Recent content by Paul2129

thank you for the reply, I'm learning (slowly) lol Paul

Hi guys, forgive a slightly random question, but it's something that you guys will probably know the answer to,  I'm doing a little project in my car, looking at an on/off/on  rocker switch. it describes it's use as terminal 2 being supply, and terminal 1 and 3 being loads now I'm a bit dumb...

only just noticed this reply Doc, its nice of you to say that, you guys have always been a great help, the time you take to comment on some of my crazy ideas is much appreciate :) Paul

thanks guys, I'm barking up the wrong tree then. Even a large quantity of car batteries can't supply a few kWh's ? thanks for your help, I guess I'll give this one up. There's still a chance of a 'proper' solar project on my place of work, so we'll have to hope for that one instead. For me...

thanks for your replies, for ProDave : Capacity of car doesn't matter, more what I use per day, how about a couple of kWh's ? Don't know how much I can capture an store (yet) as much as you can get with 4 to 6 panels and a  couple of dozen 'past their best car batteries ? vehicle capacity...

Firstly, I think I should really use some of my spare time to get some actual training, maybe a course that might help me understand a subject for which I have interest, but currently little or no knowledge of :) I'm aware of the fact that I go about things in the wrong way sometimes, and I...

might be my mistake, it's 16Amp ? it's the fastest charge the Vauxhall Ampera can take, and there is a reason though, I think the mobile lead that I've been using is about 2.4kW, it's a bit of a pain as it requires you to change a setting in the car to 10amp every time you want to charge (I...

thank you for your help, I'll check it out ! I'd seen this type of thing, but it kept mentioning generators, so I thought I was looking at the wrong thing thanks

Hi guys, hoping you can help. I have one 7.2kW EV car charger wired up with the relevant RCD, and an isolator switch. We're having a second (3.6kW) EV charger in the same location (because it's a different plug to the car) I'm aware that the supply with only support one charger at a time, I need...

thanks for your reply Andy I'm gonna disappear before I cause a riot or other argument !

goops, I forgot Nuclear ! how long will it take to charge my car on one of these nuclear power stations ?

Hi Dave, thanks for your comment, I'm trying to solve the one about 'how do they get cables into car parks' but I've given up on that now, lol Do you have a petrol pump in your garden, if you don't, I suppose you'll trundle down to the local petrol station, where, in a couple of years you'll...

the guy from National Grid doesn't agree with you, not according to what he said at a recent electric car show, he claims that the total electrical consumption has gone down quite considerably since the various energy saving appliances and lighting, and that when we transition onto EV's, the...

thanks for the reply UNG, certainly interesting stuff :) I don't think there's a car available yet that can handle 350Kw, (the new Porsche is going to be close I think?) I guess they're future proofing their investment in these things the future is electric !

Firstly, I just wonder about some odd stuff, often pointless stuff, stuff that's probably difficult to learn about online, and for this one, you guys will have a better chance of knowing about it I developed an interest in electric cars a few years ago, I had a slow charing Vauxhall Ampera...