This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. After way too many years of stowing my tools in random spaces, and having to set up my table saw up in the driveway, I finally have a real workshop! It has walls, and windows, and a roof that I don’t have to pad to prevent head injuries. And it’s mine, all mine! Well, except for the section devoted to tractor parking, and the area where a bunch of tables and gardening stuff are stacked, awaiting the completion of my wife’s greenhouse. But it WILL be almost all mine, and now that the power is finally hooked up, I can’t wait to get my tools set up and eventually MAKE something. To give these future projects a better shot at actually being usable, I decided to install LED shop lights, to introduce a bit of light into the equation. Read More
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Level Up With a Level 2 Charger for Your EV
If you’re still driving a gas or diesel-guzzling car or truck, you might be inclined to click past this article. Don’t you dare! Electric Vehicles, (EV’s if you’re in the know), are hitting the mainstream, and if you haven’t already contemplated one as you gaze at the dollars rolling by at the gas pump, you might very well in the near future. Even if your daily driver or work vehicle is a pickup, those are not destined to stay gas or diesel forever. I dipped my toes into the EV market with a small electric vehicle and spent many months using the basic, Level 1 “Occasional Use” charger that accompanied it. A Level 1 EV charger might work fine if you do minimal driving, but if you put on some miles, a Level 2 charger can make a huge difference in your electric vehicle experience. ClipperCreek recently sent us one of their Level 2 chargers so we could share some background on Level 1 vs Level 2 charger differences, why you might want to consider installing a Level 2 charger for your electric vehicle, and what’s involved in a charger installation. Read More
