I'm still eating last summers squash and kiwano. Just picked the last of the kumquats. Still getting some collards and the cauliflower is close to being ready. Nopal is also coming on right now (nopalitos now, tunas come on in late summer).
We sure have not pulled all the onions yet, just the ones that fall over.
I have made last year's garlic harvest last, though. It just ran out and we have some new garlic dried out, though June is usually the month for the last of the garlic.
The energy involved is extreme but protecting the power input to my house was possible with a varistor, able to withstand a 40 kA surge current. Cost, a few bucks but no longer available alas. In series with the line, a thermal fuse so if the surge energy is too high, the grid is temporarily disconnected. Works great, even nearby lightning no longer causes damage. In theory the grid could be protected against a Carrington event but in a "profit above all else" ambiance that's unlikely to happen.
They certainly are, but have a finite lifetime. Hence my use with a thermal fuse in series. The now "safe" source goes to a transformer, 240 to 120V so the connections in the house are free from common mode surges too. To top it off, the power input lines can be switched on/off and the entire house is on the same 120V from the transformer. So when a power cut happens, switch in "off" position and connecting generator to the outdoor plug. Both grid and thermal switch have led status indicators. No idea if a more detailed description would benefit ppl but IMHO it's the perfect solution.
Thank you John.
I'm still eating last summers squash and kiwano. Just picked the last of the kumquats. Still getting some collards and the cauliflower is close to being ready. Nopal is also coming on right now (nopalitos now, tunas come on in late summer).
We sure have not pulled all the onions yet, just the ones that fall over.
I have made last year's garlic harvest last, though. It just ran out and we have some new garlic dried out, though June is usually the month for the last of the garlic.
Great harvest, and some kind of insurance when the planet will be hit by an event comparable to the notorious one called: The Carrington Event.
https://www.iflscience.com/the-carrington-event-historys-greatest-solar-storm-in-1859-was-even-more-powerful-than-once-thought-78755
I'll have some food saved, but nothing anywhere will work,
The energy involved is extreme but protecting the power input to my house was possible with a varistor, able to withstand a 40 kA surge current. Cost, a few bucks but no longer available alas. In series with the line, a thermal fuse so if the surge energy is too high, the grid is temporarily disconnected. Works great, even nearby lightning no longer causes damage. In theory the grid could be protected against a Carrington event but in a "profit above all else" ambiance that's unlikely to happen.
Varistors are cool.
;-)
They certainly are, but have a finite lifetime. Hence my use with a thermal fuse in series. The now "safe" source goes to a transformer, 240 to 120V so the connections in the house are free from common mode surges too. To top it off, the power input lines can be switched on/off and the entire house is on the same 120V from the transformer. So when a power cut happens, switch in "off" position and connecting generator to the outdoor plug. Both grid and thermal switch have led status indicators. No idea if a more detailed description would benefit ppl but IMHO it's the perfect solution.
You did it all properly. SALUTE!
Love your picture John!
Thanks Frank.