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RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

I wonder if I should change my advice on top-balancing. Should I recommend connecting the cells to the power-supply via an external/visible fuse? ...

3 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

No... you're not an idiot. You did exactly the right thing by posting here. We need to keep the above dialogue intact here so that future DIY instal...

3 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

On your earlier photos you had the flat-plate copper busbars connecting to the positive terminals of the cells, which were closest to the front edge o...

3 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

You require Constant Voltage mode. You're bringing all cells up to the same 3.6v (or whatever you choose). Use a multimeter to see what's actually b...

3 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

Low voltage and high current is typically a short-circuit. Have you got one or more of the cells reversed? The positive terminals should all be conn...

3 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Electricity price predictions

It's meant to the other way around. Levelling Up is a policy which must be adhered to throughout all aspects of Government action: From the Levellin...

3 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Electricity price predictions

Valid point. Levelling Up is Government Policy. I have already alerted my MP to another aspect of Levelling Up which has been ignored/overlooked by ...

3 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Full reno of late \'60s monstrosity with lovely views.

I'm not sure that is a statutory requirement. When I installed my thermal store in a renovation project in 2005, Part L1b of the Building Regulation...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Full reno of late \'60s monstrosity with lovely views.

Welcome to the forum @tommyt11 I don't think that the Mixergy tank has been described here before. I'm aware of it because of discussions on another...

3 years ago
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Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs)
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RE: Electricity price predictions

If I were trying to identify those who might not have concerns about electricity & gas being consumed for luxury, then I'd include most MPs and di...

3 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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RE: Anyone want to share costs on batteries?

That's good @batalto The first step is to first decide on what voltage you are going to use as the upper limit. This will typically be just above 3....

3 years ago
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Energy Storage
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RE: Electricity price predictions

I'm interested in those comments @diverted-energy Back in 2013 when the specification was laid down for our Smart Meter Network, there was a feature...

3 years ago
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Electricity, Tariffs, Monitoring & Providers
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