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I bought a battery tester, typically for car use. 2 x croc clips. If you don't connect both leads well enough it tells you.... but it...

Turn it off & go back to the design phase & post your proposed design here for feedback. Don't try to resolve the current setup until...

The first thing to understand is that wiring something to a ground rod is not the key part of safety. The key part is wiring all metal...

I'm not doing anything that novel... I'm using a Triac triggered in burst mode to switch between 1 and 10 (full-wave) AC cycles every...

Increasing the inverter size to cope with extra heating (which is probably the biggest load) has several disadvantages 1. You might not...

Not built it yet (no time). I have the PCBs which Steve sent me, the list of components etc. are here...

@Steve T - IoW UK @upnorthandpersonal Have you built your yet? Any lessons learned or feedback? Do either of you have PCBs available...

https://www.bel-shop.eu/controller-for-boiler-suplying-from-solar-panels-mr4316ac-ng-to-switchboard/ This is a commercially available...

Good thinking...But how do you switch DC without killing the switchgear due to arcing?

How did you realise?

You seemingly believe all this tosh. If you start posting relevant stuff I'll help. Any more nonsense & I'll report you & encourage...

I always agreed with that until I have to hang a Victron Quattro 15kVA on the wall in a 5ft high shed with no room for a second person...

1. You can't put 12V batteries in series unless the manufacturer specifically states you can 2. Drawing 70A continuous from a 100Ah...

You're seeming very knowledgeable. Could you tell us about 5G cancer, Vaccines, Chemtrails & JFK? Don't make it too depressing though -...

Just daytime heat typically, but I *could* use some spare battery energy I guess.

I sometimes look at threads & wonder how many more times someone has to be told something before it sinks in! This time I'm the...

I did something similar to this about 20 years ago. I used a large wood boiler to heat water to about 160F. I circulated this water into...

Thanks for your feedback. I believe there's a difference though... the air has almost zero specific heat capacity, or thermal mass. I...

This post has really got me thinking. I might sell my EV & make one of these. Edit, but I don't like the shape of that cab, let alone...

Efficiency doesn't matter in my case - not at all. IT'll only ever get utilised on sunny days when there's nothing else I can do with...