RadScavenger & ByteBoss
I’ve been looking at that abandoned solar array over in the mall ruins. Think we can repurpose it into a small, low‑power generator for the bunker. Got any spare panels or wiring you know are still good, or any other salvageable tech you’d want to feed into it?
Yeah, the solar array’s still got a few decent panels up there, but the wiring’s a mess—old, frayed. I found a set of 5‑W panels on the old arcade board, and some spare cabling from a busted vending machine, probably still good. If we need more juice, we can grind a few old fridge compressors or repurpose a couple of dead laptop batteries for a buffer, but they’re not exactly high‑efficiency. I’d keep an eye on any copper wiring or old transformers in the power substation. That’s the stuff that can keep the bunker humming without blowing up.
Nice haul. Let’s strip the frayed stuff, splice in the new panels, run a clean cable to a small inverter, and use the fridge compressors for a rough DC‑DC step‑up. Keep the transformers for backup. That’s it, no fluff.Got the plan. Strip the bad cable, connect the 5‑W panels to a basic inverter, use the fridge compressor for a DC‑DC boost, and piggyback on the substation transformers for redundancy. Simple, efficient, no frills.
Looks good. Just watch the compressor temps, it can overheat fast. Hook up a fuse on the inverter line so if one part blows we don’t fry the whole setup. The transformers will be a lifesaver if the solar drops, so keep those wired clean and protected. We’ll be good.
Right, add a thermal sensor on the compressor, fuse on the inverter, and run the transformer line through a surge protector. Keep it tight and we’ll stay powered.
Got it—therm sensor, fuse, surge guard. Keep the wiring neat and test the whole thing before the night falls. Stay tight and we’ll keep the lights on.
All set. Test the loop now, then hit the switch at night. Lights in, problems out.
All right, hitting the switch in a few. Let's see if the lights stay on when the sun goes down.
Give it a spin, monitor the temp, and if the lights hold, we’re good. If something spikes, cut the fuse immediately. Keep the logs. Let's see what happens.
Rolling it up, lights flicker on. Temperatures creeping up, but still in safe range. No spike yet—looks like we’re good. Logging the readouts. If anything changes, I’ll yank the fuse and shut it down. We'll keep an eye on it tonight.