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Ill get my Big Ears out of storage for your Noddy explanation. ive not implemented the hack yet, so its only theory. ill have to draw a sketch so ...
I looked at the issue of home battery seeing the EV as a load and offering itself as a sacrifice. There is a simple solution, but requires careful w...
I have PV, ASHP, UFH, Battery storage and no Gas (yaay for no Gas). Im looking to add an EV Wall Box, they're not a charger as that is built into th...
@majordennisbloodnok I stumbled upon a Google for BBC the other day, suffice to say you would need to prove you're over 18 to view the site now, back ...
@toodles As we have had the topic issue resolved, we can edge off track a bit, and do a bit of testiculating; that’s wandering around a solar farm, wa...
@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...
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