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    Inspection camera recommendation

    Anyone use one of these items? think it would be a handy bit of tackle to have if not essential narrowed it down to a Bosch 10.8v,ridgid ca100 and a sure sight one cheers in advance dcf
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    Geo Solo Monitor. Anyone else having multiple problems?

    Having previously being a big fan of these units I'm slowly turning away from them. Must have put in around 20-30 and have had problems with most in one way or another. It seems sometimes they freeze (power down and back up to fix) Sometimes lose signal (needs repairing) Sometimes go blank...
  3. S

    Connect PV into main breaker in CU

    Is it possible to take the PV circuit from the inverter via it's own RCBO in the CU into the incoming breaker thus connecting to the main live tail before the house circuits. Will the PV then only flow past the breaker if it is required to feed house load and any balance will be exported...
  4. J

    slow rotational motion detection (solar PV surplus monitoring)

    Hi, I am not an electrician and my knowledge about electricity is quite limited but I believe that this is the right place where to submit my question. I recently had a solar PV panels installed and I am monitoring solar PV generation and whole house consumption by...
  5. S

    Owl energy monitor and pvoutput.org

    Anyone managed to get an Owl to upload their generation data to pvoutput.org ? The owl is connected to the AC output from the inverter and giving a reading pretty close to the inverter. Im using pvbeancounter to upload the data but can't get it to upload as generation. It only seems to work if...
  6. V

    Is it even possible to monitor my solar pv installation properly or am I scuppered?

    Hello everyone, this is my first post. I'm not an electrician, but I'm really in need of one, it seems! I have had a 4KW solar array installed to supply my home. It's ground mounted in the field next to our garden so is quite some distance from the house. The installer has put the inverter...
  7. S

    Owl USB energy monitor

    Anyone using one of these to monitor usage or generation ? Ive got one set up to read our PV generation and its working fine but I can't make any sense of the output it gives when exporting a CSV file to excel. The data bares no resemblance to the actual readings on the display unit. For...
  8. R

    installing a headphone socket on monitor

    I have a monitor in which i want it to have a headphone socket. does anyone have any idea how i would go about doing this? I know i could quite easily wire a socket to its original monitor speakers but i wasnt sure if the volume through the headphones would come out as they should do or be...
  9. S

    PVI3.6 OUTD-UK and PVI Desktop Monitor

    hi guys I'm still awaiting my installers return and i have emailed power-one support , but still cannot get a positive answer on this does the Outdoor version of the PVI3.6 work with the radio module- has anyone installed and got this combo running. the indoor 3.6 works but the outdoor i...
  10. V

    What Is The Best Technology Available To Monitor Solar PV Arrays?

    What Technology Is Currently Available To Monitor Solar PV Arrays? What Technology Is Currently Available To Monitor Domestic Solar Arrays That Isn't Dependent On the Inverter? Which systems allow monitoring via the web? Do these systems have annual costs or just "one off" meter installation...
  11. S

    Wattson Energy Monitor installation help

    Hi, I've got a couple of wattson solar monitors to fit for customers. The sensor leads are so short it would only work if the inverter was mounted next to the electricity meter as the sensors plug into the same unit. How have people got around this? I can see there are 3 metre extension cables...
  12. Richard Burns

    LCD inspection camera

    I have just seen these Mini Handheld Inspection Camera With LCD Monitor Kit | Ebuyer.com advertised at ebuyer and wondered if anyone had one and knew if they were any good? they seem similar to the ones sold at Aldi in August but I was not sure of quality, although at 59.99 it can't be too...
  13. D

    Aurora pvi desktop monitor

    Hi, Does anyone have one of these? Mine arrived yesterday but was found to be missing the sd card. You can't even start it up without the card. There are a few files installed on it that are required for it to run the hardware. I have a suitable sd card but it's no use without the...
  14. D

    Wirelss energy monitor for PV system

    Hi, There are plenty of energy monitors on the market at very reasonable prices (<£50) and we have been supplying these to allow customers to easily monitor how much they are generating. Is anyone aware of a device with 2 separate clamps / readings which would allow the user to view how much...
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    Geo Solar PV

    where can i get one of these monitors guys - I'm not an electrician and don't have access to wholesalers etc - I've spoken to the manufacturers and they don't sell to the general public. so anyone know where i can get one? many thanks
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    Geo solo pv monitor advise!

    Ok lads im looking for cheaper methord for clients to monitor system performance! at mo sma i use sunnybeam!(when in stock) just fitted eversolar but no bluetooth device availible at mo (stock) plus looks bit more costly in these TESTING times! so is this GISMO anygood!! looks like u stick...
  17. N

    Efergy Monitor - showing 153w when system is off

    Hi All, Testing an Efergy E2 Monitor as cost-effective monitoring solution for my clients. It's just a clamp meter converting the current to KW but with the beneift of tracking the findings on a PC. it's not designed for the solar install market specificially so there tech department aren't...
  18. B

    Connecting energy monitors with Solar PV

    I'm not an electrician, but I'm hoping that you can help me work out how to solve a problem that's causing me headaches and sleepless nights. I recently had a Solar PV system installed in my home. For background information it's one of the free "rent-a-roof" schemes where the supplier gets the...
  19. P

    new wirefree monitor

    anyone seen it? looks quite impressive. no power lead or anything to it
  20. i=p/u

    computer monitor

    hey, hi, yo any compuer finatics in the house today, my computer screen has stopped working, wont power up but theres continuity , have you ever had similar problem also wondering if i power up can i test if theres voltage at connection inside screen.... thankssssss
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