solar, and Jeffrey from There's A Trick For That is the guy who tests it hardest. He's back for round two, and the whole episode is plug-in solar: your questions, his real data, zero hype. We cover the 120V vs 240V question (including the two-circuit trick that gets real 240V from two micro-inverters), whether plug-in solar can pair with a whole-home standby generator, battery pairing with portable power stations and raw LiFePO4, what happens wh
DIY Solar Trivia Night: 13 Questions, One Winner, and a MidNite SPD Giveaway (opens the original)
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In this Unplugged LIVE replay, it is DIY solar trivia night. Adam De Lay runs the crew and the chat through 13 scored questions on panels, batteries, wiring, and safety while a live leaderboard builds all night. Perfect scores landed in the wheel of luck for a MidNite SPD giveaway, and @52gulfpapa took it home. We also run the sunshine report with weekly solar production totals from around the country, answer a super chat about the EG4 string calculator, and celebrate the channel crossing 1,000.
Grid Failures and Backup Power: What DIY Solar Actually Fixes (opens the original)
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Hurricane Lala knocked out power to more than 180,000 people in Hawaii, and a derecho with 70 to 100 mph winds left 374,000 without power across 53 counties in Indiana. Gary, Indiana waited 14 days for the lights to come back on. Rodney, Eric and Adam break down what these 2026 grid failures mean for people who want real backup power. We get into the practical side: why a 72-hour kit is a good start but two weeks is the goal, which loads matter first (fridge, internet, lights, CPAPs and other me
12 DIY Solar Rookie Mistakes We Made So You Don't Have To (opens the original)
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Community Night! Eric and Adam walk through 12 DIY solar rookie mistakes from the forums and share their own experiences. EVMux had other plans tonight, so we pivoted to a phone stream. Rodney was out this week. We cover the big ones: starting at 12V instead of 48V, fake MPPT controllers, counterfeit wire gauges, bad MC4 connections, no fuses, reverse polarity, and skipping your power audit. Plus viewer stories from the chat. Topics in this episode: 12V vs 48V systems Wrong breaker for the job S
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