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  1. D

    Solar PV, diverter & car charging issue

    Hi, I have a 6kw PV with a 6kw Growatt battery and invertor. I have a solar iboost going to the hotwater tank. Recently I had a Ohme Home Pro installed. My issue is the iboost and Ohme don't appear to work in sync with each other. The iboost previously sent all excess energy to the hot...
  2. U

    Combined Charging Source

    Is it possible to charge my battery bank from one combined source coming from solar panels (via Victron Smart Solar Charge Controller), Victron battery charger (via shore power when connected) and an alternator (via Victron Orion-TR Smart DC-DC)? All sources lead to one common busbar which then...
  3. James

    Tesla Truck is here 1kv battery 1Mw charging!!

    Have a look at this, some serious design gone in to it, it will be interesting to see how it affects the truck market.
  4. S

    Podpoint charging at varying rate

    Could i get some thoughts pls Podpoint 7KW untethered installed 2 yrs ago, working fine with EQC mercedes. Solar panel installed 3 yrs ago. Last weeks installed growatt solar battery with ac coupled inverter. First 2 nights on Octopus Go Tariff 00.30 to 4.30 both EV and Growat battery charged...
  5. B

    Car battery charging, how high should voltage go?

    Hi, I bought a car battery charger and plugged it on my car battery to test it (normal battery not AGM). my battery was probably already fully charged because I drove with my car just before using the charger. So this happened: the voltage on the charger started at around 12v? (not sure...
  6. H

    EV Charging Circuit - Breaker Hot

    I installed a new 50 amp circuit to charge my EV. Some specifics on the circuit - 50 amp breaker, 6-2 ga copper wire (UFB because in the future I may place the charger outside and wanted flexibility), NEMA 6-50 plug, Grizzl-e charger at 40 amps. My question is on the breaker itself. I have a...
  7. ms2857

    installing an EV CHARGING POINTS

    Hi all and thanks for letting me join your forum. I am an old school electrician who has now retired. So I need some advice, please. I have just moved into a new build house. It has a 6mm swa cable that terminates in a waterproof box at the side of the house, which then feeds the garage. it s on...
  8. westward10

    On car battery charging.

    Now I haven't charged a car battery since my teen days but it seems our two year old car like many now are dependant on a good charge for all the functions to operate, the stop/start rarely works and the dealer who we know told me what I already knew it does not go far enough each day. They have...
  9. Kartune

    3S4P BMS Balance Charging Board lower charge current than expected?

    Items i'm using for this battery pack: 1x ~ HX-3S-FL25A-A BMS Balance Charging Board 9x ~ 18650 (3000mAh, 15A Continuous Discharge) 12.6v 2A AC/DC Adapter Renogy 24V 50Watt Solar Panel Li-on 12-24V 50A Solar Charge Controller ISDT 1S-8S Battery Monitor So when my battery is about 12V, i can see...
  10. Marty92

    EV Charging post AMD2

    Hi all, Looking at this again… As most now know the industry is spit on EV Charging and Pen fault detection! Given there is no standard for O-PEN devices and I am yet to see one which is sold legally, i.e. CE or UKCA certified with an appropriate deceleration of conformity why do some...
  11. B

    Trailer Charging Circuit - Relay

    Thanks for looking at my question I have a vehicle that I charge my trailer battery with. The charge circuit is 10 metres via an andeson plug rear of vehicle. The cable size is 25mm2 and I'm wanting to fit an ignition fired relay to the circuit. Trouble is the standard 80a relay is a spade...
  12. B

    Recessed LED lights glow while off, but only when laptop is charging

    I am mostly curious as I don't think this is a very important issue. In my bedroom I have 2 overhead recessed LED lights that are not on a dimmer. After several years of living with no issue, last week I noticed that they remained faintly on after turning the light switch off. They glowed...
  13. Heeler188

    EV charging. Condo multiple outlets

    Hello, I need some advice, I do mainitance on a condo building that has 100 parking stalls in the basement. They want put outlet for every vechicle for possible future EV charging for now and future use. So I guess I could run a 20amp 120v receptacle for each bay, that would be a level 1 charger...
  14. M

    2919 EV Charging Course

    Hi all I am booked to go on the city and guilds 2919 EV charging course. i have bought the book as required. I generally like to be well prepared for courses but can’t find any mock exams or course info on line. i Don’t want to fail either! Any advice is appreciated. thanks
  15. R

    EV charging installation paperwork resources

    Hi to all, I would like to get into EV charging equipment installation sector. I would like to obtain example of OZEV grand paperwork and practical installation/theory problems in real life. Could someone experienced with that area point me to some examples and materials please? Any help...
  16. L

    EICR quotes : I'm curious about what people are charging !

    I'm using Facebook market place as i have noticed HUGE amounts of electricians looking for work and I smell a rat .. And its time someone in the media was given enough info to run a story .
  17. OnlQQker

    75kW induction charging electric cars in Oslo

    This car charging lark seems to be moving mighty fast!
  18. M

    Charging EV via meter/main breaker

    Hello, I would like to install a 40 amp EVSE on the outside of our garage, immediately next to our main panel and meter. We have 200 amp service. The main panel has two 100 amp breakers. Each feeds a sub panel - one in the garage and the other farther into the house. The garage sub panel has...
  19. littlespark

    Battery off-peak charging?

    I’m highly likely to swerve this one, but just wanted to hear some thoughts. Old guy at newsagents this morning saw my van and started asking questions. He wants to somehow use off-peak rates to charge battery’s overnight…. Then use the battery through the day to run the house. (Electric...
  20. T

    UK USB charging from UK 5A lamp socket

    We have table lamps connected to UK 5A wall sockets (with round pins). Looking for a solution to also charge phone/tablet from this socket (2A charging). I have seen adapter which is inserted to the lamp bulb socket which has USB charging and a socket for the bulb but do not know where to find...

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