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Wired For The Wild
Fridge cutting out at camp? Plain answers on 12V wiring, lithium, solar and DC-DC.
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Cordless Revival
Is your pack dead or just flat? Learn about cells, chargers, testing and getting more run time.
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Home & Workshop Solar
What size solar system do you need? Learn system voltage, batteries, inverters and blackout backup.
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Revival Academy 101
New to electrics? Start with volts, amps and watts, then meters, batteries and 12V wiring.
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Bush & Bench
How big a water tank do you need? Plan tanks, pumps, rainwater, fences and concrete.
Wired For The Wild · 30 guides
12V Install Tools & Testers · 2 guides
Battery Management · 4 guides
Lithium Batteries & Battery Boxes · 5 guides
Distribution · 4 guides
Generation · 4 guides
DC-DC Chargers & Dual Battery Setups · 2 guides
Build Your System · 2 guides
Portable Power Stations · 2 guides
Power Stations vs DIY · 2 guides
Caravan & 4WD Solar Panels · 3 guides
Cordless Revival · 30 guides
Cells & Packs · 1 guide
Compatibility & Adapters · 2 guides
Workshop Tools · 1 guide
Drills & Drivers · 2 guides
BMS & Charging Faults · 1 guide
Battery Safety · 3 guides
Charging Away From Power · 1 guide
Chainsaws · 1 guide
Saws · 1 guide
Grinders · 1 guide
Nailers · 1 guide
E-Bikes · 1 guide
E-Scooters · 1 guide
Testers · 1 guide
Cells & Pack Rebuilds · 1 guide
Trimmers & Blowers · 1 guide
Soldering & Welding · 1 guide
Diagnosis & Testing · 2 guides
Mowers · 1 guide
More guides · 6 guides
- Is Your Cordless Battery Dead or Just Flat?
- How to Read a Cordless Battery Label (18V vs 20V Max, Ah and Wh)
- What's Inside a Lithium-Ion Tool Battery Pack?
- When Should a Battery Pack Not Be Repaired?
- Why Cordless Tool Batteries Lose Capacity (and How to Slow It)
- Will This Battery Fit My Tool? Cordless Battery Compatibility
Home & Workshop Solar · 30 guides
System Design & Sizing · 4 guides
Wiring & Protection · 2 guides
Batteries & Inverters · 3 guides
Panels & Charge Controllers · 4 guides
Workshop & Shed Power · 4 guides
Costs, Payback & Monitoring · 3 guides
More guides · 10 guides
- Solar Battery Backup: What Can You Run During a Blackout?
- Generator Backup for an Off-Grid Solar System
- Home Battery or Portable Power Station?
- How to Choose an Off-Grid Inverter (Sizing, Surge and Inverter-Chargers)
- How to Design an Off-Grid Solar System (Step by Step)
- How to Size a Battery Bank for an Off-Grid System (With Examples)
- LiFePO4 Batteries Explained: Capacity, Voltage and Usable Energy
- MPPT Solar Charge Controllers Explained
- Why Is My Solar Battery Not Charging?
- What Size Solar System Do I Need?
Revival Academy 101 · 30 guides
12V Wiring & Fuses · 9 guides
Troubleshooting · 1 guide
Batteries & BMS · 2 guides
Meters & Testing · 1 guide
Solar & Off-Grid · 2 guides
Electrical Basics · 8 guides
More guides · 7 guides
- What a Battery Voltage Reading Can and Cannot Tell You
- How to Measure DC Current with a Clamp Meter
- How Batteries Work: Voltage, Capacity and Energy
- How to Read a Battery Data Sheet
- Lithium Battery Safety and Charging Basics
- Power Station vs DIY Battery Box: How to Choose
- Series vs Parallel Batteries and Solar Panels
Bush & Bench · 30 guides
- How Much Concrete Do I Need? Slabs, Paths and Post Holes
- Planning an Electric Fence: Wire, Insulators and Energiser Size
- How to Estimate Fencing Materials: Posts, Strainers and Wire
- What Size Water Pump Do I Need? Flow and Head Explained
- How Much Rainwater Can My Roof Catch? (With a Worked Example)
- How Big a Water Tank Do I Need? A Simple Way to Work It Out
- First-Flush Diverters
- Pressure Pump vs Gravity Feed
- Keeping Tank Water Clean
- Poly Pipe Size for a Water Line
- Stock Trough and Float Valve
- Solar Water Pump Basics
- Strainer Posts and Tying Off
- Electric Fence Earthing
- Steel Pickets vs Timber Posts
- Picking and Hanging a Farm Gate
- How Much Space Do Chooks Need
- Building a Fox-Proof Chook Pen
- How Much Do Chooks Eat
- Dog Kennel and Run Basics
- Raised Garden Beds
- How Much Mulch and Soil
- Gravel Driveway Depth and Tonnes
- Seasoning and Storing Firewood
- Ride-On Mower or Slasher
- Planning a Shed Workbench
- Shed Shelving Loads and Layout
- Timber Treatment Classes H1 to H6
- Small Sleeper Retaining Walls
- Shed Heat and Ventilation