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by ClockmanFRA
Mon Sep 16, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: AC Coupling on a Mini Grid, using Old GTI's
Replies: 0
Views: 108

AC Coupling on a Mini Grid, using Old GTI's

Hi, All I dont post much but this PDF may be of some interest. This is actuall Empirical Evidence after 23 years of RE operations. AC COUPLING WITH OLD GTI’s With a Main Inverter that takes a Battery DC voltage and changes it to a 120vac PSW 60HZ or a 230vac 50HZ, it’s the H BRIDGE design of the mai...
by ClockmanFRA
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Energy efficiency
Topic: Slide towards Winter
Replies: 81
Views: 11253

Re: Slide towards Winter

"Merry Xmas ray guns".
by ClockmanFRA
Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:31 am
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Where am I ?
Replies: 224
Views: 57624

Re: Where am I ?

Another solar powered day trip in the EV today, won't be many more this year before I need the grid again. Not too difficult to guess the location, we were at Tiger day at the Tank Museum, Bovington, fantastic battle re-enactment, loads of vintage infantry weapons firing blanks and some decent pyro...
by ClockmanFRA
Wed Aug 16, 2023 10:23 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: EV trip to France
Replies: 35
Views: 11427

Re: EV trip to France

For a French Carte sejour, (permement residency carte,) and French passport, your fingerprints are indeed taken and put onto a file and in the FR Gov data base system.
by ClockmanFRA
Wed Aug 16, 2023 9:10 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: EV trip to France
Replies: 35
Views: 11427

Re: EV trip to France

Nope, still no signs of machine installations for spotting Crit Air stickers in Rouen, well the bit i go through. Haven’t used the A28 start point in Rouen itself for many years. Just a quick visit for the last 2 days to the UK and back to Normandy. Used 'Scum' lines Dieppe to Newhaven. Another stre...
by ClockmanFRA
Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:35 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: EV trip to France
Replies: 35
Views: 11427

Re: EV trip to France

Dan,

"called Bourg-Achard, near Rouen".

We call that village, Bugger-old. lol
by ClockmanFRA
Thu Aug 10, 2023 8:18 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: EV trip to France
Replies: 35
Views: 11427

Re: EV trip to France

And here in France. At present Crit-Air stickers are still rolling out. Mostly for large city areas. Paris, Rouen etc. However, France being France, there is a lot of hostility about this as another stealth tax. With a lot of my French friends sticking a finger up to the Crit-Air. Me i have my 3 yea...
by ClockmanFRA
Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: Cafe
Topic: Squirrel problems
Replies: 37
Views: 11868

Re: Squirrel problems

We are very fortunate that we do not have Grey squirrels in this part of Europe. My saying, “save a tree eat a grey squirrel". However, we do have these, but our border collie, who permanently lives outside. keeps them away. Stone Martins and Pine Martin’s. I see ‘Joeboy’ is speaking French? ht...
by ClockmanFRA
Wed Aug 02, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: 8th World(Guangzhou) Battery Industry Expo
Replies: 12
Views: 1463

Re: 8th World(Guangzhou) Battery Industry Expo

How goes the build? Hi Joeboy, Still at it but the R&D on the lead plates themselves is good. Insulation socks and sheet seperators now being worked on. Not Long before i can test and give REAL WORLD DATA. As usual got a littel side tracked with other projects here. LOL Great to hear from you, ...
by ClockmanFRA
Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:14 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: 8th World(Guangzhou) Battery Industry Expo
Replies: 12
Views: 1463

Re: 8th World(Guangzhou) Battery Industry Expo

Colin, Here, we only make the modern version of the PLANTE 2v 450ah C20 cell battery. Best get back to my manufacturing work. How goes the build? Hi Joeboy, Still at it but the R&D on the lead plates themselves is good. Insulation socks and sheet seperators now being worked on. Not Long before ...