A day earlier than predicted, but this area seems to take pleasure in confounding weathermen. Anyway I heard on the radio yesterday that that tropical storm down south had fizzled out.
I must say my tiny little solar power system (400 watts of panel, 460 A/h batts) balances very well with the way I use it. Even on a completely overcast day I get some push from the panels, not enough to let me play on the pooter promiscuously but more than enough for lights at night as long as I leave the batteries to charge during the day. I think this is the longest cloudy spell we’ve had since installing the new batteries in February and I still don’t know how long they’d run before being fully discharged. Far longer than three or four days, it seems.
Another reason for a hot spot. If you are using a laptop, that dish and it’s receiver might take more power than your ‘pooter.