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@toodles anyone who is afraid of a couple of test tickles
Need to put a warming on this thread incase anyone is following it… If it’s a discharged pp3 you'll get a tizzy tongue, don't try it with a fresh one....
@transparent there is big difference in LV vs HV for DC circuits compared AC. A 9v PP3 battery will kill you if you are daft enough to put your tong...
My take on it is microphones need mAmps whereas cars need Amps. although both work on 48V, one will give you a buzz, the other will launch you across ...
@transparent yup, the cost no longer has VAT, but installer cost, for 2 people is £300-400, profit for company 50% so battery wholesale cost is arou...
I enquired to my installer to add a second battery. I was told they add it on top of the current battery pack. The second battery has a plate on the b...
The batteries would be in parallel, not series. if one of them had a fault, it would be detected by the charging circuit in the Inverter and shutdow...
I have an 80A main fuse, DNO upgraded me from 60A and unlooped me from another meter head when I applied for EV approval I have 5kW of PV and 5kW of...
If you’re interested in finding out which of your neighbours is on the same colour as you, get a mains driven baby monitor and play music on it, then ...
@toodles i learnt by not screwing down enough, assuming water now cut off and undoing the radiator, to then get spurted with water; not most fun you c...
@toodles only if you screw them down tight just dropping them on and half a turn is enough to keep the valve clear of debris and rad hot
Here is the same day from my HP, I have temp set at 20 at all times, im getting a COP in mud 4s this month. The 1pm spike is the hot water boost, I ...
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