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tek-monkey

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tek-monkey said:
Took the dogs to the van in Wales, found out the solar is dead. The battery too, but can't detect anything coming off the panel and not got enough tools here to fix :roll:
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Bought a multimeter, says 17.5v and 0.4a (it is late though). So the panel works, but that means both the installed solar charger and the spare are dead? Leisure battery reads a touch under 6v :(
 
Gramaisc

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tek-monkey said:
Bought a multimeter, says 17.5v and 0.4a (it is late though). So the panel works, but that means both the installed solar charger and the spare are dead? Leisure battery reads a touch under 6v :(
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That seems unlikely, though not impossible.

Is there a possible connection issue somewhere?
 
tek-monkey

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Gramaisc said:
That seems unlikely, though not impossible.

Is there a possible connection issue somewhere?
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I even measured at the terminals, normally even with a dead battery the solar lights the charger. I tested the spare out of the van with only the solar connected, to eliminate any internal wiring faults.

I'm bringing all bar the panel home, and will do some testing when I have other gear available.
 
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proactive said:
Good stuff. Glad to see them go.
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Indeed. Was quite a sight on my numerous drives to the NMA over the last few months, but it’s making way for something far better.

That being said, as a tenant in a Pritchard office development… I would have dealt with the one over the road from the towers at the same time. They’re basically put together with brown paper and hope.
 
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Cue said:
That being said, as a tenant in a Pritchard office development… I would have dealt with the one over the road from the towers at the same time. They’re basically put together with brown paper and hope.
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I've cleaned in those Pritchard Lego builds. You're doing brown paper a disservice! It's much thicker than those buildings!
 
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Glam said:
I've cleaned in those Pritchard Lego builds. You're doing brown paper a disservice! It's much thicker than those buildings!
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My apologies, you are of course correct, I sneezed a little too loudly the other day and it broke our 3-phase
 
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BobClay said:
Senna pods will probably cure that. :P
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Yes, either that or get back on the Draught Bass.
It's about forty years ago that I heard a mention of "regular Bass drinkers" get the reply that "all Bass drinkers are regular.
( Oh dear, how is it that pubs or beer seem to creep onto every thread ? )
 
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Built up a nice little DIY irrigation controller after I left our irrigation on overnight for the second time the other night (oops)

Got it all running on my desk, set it aside while I find a good box to put it all in… and have it pointed out to me that I had a DC transformer and an AC valve

Double Oops
 
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