What did you buy today ???

[KiwiCol]

Not liked due to the poor neglected 14, even black ones deserve better.

It got it's battery charged!  What more do ya want . . . 

[Irish in Oz]

It looks like the missus has banished you out to the shed Col.

[MickyJB]

Good stuff that Victron gear Col. Got a Solar controller and smart charger in the caravan. The app is good too, gives you plenty of info.

I have a bit of Victron gear in our Van. It compliments the 1400w of solar.

[Kiwifruit]

Thats not much solar to run a coffee machine, fridge, microwave, hair straightener and charge two ebikes.... when it's dark
How many Ah of batteries are you charging ?

[KiwiCol]

Very nice setup MickyJB.  Well today the Shunt arrived from Akl overnight. Very fast.   That can be installed tomorrow, but I've since found out the controller I've got is actually a PWM controller even though it's marketed and labelled as MPPT, so I've ordered the Victron 100/20 controller, will be here next week. 

[KiwiCol]

It looks like the missus has banished you out to the shed Col.

Nah mate, happy to be playing out there. 

[Tony Nitrous]

I have 2 solar panels on the older shed that was here when I bought the place about 5 years ago.

No idea what tyre or size.

I did put a multimeter on the cables hanging down inside.

Both gave me a reading.

I guess I need an inverter and some batteries ?

Don't really need them at the moment but I guess they'd run a trickle charger or two.


I do like the idea of solar, but like gas, water, septic, Starlink etc, if I do it I want it to be an equivalent to mains with no compromises, so big panels, big batteries and maybe a back up diesel generator.  Neighbour has his generator wired up to kick in if the battery's ever get below a certain point.


Edit: My panels are about 1m square.
One reads 20.5v / 5.88 something I don't understand.
One reads 20.8v / 4.92 something I don't understand.

Elec-trickery is witchcraft to me !
I can't see it, can't hear it, can't smell it...
then either all the smoke escapes or it bites me !

Edit-2.  It took me a while and a lot of head scratching to work out that my house runs fine off a generator, but not one with an earth. Can't have an earth on the house and the generator. Now my generator has a switchable earth. On to use it in the paddock, off to power the house.

[KiwiCol]

Irish is the man for all that Tony.

[T250]

Wrong post ooops!

[T250]

I switched to 4 pots from a SV1000 iirc, my 6 pots had been refurbished, everything was new but the 4 pots just seem to have more bite, don't look as blingy but definitely will be staying on.

so is that a straight bolt on option then with 63mm mount spacing or does it need adaptor plates? 

Yes, straight replacement...and a lot easier to bleed 

[T250]

Good old Mr Barmy listed these as a sticky:

https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=193.0

Mine may have been GSXR's can't remember, but Tokico's anyway

[Tony Nitrous]

Yard sale in a local town.
Woman had a 40 gallon drum and I've been after one.
Got chatting and she just wants stuff gone.

To the ears of a hoarder that was my cue ! 

40 gallon drum, drill, a heavy chain, plug spanners, jump leads and a heap of other stuff... $35  / £18.

[KiwiCol]

LOL!!!   Ya thieving ole basket!    Ya got more than a bargin there.

[Irish in Oz]

Irish is the man for all that Tony.

I'm retired since my return to Oz and I don't miss any of that stuff, still havnt finished wiring my own place.

[grog]

Same here, retired nearly two yrs, used to keep up with car stuff, totally not interested now. Couldn't remember all the new Chinese names if I tried. Booked in next month to have car serviced, first time in my life.