Discussion about any electrical topic except 240 volts. Solar, converters, inverters, lights, battery chargers, etc
BMS
by Hoffysplace » Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:05 pm
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Hi All
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Bottom of this page has the victron BMv 600S for $199. Might ot be the S model or they may have the other even cheaper as the S model is a dual...
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Last post by T1 Terry Mon Aug 12, 2013 7:37 am
Fluoro light
by Swisslulu » Thu May 23, 2013 7:10 pm
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We have 3 fluoro lights in the van. One died a while ago in Gunnedah and we simply replaced the tube. A second one died a few days ago so we bought a...
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Happy ending...
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Last post by BobnBev Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:06 am
LED INTERIOR LIGHTS.
by Kelvin12 » Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:11 am
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G'Day All,
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Got similar to Steve's photos from Jayco @ $30 a piece. Way better than I thought or remembered. Thanks for the input everyone, appreciated.
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Last post by Kelvin12 Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:46 pm
Brake light switch
by TigerMK1 » Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:38 pm
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Hi, I am attempting to connect a lead from the non active wire that goes to the motor home brake switch. I need to do this so I can connect a brake...
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No vacuum connection that I can see only electrical, breakaway and plugs but no vacuum line.
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Last post by Kelvin12 Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:22 pm
Restoring drill batteries
by baysidetas » Mon May 06, 2013 11:47 pm
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I remember on a previous forum some members claimed to have restored dead drill batteries by zapping them with an electric welder.
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I have tried this and it does work with NcAd batteries.
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Last post by pelbo Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:39 pm
Optima D51 Battery for Suzuki Jimny
by Craig » Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:01 am
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I have been considering replacing the start battery in the Jimny with a duel purpose AGM as I also have a 12v water pump supplying the MH with fresh...
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Bloody shame Craig, next time :)
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Last post by dapope Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:19 pm
Battery monitor
by Mrcoolabah1au » Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:54 pm
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What the differance between a battery monitor with shunt and a pl20 with shunt ?
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Ok that sounds ok so i really dont need a shunt on my pl20 as we only have the 240 v tv to run of the inverter
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Last post by Mrcoolabah1au Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:22 am
wind up torch
by BruceS » Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:36 pm
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Well the navigator recently sourced a new windup torch with inbuilt batteries.
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Our wind-up torch is still recharging after 6+ years.
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Last post by Greynomad Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:26 pm
Charging battery while travelling
by crockitt » Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:24 am
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Hi I have a 20 amp charger on order and want to power it with our 600watt inverter. The system at present is a redarc smartstart near the battery...
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If you already have a mains charger, an inverter and solar with a quality regulator, you don't need anything more than a 3 way battery switch.
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Last post by T1 Terry Fri May 24, 2013 4:13 pm
interesting solar put to me
by BACAMICK » Wed May 15, 2013 5:29 pm
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hi guys , hope all are well out there :)
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yep reread the scribble they gave me
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Last post by BACAMICK Thu May 16, 2013 2:14 pm
calculating reg size
by BACAMICK » Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:22 pm
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is there a simple way to calculate the size of a reg , either by the total voc or total panel output
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The Dingo is as Terry says very versatile. I am using one on my system. I does not however dispense the sorbent.
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Last post by bellett65 Fri May 03, 2013 4:41 pm
how long can a agm sit
by BACAMICK » Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:18 pm
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how long can a agm sit with out charge ?
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thanks for the feedback guys :) ill wait n dummie it up ,
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Last post by BACAMICK Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:45 pm
Paralleling Batteries.
by SteveW » Fri Apr 26, 2013 4:31 pm
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My MH has a 100ah OE battery. I also have 110ah deep cycle battery (AC Delco HCM31SMF). Both batteries are of similar age - less than a year old and...
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Yep, I'd be using them both hooked together. Probably throw another panel on the roof or maybe have a portable that you can put out in the sun &...
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Last post by BruceS Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:01 pm
12v +24v ?
by BACAMICK » Sun Apr 21, 2013 2:55 pm
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this is going to be a wierd question :)
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with Brian's set up, we fitted a seperate 12v lithium battery and it's charged via a 24v to 12v converter, either switch on when the 24v batteries...
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Last post by T1 Terry Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:19 am
Battery charger
by shonky » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:19 pm
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Hi, all.
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I think I'd have the solar going straight into the house batteries ONLY.
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Last post by BruceS Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:17 pm
Lithium & other advice/facts
by bellett65 » Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:57 am
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Now this is confusing to me. The plan is moving forward and I have done a few changes to the van to minimise power usage. Now I am at the battery...
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link here...
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Last post by dapope Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:44 am
Cargo door locks
by Kelvin12 » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:27 pm
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G'Day All,
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glad i have built in key locks , sounds like a sweet setup if it works ok
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Last post by BACAMICK Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:16 pm
Live Box Frame
by bellett65 » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:01 pm
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As you may have seen on other posts i have a new battery box. Well I have kept quite until now. The bloody thing was live. I was thinking that I must...
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Hi Peter
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Last post by bellett65 Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:41 am
Inverter Question
by SteveW » Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:20 pm
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Let's suppose I want to run a 240v device that uses 100w.
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I have also found that the standby usage of inverters varies quite a bit. My previous 2000W unit used about 90ma on standby. My latest 2000W unit...
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Last post by TigerMK1 Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:39 pm
Cable size for Inverter
by glynhouse » Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:56 pm
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Afternoon all we actually got some rain last night thought it had forgotten how up here in FNQ, blokes down south hogging the lot !
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Actually, at 24v or higher you can weld like an ordinary stick welder with very little voltage sag. This does have a down side, short circuits are...
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Last post by oldtrack123 Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:52 pm
3 New Solar Converts this Week
by aussichef » Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:09 pm
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Still camped here at Parham.S.A. For Drs appointments.
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Thanks Dot
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Last post by aussichef Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:10 pm
Charging Improvement
by crockitt » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:30 am
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I would like to think that our van battery would be fully charged after travelling for 3 or 4 hours but I know that will not be the case. I am...
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That's what will happen when the lithium battery goes in
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Last post by bob r Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:10 am
Plasmatronics shunt not registering load
by Jon and Kay » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:35 am
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For the past week the PL40 has not been registering Load
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Isn't the PL40 controlled from the negative side of the battery? So wouldn't you have to disconnect the negative lead?
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Last post by T1 Terry Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:00 pm
portable solar panels?
by Craig » Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:57 pm
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A friend is looking for a set of portable solar panels around the 160 watt range. Can anyone give any recommendations please?
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I have used this mob a few times and get good service from them
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Last post by Noggins Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:11 am
Caframo 807 12 volt fans
by BobnBev » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:47 am
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Hello all, Had a visitor with a nice MH ( Bob de Bago Geoff ) and he had some very nice fans that had timers, swiviled 360 deg. and were very well...
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Fans arrived today 20th. not bad 5 days from the states...
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