Labor Day Shackland Project

We wanted a more powerful charger for our EV. Ella knew how to make that happen!

Our cast for today:

Ella the Catgirl's intro pose
Ella the Catgirl will be our star. Everyone say "Hello, Ella!"
Nifty's face with PPE
Nifty the mouse will be today's photofreak. It's the one with the website, too.
Critter
Critter, Ella's housemate.
Goons
These goons showed up partway through.
Shackland
Today's stage: shackland.

The conduit

Ella started by preparing the conduit. Measuring and marking and bending it and shit. I'm no electrician or whatever so I don't know why this is how she did it. I'm sure it was for a good reason. I will probably click here to learn more about conduit later.

Ella holding a pencil up to conduit thats been bent and inserted into a hole Ella bending conduit Ella cutting conduit Ella pushing the conduit against the wall Ella deburring the conduit

Some stuff outside

Where we had left off when I started typing.

I hope you weren't expecting a step-by-step guide on how to do this. I was just there for it, man. I don't have any idea about what's going on. This is the outside of where Ella shoved the conduit through a hole in the wall.

Ella cutting the outside of the conduit a bit more. Tools of the trade Ella's further adventures in conduit Ella marking the screw holes in the...box? helpers helping Ella drilling through concrete

We turned the power off for this

The plug we're installing The breaker room Turning off the breaker for safety Ella's wire-stripping technique Screwdriver screwing in a green wire Ella and Critter in close proximity Wire terminal? Inserting the black wire I forget what this thing is called too Ella crouching in the grass near some conduit Some quick thinking lead to use using conduit scraps as a wire spool.

Important cat update

I was told to make sure these cats didn't mess with the exposed wire while Ella was out of sight. Before that, I got distracted from the project because Ella left my sight. I kinda just started playing with cat 'cause they were nearby. I think they like me.

Bimbleshanks the cat. He was helping Cat laying in the yard Cat licking their paw Two cats in an uneasy truce because something happened nearby

"The hard part"

Critter and Ella make a good team. They have a whole process for using wire to pull wires through conduit. It did seem kind of harder than the rest of the project, I guess. I still mostly just took photos.

Measuring the wire This box was open Ella in the breaker box Ella moving rapidly away from the breaker box This box was open, too

The final steps

I got really distracted by those goons showing up. They had brought me food. That was actually why it was distracting.

Ella fastening the wires The fateful moment before we find out if it works The outlet in the box Ella attaching some kind of weatherproof cover Goon cutting the cover to let the wire in

Love wins

Ella is hugged joyously.

Thank you, Ella + Critter + Goons!

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