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by Barge17
Sat Mar 22, 2025 10:07 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Jump Starter
Replies: 20
Views: 654

Re: Jump Starter

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It folds up easily to fit in a car, just that bit heavy, though
by Barge17
Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:51 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Jump Starter
Replies: 20
Views: 654

Re: Jump Starter

"Or maybe sell the additional battery for your ebike and buy a proper jump starter similar to the one I linked to above?"

That makes a lot of sense, thanks
by Barge17
Sat Mar 22, 2025 8:23 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Jump Starter
Replies: 20
Views: 654

Re: Jump Starter

Thanks for the replies. Perhaps I didn't explain myself fully. Quite often the vehicle concerned is no where near a mains connection when the problem arises, and what I would use the 48v battery for is to fast charge the vehicle over a period, say 20 mins.
by Barge17
Sat Mar 22, 2025 7:15 am
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: Jump Starter
Replies: 20
Views: 654

Jump Starter

Bought a s/h ebike last September and thought I might need an extra range extender battery for it, but was wrong. The bike's range is phenominal as is. So I am wondering if I could use the 48v spare battery for a vehicle jump starter with a suitable current limiting device? Is there such a thing ava...
by Barge17
Thu Nov 14, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter
Replies: 6
Views: 1519

Re: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter

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Thanks for that, Stinsy, plenty to go at now, but it will be next week before I am back at it.
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by Barge17
Thu Nov 14, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter
Replies: 6
Views: 1519

Re: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter

. https://i.postimg.cc/0zr7yBg1/chips.png . Ive got the loan of a flir phone attached camera, and opened up the box whilst its try ing to run. The bright spots at the left are multi-pin ICs This is the sequence of events in daytime, nothing happens at all when there is no power from the sun: 0sec - ...
by Barge17
Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:08 pm
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter
Replies: 6
Views: 1519

Re: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter

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"Do you have a thermal imaging camera" - no. but I know a man that does! Thanks for that, we'll give it a go.

Cheers
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by Barge17
Fri Nov 08, 2024 6:53 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter
Replies: 6
Views: 1519

Re: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter

. It seems to be fairly consistent, When the DC, the panels and lastly the mains are all connected, there are a few relay clicks from within, then the display buttons work and the setting can be changed after entering the Pass key and solar powers are shown on screen for half an hour or so, then it ...
by Barge17
Wed Nov 06, 2024 7:03 am
Forum: Photovoltaic
Topic: Solax SK_SU3700E inverter
Replies: 6
Views: 1519

Solax SK_SU3700E inverter

. Having failed to get this invertor talking to my Darfon BMS https://camelot-forum.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3083&p=49480#p49480 , I had 3,480 kWp solar fitted on a big shed (435W each x 8) last week and connected them in two strings 1 West and 1 East facing for comparision before p...
by Barge17
Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Energy storage, batteries, energy tariffs
Topic: BBC Sounds -
Replies: 3
Views: 1442

BBC Sounds -

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I thought this was rather encouraging: How Smart Is the Smart Energy System?
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