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@transparent The wires are all as per Fogstar "instructions" with some common sense where the instructions skip some steps. All the boards includ...
@transparent Thanks, this helps. Could it be that Stephen's mindset has been to use renewables and so Ovo to fund his dream of Vertical Aerospace? ...
@bash Octopus does charge for the admin. The process also seems iterative. By the way, Solis seems to be ready to quizz the modbus connections. ...
Issues still under investigation by Solis... Fogstar do not market their batteries as precision kit. And they may have a point when they say "it was...
I agree, the consumer is not being properly represented and some of this tech smells of using the country as a test bed.. Hopefully the excesses of...
Unsurprising. Many of these companies flying the flag are pushing the boundaries... Brand value is a category difficult to pin down. Like Ohme, accord...
I cannot think Greg needs to be so accessible at octopus.. he just gets people motivated to do the right thing.. they listen to clients that try to h...
It is a matter of luck. 2ith Fogstar "instructions", too much variation can be expected... But let's see what fogstar say. It may be a while...
My battery kit came with a normal bms (seplos) that I upgraded a few months ago. It also has another board with firmware for balancing the cells (fr...
I was assuming the Fogstar battery, even with all the extra effort it took to get going, was doing a good job. It seems that the BMS is causing som...
The Octopus tariff for ev may be happy enough to theoretically control the car. But then we have free ev charging at work, not sure how it works with ...
@majordennisbloodnok Yes, it was unintentional. My excuse for the confusion being that my understanding of Octopus is similar to yours... I b...
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@Mars Good questions! The downstairs unit did the maj...
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@tomtheheatingengineer, thank you, and welcome to the f...
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