binky's latest activity

As others have said the issue with old fashioned incandescent lamps inthe old days was that a small voltage change produced a large...

Customer was very happy not to spend the money😀. Half way along the run he had his own water supply and pump house, so had filter pumps...

I always presumed that it would be because equipment itself should be fine with a 5% voltage drop, but when it comes to lighting...

The Copper Development Association used to have an online calculator for cable losses. I used it a few times to calculate supply cable...

You forgot one, solar 1%, volt drop. I never understood why lights should be different to power, but I would assume all this is about...

If you need a cheap fix to see you through the winter, may I suggest you buy a portable oil filled radiator. Have a look at the range...

Sounds like a reasonable plan to me.

Welcome to the forum.

Hi I live in an apartment that has various electrical issues so I will probably a "regular" on here!

There's akways system losses, but the percentages are quite small. I think the hybrids freed DC direct to the battery, do cuts out one...

Yes, what Binky and UNG said. 100% go hybrid., plus you can add batteries in stages as funds allow, even a small battery is hugely...

I have Pylontech batteries. I added a 3000 to a 2000 and then more recently added a 5000. It was very straightforward following the...

I got to do some high profile jobs as a subby to the main contractors. Trouble was the councils approved contractor was not happy about...

This video should answer a lot of your questions. Not sure about your inverter, as I've never fitted one if those, but manuals should be...

You can use a hybrid without batteries, and many so called AC battery inverters are hybrids, without solar panels connected. Hybrids are...