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    Solar/ Battery cable (to sockets) specification please.

    Hello, I'm about to buy 14 meters (from battery house to lounge tv) of 25mm or 35mm cable, and I need to know what specs they should be to comply with household regs. There are a lot of cables out there with junk written down the sides and some with out. I just want to get it correct while I...
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    Solar lead acid battery housing

    Hello, On my landing, I have found a dead space between the chimney breast and the main bedroom; there should be enough room to house my four solar powered lead acid batteries. The concrete block chimney on the left and plasterboard to the back and right. Here's question no'1, do I make...
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    Off grid house lighting

    Hi, I want the lighting, off grid in my house, max 7 bulbs 12 volt 9watt each, using two new deep cycle 75amp batteries. Do you think 150 amp will be enough for 4 to 7 bulbs for six or seven hours? The idea is to take the lighting cables out of the consumer unit, and run them to the garage...
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    Power cuts and my solar power?

    Just a quick question that has been nagging at me for a while. My grid tie solar on a good day kicks out 1.1 kw. How on earth can I use this in my UK home when the national grid shuts down (and it will)? Islanding is a total pain, short of switching to expensive batteries, a diesel generator...
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    A few questions on small dual battery solar

    Hi all, I have a 100watt 18volt 5.55amp solar panel, to which I've fitted a 10 amp dual output battery solar charge controller, and two car batteries a 95ah & a 45ah. 1st question: if the panel is 5.55amp is this what the charge rate will be, or will there be more in the conversion? I was...
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    What charger to use for LI-ion batteries

    Hello all, My old laptop battery pack died, and after removing the dead Li-ion cells I'm left with 8 usable. So to put them to good use, I have a 6 volt florescent tube type lantern I'd like to use two of the 3.6volt CGR18650AF cells in. But what do I recharge them with? Ideally charging...
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