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  1. spud1

    Do you charge for quotes?

    Evening Sparkies. Does anyone charge their clients for site visits/consultations and/or quote writing?
  2. T

    Advice on cable for EV Charge Point Cable

    Just taken deilvery of an Electric Car (Mini Electric) and so doing some research into installing a charge point. Supply is a standard Single Phase and I have appointments booked with my supplier and DNO to upgrade meter tails and cutout fuse respectively. I'll get a spark to do all the...
  3. D

    Do you charge for Quotes ?

    I have done around 16 or 17 quotes in the last few weeks , some small jobs where the quote was literally hourly rate + materials so took 20 mins to type up and email. But the other day I did a massive detailed quote after spending over 2 hours with the customer at the site. Full re-wire of...
  4. quintain

    Acorn 130 stairlift how to charge batteries when not on rail

    I need to long term store a Acorn 130 stairlift carriage with internal batteries that is removed from the rail. The carriage normally picks up electrical charge to the 2 x 13v sealed batteries via 2 x contacts normally acting on 2 x charging points on the rail; one at the rail top and the other...
  5. R

    How much off-peak charge can you store in 4hrs?

    I'm considering buying a home battery storage solution and read that with 3kWh feed you can only charge 12kW during the 4 hour Octopus Go off-peak window, which makes sense. Is it the mains supply, battery or inverter that bottlenecks this 3kWh? I've read some batteries (or was it inverters?!)...
  6. R

    A.c to D.c 12v charge

    I have a 12 volt power supply unit with 15 percent up or down voltage selector so I can achieve little more than 14 volts current draw is 30 amps maximum. It has over volt safety thermal safety and short circuit protection. Powered by 120v ac. The question is if I added a fuse 30amp and...
  7. A

    Pricing what would u charge

    Just wondered what you guys would charge be good to see the comparison Fit new fused spur Install wired programmer Install wired HWC thermostat Install wired room stat Boiler earth bonding Earth bond gas meter Earth bond oil line Remove old extract fan and replace. With new using...
  8. Skinbleu

    Electric Vehicles Charge

    Greetings everyone I work at a company that sells chargers for electric vehicles and I’m working on the electrical projects. The chargers I work with, are alternating current (AC) and the main mode here is a three-phase installation 220 V, at 7.04 kW with a current of 32 amps. If the system...
  9. G

    Car charge point testing

    Hi, To those who are already installing EV charge points, do you test as you would any other radial circuit, or do you have a specific EV point tester or EVSE adaptor for your MFT? what additional testing do these provide, and is using them in order to meet manufacturers instructions as I don't...
  10. W

    Do you charge mileage on top of travel time?

    Hello Im doing work for a customer who has a few sites they want me to cover. I told them traveling time is at full rate. When talking to someone on site they said I should charge mileage on top of this. What sort of rate do any of you guys and girls charge for this. One site is close to home...
  11. L

    UK ProjectEV charge point testing

    Hi All Last week I invested in a new Megger MFT1741+ with the EV charge point adapter as I was installing a ProjectEV charge point on Thursday of last week. Completed the install and just needed to carry out the live testing at the charge point, Zs done no issue, next comes the charge point...
  12. G

    How much to charge please

    Hello everyone, Someone asked me to replace the tube lights with the LEDs (5 feet long). In total i got to change 20 of them and to rewire about 5 lights (10m length). How much reasonable i should charge him. Thanks
  13. T

    Battery 20v Lithium-ion not holding charge

    1. I have an Aldi Cordless Hedge Trimmer, powered by a 20 V Lithium-Ion battery. It is manifestly under-powered - jams frequently - and their tec support cannot offer any advice ("At that price what do you expect?"!!) I see however that you can run the machine with an optional 40 V battery...
  14. B

    Trade insurance & EV charge points

    Afternoon all, and apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but a search didn't bring anything up. Just a quick heads up to anyone installing EV charge points (or other "non-standard" energy technologies); I was confirming PL/PI cover with my insurer today (AXA) for evidence needed by my...
  15. T

    Difficulty With Wall Wart To Charge My Dive Light

    I lost this: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2510%2F5716673741_6d8ca78e91_z.jpg&f=1&nofb=1 I called BajaDesigns, they don't even have a manual for the light, directed me to another site they handed off these types of lights to which...
  16. needanotherjob

    Is it worth it or even possible to set up as an EV charge point installer?

    Looking for some candid advice. Covid has left my industry in tatters, I'm an Airline pilot. I still have a job, just, but for how much longer? I'm keen to get ahead of being skint and jobless and retrain/refresh my knowledge etc. Before pilot, I spent some time fitting kitchens and...
  17. B

    Is the EV charge point C&G 2919 easier than C&G 2391 Inspection and testing

    hi is the EV charge point C&G 2919 easier than C&G 2391 Inspection and testing? is it as mathematically complex?
  18. EricMark

    How long to leave a battery on charge?

    With a smart charger and 5 out of 6 batteries I want to keep in good order it is a case of clip and charger and remove again one or two weeks latter. Using an energy monitor on supply to charger it is clear as the battery charges it auto turns off, however I have one odd one out, a 95 Ah battery...
  19. N

    Charge battery via fusebox with solar charger

    Good moaning all, I want to install a solar charger because my MK1 1997 Clio 1.8 RSi seemingly has a parasitic draw and counteracting it is probably better than trying to find and fix it given the car's age. If anyone wants to buy it in September let me know! The problem is that the cigarette...
  20. Y

    How do I charge AGM batteries?

    Hey! I have a problem, my AGM battery is discharged to 0, I never thought about how to charge it, I have a regular battery charger, but as I read in this post, it doesn't suit me, really they can only charge 75-100% of the battery? What should I do? Need a new device?
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