8 thoughts on “Powerwall Information”

1. Jerry February 21, 2019 at 12:09 am

   Jeff,
   Will you be attending the Christmas convention in Daytona this July?
2. Dog Father Post authorFebruary 21, 2019 at 12:42 am

   Yes. Not exactly sure when (early stuff), but I’ll be there during the main event.
3. Benjamin Smith February 24, 2019 at 10:41 am

   Jeff,
   Not trying to Hi Jack your thread here, but could I ask what size of the “Bootlace Ferrules” you use for the connections to the Falcon V16? I’m guessing 1.0 mm but that’s a guess, 18 gauge wire? Thanks!
   Ben Smith
4. Dog Father Post authorFebruary 24, 2019 at 11:44 am

   Ben, I couldn’t tell ya. I have a very technical solution – I start with the smallest and work my way up until it goes on. However, I did have to order a bag of these recently: https://amzn.to/2H0PQfy 🙂 Jeff
5. Joseph Byron October 6, 2019 at 2:44 pm

   Could this powerwall be used to run my pixel display? Or would the charge/discharge cycle everyday for 2.5,months be too much?
6. Dog Father Post authorOctober 6, 2019 at 8:39 pm

   Well, it all depends on the size of the display and the size of the battery/powerwall, but theoretically, yes. The thing with powerwalls is you need to charge them back up after you pull the energy out. If you drain the battery each day and charge it back all the way up, experts say the life of the battery will suffer. If, on the other hand, you build the battery large enough so you only pull a small percentage of the energy out of the battery and charge it back up, the thought is that will extend the life of the cells. I have no hard numbers either way. My display idles around 200W and jumps up to 6-800W so I could run my display from this battery. I’d have to charge it back up while the display is off though. What has you interested in using a powerwall for your display? Just for the fun of it?
7. Calvin Cowan November 19, 2020 at 10:56 am

   Dog Father,

   I live near Temple, TX and enjoy your FB posts. Do you know if there is a list of pixel displays in the Greater Austin area? I’m building my first display this year (a mega tree) and thought it would be a fun evening to drive to the Austin Round Rock area to look at different displays over Thanksgiving.
8. Dog Father Post authorNovember 19, 2020 at 1:55 pm

   You might look at https://www.christmaslightfinder.com/ though I don’t know how well it’s kept up to date. There is also https://www.facebook.com/groups/244979726207126 but I don’t know if people post their addresses on there. Sorry I can’t be more helpful. Jeff

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