New TV

After talking and planning for over a year, we finally bought a flat panel digital LCD TV today. One of the issues we faced was that the cabinet built to hold the 27" flat screen Toshiba that came in Venture has an opening only 30.25 inches wide, less than any 32" LCD we could find. We finally settled on a Samsung that is 30.8 inches wide and decided to cut the opening a bit larger, not something we were eager to tackle. Ken promoted buying a new TV because it will mean a weight saving of over 60 pounds on the rear axle

We also stopped by The Gourmet Chef at the local factory outlets. We love to browse through kitchen stores, but seldom buy much, especially since we have very limited space in Venture for kitchen gadgets.

We've been trying for the last few days to test out our solar system. We ran into some questions and issues and have been in touch with Greg Holder at AM Solar to try to resolve them. One problem was that when the batteries were taken down to 60% and then we turned on the breakers for our 50 amp power connection, the inverter charging cycle was cut short by an OVERTEMP condition. The compartment was extremely hot, and we had to open both doors and leave them open. Greg suggested turning down the maximum charge rate.