That is bloody marvellous, it's SUCH a good feeling to throw those switches and it just silently begins working for you. No dramas, just steady graft for the next 30 (at least).
Dead chuffed for ye Stan!
That is bloody marvellous, it's SUCH a good feeling to throw those switches and it just silently begins working for you. No dramas, just steady graft for the next 30 (at least).
Nowty very kindly sent me a file of the original system extension thread. I plan on making up a combi post during Winter for anyone that wants a wee idea or guide to go by for their own adventure.
Ha Ha, you couldn't resist! Just when the super low £/W 495W JA Solar panels are sold out everywhere!Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:50 am Just ordered a Victron 150/60 smart charge controller to take advantage of the extra capacity PV! Bought from Grant at Bimble. Very professional, excellent comms.
I'll have a look when I get home to check existing gear for fragility in the Amps overage i'll now be putting in.
If anyone is fancying a lightly used 1 year old Victron 150/35 smart charge controller with bluetooth, run in a cool garage & of known provenance with paperwork, get in touch. It will be available start Nov.
We are home 22nd Oct, SWMBO will have a wee jobs list for me I'm sure! It's a travesty to watch it hitting the 35A limit and wondering what it could actually do?Stinsy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 1:38 pmHa Ha, you couldn't resist! Just when the super low £/W 495W JA Solar panels are sold out everywhere!Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:50 am Just ordered a Victron 150/60 smart charge controller to take advantage of the extra capacity PV! Bought from Grant at Bimble. Very professional, excellent comms.
I'll have a look when I get home to check existing gear for fragility in the Amps overage i'll now be putting in.
If anyone is fancying a lightly used 1 year old Victron 150/35 smart charge controller with bluetooth, run in a cool garage & of known provenance with paperwork, get in touch. It will be available start Nov.
When do you get back to sunny Scotland?
So both my predictions came true then.Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:50 am Just ordered a Victron 150/60 smart charge controller to take advantage of the extra capacity PV! Bought from Grant at Bimble. Very professional, excellent comms.
I'll have a look when I get home to check existing gear for fragility in the Amps overage i'll now be putting in.
If anyone is fancying a lightly used 1 year old Victron 150/35 smart charge controller with bluetooth, run in a cool garage & of known provenance with paperwork, get in touch. It will be available start Nov.
TBH, I can't remember what we went up to last time in the Keto. The top end is at 165A for those fuses in that unit I think. Likely we fitted 125A fuses?nowty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:44 pmSo both my predictions came true then.Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:50 am Just ordered a Victron 150/60 smart charge controller to take advantage of the extra capacity PV! Bought from Grant at Bimble. Very professional, excellent comms.
I'll have a look when I get home to check existing gear for fragility in the Amps overage i'll now be putting in.
If anyone is fancying a lightly used 1 year old Victron 150/35 smart charge controller with bluetooth, run in a cool garage & of known provenance with paperwork, get in touch. It will be available start Nov.
From memory, you were at the limit with those blade fuses, I recommend you upgrade to forklift fuses.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/3809923/
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-fuses/7874404/
No, I'm talking about the 32A Bussman fuses from the Victron Charge Controller as thats as high as they go.Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:42 pmTBH, I can't remember what we went up to last time in the Keto. The top end is at 165A for those fuses in that unit I think. Likely we fitted 125A fuses?nowty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:44 pmSo both my predictions came true then.Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:50 am Just ordered a Victron 150/60 smart charge controller to take advantage of the extra capacity PV! Bought from Grant at Bimble. Very professional, excellent comms.
I'll have a look when I get home to check existing gear for fragility in the Amps overage i'll now be putting in.
If anyone is fancying a lightly used 1 year old Victron 150/35 smart charge controller with bluetooth, run in a cool garage & of known provenance with paperwork, get in touch. It will be available start Nov.
From memory, you were at the limit with those blade fuses, I recommend you upgrade to forklift fuses.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/3809923/
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-fuses/7874404/
My Tuborg addled mind tells me that (9000W/100×85)/48V=159A. I will be knocking 5A off on the Victron to align with the 4mm cable 55A max on the 2nd system cable run to garage. Call it 155A max if I can squeeze 85% out of both systems at the same time. It's close and as the PV is facing in so many directions its unlikely I'll see 90% of whole at any single point. I think I'm game to fit the 165A fuses and see how it plays out? Open to All advice!
P.S Absolutely correct, how could I not?
Jings, forgot about them! Cheers Nowty. I will sit down next couple of days and look at the links and purchase accordingly. Just goes to show, a little knowledge can be massively hazardous when remote planning! Thanks again!nowty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:33 pmNo, I'm talking about the 32A Bussman fuses from the Victron Charge Controller as thats as high as they go.Joeboy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:42 pmTBH, I can't remember what we went up to last time in the Keto. The top end is at 165A for those fuses in that unit I think. Likely we fitted 125A fuses?nowty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:44 pm
So both my predictions came true then.
From memory, you were at the limit with those blade fuses, I recommend you upgrade to forklift fuses.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/3809923/
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-fuses/7874404/
My Tuborg addled mind tells me that (9000W/100×85)/48V=159A. I will be knocking 5A off on the Victron to align with the 4mm cable 55A max on the 2nd system cable run to garage. Call it 155A max if I can squeeze 85% out of both systems at the same time. It's close and as the PV is facing in so many directions its unlikely I'll see 90% of whole at any single point. I think I'm game to fit the 165A fuses and see how it plays out? Open to All advice!
P.S Absolutely correct, how could I not?
And I also meant a higher than 60A fuse such as, https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-fuses/2260872/
But the fuse base is still correct https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/3809923/
The Keto is for your GoodWe.
Your fuses for the Victron output were / are these (that's your photo !).