Hi all,
I'm mainly interested in back up power, and you may remember my generator posts a while back.
I have been collecting parts for another series of power projects, which I just don't have time to build right now.
I sometimes watch a channel called PhotonicInduction on Youtube, I think the guy is a genius, and very funny. Not all will agree, but hey-ho. However, I have just seen this video of his. As he says himself, its a bit wordy, but the principle is brilliant.
Its here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcfd2Ncoeis
And if you cant be bothered to watch 15minutes of that, here it is in one sentence - Bloke uses Economy7 timer to charge massive batteries at cheap night rate, and uses it during the day, but can be used as back up power too.
Nice.
S.
Genius frugal back-up power solution.
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Yorkshire Andy
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Re: Genius frugal back-up power solution.
They wont last as long as he claims without watching it all again think one of his batteries is a 150ah and the 2 wired together were a bit smaller but still an impressive bit of electrical wiring...
Least he knew what he was doing re the interlocks and such like there is a real risk of a big bang if you get the wiring wrong or Frying some poor electrician / electric board man working in the street if not done right
It was off the back of his project i made this
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8297
its not intended to run the house but should still give plenty of useable power and we have e-7 Problem is in a extended power cut it will need charging....
so far i have the following options...
240v petrol generator to run the 20a charger in the box...
12v 10a charger output on a small 2 stroke generator
and the 12v S plug caravan socket on the car (need to amp clamp it to find what the charge ampage is)
Next on my to buy list is a decent size solar panel set up to charge it for free
edit just seen that you posted in there a while ago
Least he knew what he was doing re the interlocks and such like there is a real risk of a big bang if you get the wiring wrong or Frying some poor electrician / electric board man working in the street if not done right
It was off the back of his project i made this
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8297
its not intended to run the house but should still give plenty of useable power and we have e-7 Problem is in a extended power cut it will need charging....
so far i have the following options...
240v petrol generator to run the 20a charger in the box...
12v 10a charger output on a small 2 stroke generator
and the 12v S plug caravan socket on the car (need to amp clamp it to find what the charge ampage is)
Next on my to buy list is a decent size solar panel set up to charge it for free
edit just seen that you posted in there a while ago
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong 
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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newtonweir
Re: Genius frugal back-up power solution.
Hi there,
Yes, his reserve is not great enough to sustain the stuff he uses as a demonstration that's for sure!
From his previous videos, its very definite that this guy knows what he's talking about, even if he does just abuse it for entertainment value!
In a desperate situation, I'm sure he'd turn off his much valued halogens, central heating, TV for background etc. Hes better prepared than most, and his cost effective measures are pretty sound too!
Indeed, I remember being impressed by your own efforts Yorkshire Andy, and I continue to be.
Meanwhile, I'm looking at selling my own engine projects for something bigger and better, but I also have some very man-powered projects in the offing too!
All good!
S.
Yes, his reserve is not great enough to sustain the stuff he uses as a demonstration that's for sure!
From his previous videos, its very definite that this guy knows what he's talking about, even if he does just abuse it for entertainment value!
In a desperate situation, I'm sure he'd turn off his much valued halogens, central heating, TV for background etc. Hes better prepared than most, and his cost effective measures are pretty sound too!
Indeed, I remember being impressed by your own efforts Yorkshire Andy, and I continue to be.
Meanwhile, I'm looking at selling my own engine projects for something bigger and better, but I also have some very man-powered projects in the offing too!
All good!
S.