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Post #ApfzGp3zZ7bUtoiflQ by [email protected] |
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We've had a power cut for 12 hours now and it's not funny any more. Iro… |
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Post #Apg1jDLj41cqEngF7I by [email protected] |
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Current status of the battery boxes below.Next steps: use dowels and screws to … |
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Post #Apg9S5EAo4rXl6URLk by [email protected] |
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Finally got an estimated fix time (in just over three hours). Hopefully I won&#… |
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Post #Apg9S5NkEUWEEmy5Gi by [email protected] |
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The lights are back on! |
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Post #ApgHyO7etH6DGCMFEG by [email protected] |
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Getting some 304Ah LiFePO4 cells up to about 90% charge. |
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Post #Api2BtwIhJzakiO2Pg by [email protected] |
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Those 4 cells took 2.44kWh for a top up. First battery box is slowly taking sha… |
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Post #ApqnWYmSoIeUJzolBw by [email protected] |
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Slowly making progress on my two 16kWh LiFePO4 batteries.Any advice for better … |
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Post #ApsnRtc6JcIXnlfNr6 by [email protected] |
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Got the cell compartment sorted with compression rods and a DIN rail to strengt… |
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Post #ApuLYJHNOXoAjvA9BI by [email protected] |
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Started doing the M3 thread tapping.First one worked fine, second one broke the… |
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Post #ApuUJVBTkXy8uDPyfQ by [email protected] |
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Just nearly spent €50 on a tapping kit but decided to get the nuts and a dece… |
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Post #ApuiKM6QOmwYO6M5BI by [email protected] |
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It was a lot simpler just drilling. But I'm going to have to be really care… |
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Post #ApunLloylLSqDGgmbw by [email protected] |
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Fucksticks. I've put 5mm insulation foam between each cell and the sodding … |
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Post #ApunZhbjE4ErCN8OuW by [email protected] |
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@davep Wow! This is such a cool project! Good luck! |
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Post #Apuoc51bERJcMKvupE by [email protected] |
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@tsupasat I'm hitting plenty of annoying little roadblocks, but it's ni… |
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Post #Apv1DXo2NyCfmsDis4 by [email protected] |
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Well that was a right royal pain in the bum, but all the busbars are in place w… |
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Post #Apv3g1Hea7hVE9mLwG by [email protected] |
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@davep I hope you have a big, old-fashioned guillotine power switch to activate… |
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Post #Apv3g1QA4UVReXl9CS by [email protected] |
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@matthieu I have a huge circuit breaker for each battery bank. And there'll… |
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Post #ApwomcteXaCycgAHg0 by [email protected] |
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No hot battery news today as I took my wife to the hospital at 3am and we got h… |
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Post #ApynUS8w4WPEQA0HI0 by [email protected] |
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Great. My 95mm2 cabling lugs are too big Have had to buy some 50mm2 cabling and… |
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Post #ApyqaIUp9T7a6Lihhw by [email protected] |
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Post #ApyqaIccgTMMUXMvrc by [email protected] |
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@rotopenguin Ooh, good point. |
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Post #ApzNhqZKAM2MI325AW by [email protected] |
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It's amazing what you can do with a rusty old file and a bit of elbow greas… |
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Post #Aq0vj2kdwqfDxl1rSS by [email protected] |
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I'm feeling lazy today, so possibly no gripping battery progress updates. A… |
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Post #Aq1PAB8zkWe8Twi7gO by [email protected] |
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Bugger. Just watched a video on the REC BMS (the one I bought to control the ba… |
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Post #Aq1S0wvpWMM7ewqMnA by [email protected] |
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@davep I thought you were having a night off from batteries tonight!? |
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Post #Aq1S0x3z22sU4EesV6 by [email protected] |
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@aroundthehills I was just doing some research! |
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Post #Aq2pHaA3vUX645MQUq by [email protected] |
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I've gone for two of these 125A unipolar MCCB circuit breakers. They're… |
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Post #Aq3WM00o3HY5QWNrOK by [email protected] |
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Ok, so couldn't carry on with the front panel so thought I'd test the N… |
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Post #ArLq3vBP2HLuAr5KPw by [email protected] |
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Yup, it was the main positive that needed the extra wire. Also stripped back th… |
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Post #ArLq3vJuWe9qbF47g8 by [email protected] |
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Actually finished one of the two 16kWh batteries and somehow managed to lug the… |
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Post #ArLqRoU3avG4LaCdbk by [email protected] |
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@davep Just scrolled through this thread and my mind kept switching between &qu… |
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Post #ArLqdhoQE0Sd8AOoAi by [email protected] |
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@eternalyperplxed Yeah, you've got to be really careful you don't short… |
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Post #ArLx78OR4nHZh0ezcu by [email protected] |
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My 3D awareness let me down a couple of times when attaching lugs to the cable … |
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Post #ArY7QOGVcQhBrNIBUG by [email protected] |
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Making progress on battery #2. No photos until it's done, because it's … |
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Post #ArghUXqf59HqM1A7I8 by [email protected] |
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Got the active balancing working on the second battery. Cut the wires to a more… |
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Post #ArghUY5CD6uf55xiwi by [email protected] |
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Battery #2 is done! Looking a bit tidier than the first (except I forgot to cut… |
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Post #ArgkXDT3c59VsM5Raa by [email protected] |
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@davep if (cable) then add (length); |
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Post #ArgsoOrdIIunmFHphY by [email protected] |
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Finished it! Just got to lug the >100kg behemoth into the garage with its si… |
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Post #Argy7sOuCXtcekxL2e by [email protected] |
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Poor thing is used to the living room. It's going to have to get used to sl… |
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Post #As56pYN9gtSFzStasq by [email protected] |
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Days of over-analysing, followed by half an hour of angle grinding, jack hammer… |
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Post #AsC7i1i2C402ikM8JM by [email protected] |
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Hot damn, just did a 70cm ground hole with my massive manual auger. Also, reali… |
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Post #AsC7i1oln1O53dVVoG by [email protected] |
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Wee! Finally got an earth rod in... |
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Post #AsC8djB7FVeY2mTMki by [email protected] |
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@davep what are these cursed images? |
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Post #AsC8djHqqT2aNfckFc by [email protected] |
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@tbn97 My basement! |
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Post #AsDayrgvmgrKP2BIVE by [email protected] |
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After spending hours looking for my special ground resistance tester and quietl… |
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Post #AsFOF3WQejBSdkZx6u by [email protected] |
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Done the second ground rod but there were stones so I hammered it in at a weird… |
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Post #AsFQVBGtoL1FDU8E6K by [email protected] |
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And here's the two rods before I filled them in. Probably not to regs, but … |
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Post #AsHRLXEDoGFQgllP1c by [email protected] |
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I'm itching to add a connection to an old copper tube that used to connect … |
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Post #AsHRLXKFRr4IzSaDQ0 by [email protected] |
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It's kind of weird that I'm developing better electrical supply resilie… |
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Post #AsRrYOXrwem1ucLThg by [email protected] |
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My second delivery of 30kg of bentonite clay has arrived. Yay!Problem with addi… |
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Post #AsgPPc0Qe8dzhx7uHg by [email protected] |
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Just drilled through one "cave voûtée" to the next to extend the ea… |
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Post #AsgWNUJixfuQxg5Ong by [email protected] |
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I'm not angry, 1.5m rod, just disappointed.Edit: I bonked the rod in with a… |
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Post #AsiK4nn3Whuyij36NU by [email protected] |
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Slight change of plan. I've installed the fourth and hopefully final 1m rod… |
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Post #AsiK4ntn7fJ13cCTsO by [email protected] |
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Well, that was underwhelming. I might have to go through and check the connecti… |
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Post #AsiK4o0shIydPbW8vY by [email protected] |
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Solder, flux and a blowtorch improved things marginally. |
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Post #AsiK4oAS7idJtHzmqW by [email protected] |
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My shoulders, back, and legs are all telling me I'm not as young as I used … |
