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\nNews broke yesterday that Sam Neill has passed away suddenly, and it’s spurred me to write a quick post.<\/p>\n

The acclaimed actor was a man of many incredible talents, but a solar scientist? Who knew!<\/p>\n

In January 2024 the professional circles I inhabit were all aflutter. All of a sudden our industry had a proper rock star and he’d just put out a very informative short video<\/a> to explain exactly what he’d installed at his winery in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

This 100kW solar power system featured my favourites: 3 Australian-made Selectronic SP Pros<\/a>, battery inverter nonpareil<\/em>. Austrian-made Fronius<\/a> Eco solar inverters plus a couple of stacks of Australian PowerPlus<\/a> 48Volt lithium batteries. The very same recipe I’ve since used on my own house, albeit mine is a smaller scale.<\/p>\n

For my money, Sir Sam Neill makes you realise that instead of Australians claiming the New Zealander as our Sam<\/em>, maybe we’d be better off if we resigned ourselves to being better managed as the West Island of New Zealand. The electrical standards are already the same anyway.<\/p>\n

It’s pretty easy to see how universally respected and well-loved this bloke is, the world over.<\/p>\n

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“She likes me” – a still from Death in Brunswick.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dry Wit About A Dry Subject<\/h2>\n

The outpouring I have seen in the last 12 hours restores some faith in humanity. The spontaneous public eulogy<\/a> is perhaps softened by imagining the laughs he would be having with fellow Kiwi genius John Clark<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n

Everyone in the solar industry loved the nuance and highly technical nature of Sam’s guided tour of his newly installed technology. I really encourage you to watch for yourself one of the finest performances I’ve ever seen, only exceeded by the Australian cult classic, Death in Brunswick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Go take in a couple of minutes of Sam’s video<\/a> on his solar setup, then come back so I can make a tenuous point.<\/p>\n

Why are both performances so good, in my humble opinion? Simply because they are equal measures silly, self-deprecatory, and they make you laugh<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why am I pointing out this fragment of adlib video against a brilliant career and huge body of work?<\/p>\n

To be honest, when I initially saw it, my first thought was that it’s just a lovely little piece of farce<\/em>, from a bloke who didn’t take himself too seriously.<\/p>\n

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You’d have to be a dry wit to own an Austin A40 Farina.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Importance Of Clear Instructions<\/h2>\n

My second thought was that this perfectly intelligent customer has probably just received a tour of the technology from an electrician who understands it intimately, yet despite his superb skills, Sam is all at sea trying to explain it to the camera.<\/p>\n

Most people would be in the same situation, which just underlines the importance of a clear set of instructions. Were it labelled simply, with a straightforward series of numbers, anyone could understand how to switch it off, even if they didn’t remember the words.<\/p>\n

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No wonder even a respected solar scientist like Sam Neill couldn’t figure out what battery labels are supposed to mean.<\/p><\/div>\n

The rigid, nitpicking, technical jargon of Australia’s solar labelling law makes out to be the polar opposite, but in fact, it’s just as much a farce as Sam Neill’s tour of his own solar power.<\/p>\n

And I can’t think of a better bloke to poke fun at the embarrassing, nonsense rules<\/a> we’re lumbered with.<\/p>\n

Vale Sam Neill, you’ll be sorely missed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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