When the wind does not blow and sun ....

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Re: When the wind does not blow and sun ....

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nowty wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:56 pm
Mart wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:29 pm Wind is back ...... but atm solar is very (very) low. :shock:
I too noticed it's a bit dark, I've just been out with my torch to the rear garden with my tape measure. SWMBO, said "where are you going with that tape measure, its nearly midnight". :fight:

Been on the city plumbing website again and I'm plotting how I can take up the headroom left on my Victron DC charge controllers. :mrgreen:
Do tell young man? :twisted:

As an aside, I read that it looks like we'll.get the 1.1p rebated for the KH war chest tagged back on Dec forward with the new negotiated price from Jan onward too. Fingers x'd for Dec then.
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Re: When the wind does not blow and sun ....

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nowty wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:56 pm
Mart wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:29 pm Wind is back ...... but atm solar is very (very) low. :shock:
I too noticed it's a bit dark, I've just been out with my torch to the rear garden with my tape measure. SWMBO, said "where are you going with that tape measure, its nearly midnight". :fight:

Been on the city plumbing website again and I'm plotting how I can take up the headroom left on my Victron DC charge controllers. :mrgreen:
While you were out there, you could have measured how long its stayed dark. :)
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Re: When the wind does not blow and sun ....

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Mart wrote: Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:53 am
nowty wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:56 pm
Mart wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 11:29 pm Wind is back ...... but atm solar is very (very) low. :shock:
I too noticed it's a bit dark, I've just been out with my torch to the rear garden with my tape measure. SWMBO, said "where are you going with that tape measure, its nearly midnight". :fight:

Been on the city plumbing website again and I'm plotting how I can take up the headroom left on my Victron DC charge controllers. :mrgreen:
While you were out there, you could have measured how long its stayed dark. :)
Who has got a tape measure a fortnight long then? I haven't!
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