It’s winter, here in the USA, and many parts of the country just got hit with ice storms. The electricity has been on and off all night and it got me contemplating the power grid and life without electricity.

I got the Sunforce 60031 10amp Charge controller installed today. Now I can see the voltage of my battery bank.

Lock picking a Brinks 40mm padlock. This is from a 4 pack of padlocks that are keyed alike.

My solar setup, that I discussed in Baby Steps into Solar, has slowly been growing. Here are the additions and modifications I’ve made since the previous post.

Lock picking is a skill of finesse. If you push too hard, you’ll over set the pins in the lock and it won’t open. How does one learn how to properly manipulate the pins and tumblers. Practice. Luckily you can Sharpen your Lock Picking skills with CutAway Locks.