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Solar powered van with induction hob …. Presumably you’ll use propane for heat and lights as there will be no power left once you’ve made breakfast

Install 3A fuse in the SFU with label and call it a C3 (After all if the spur fed a double socket and one plug in that fed a PIR cupboard light …)

As a wise sage once said : The good stuff sells well at a high price but the bad stuff only sells well at a low price

Literal answer no (I can't see much alternative in disaster, emergency back up and far-rural situations) Likely answer, Electric dominant in small / second cars and kamikaze bikes Synthetic and flamable gas fuels in larger vehicles, towing vehicles and fleets

This is the ~IOP Internet of problems. It won't catch any crooks anyway but you will waste many hours rebooting things when the last doorbell lasted 50 years without attention

I think the focus should be on things that can be carried in a car/ van and only break down at reasonable hours of the day 😇

You can use a suitable resistor to divert /dissipate some of the current away from the LED string - but this isn't going to solve the Voltage range problem here (The output voltage range is below that of the original transformer). Anyway I've given my advice in earlier posts which includes...

Its a thought but the specified output voltage range is 3 - 42 Volts which only partly overlaps with the original's 38 - 48 V (We don't know the original LED strings voltage on the different settings so this may or may not work properly in some temperature or setting cases. Greater...

No; from the datasheet it appears that is a 500mA constant current driver. I did try to set out the various parameters and degrees of freedom that must be met in my previous post. Perhaps a local electronics repair centre could repair the existing driver or build/modify a replacement unit...

Only if they are more that 600mm down - that’s the main concern

NO! Ignore the 12V driver comment completely, they are 100% the wrong thing AC input voltage: To include the 230-240v range for UK mains. Wider ranges that include 230-240V are fine Dimming: not needed Constant current output of : 220mA to match existing or 200mA (more common) if you...

The BLT one, if I read the limited details correctly, will light the LED's at about 90% of their previous brightness. I assumed the 100v is the maximum voltage it can output but as I've said in a constant current system the current is king. Depending on the temperature and colour of the LEDS...

Solar Noob Honestly you havn’t a clue A constant current driver is not the same as a voltage source A 1A constant current driver will hit its maximum voltage trying to force 1A through a 200 or 220mA led chain which will likely fry it If the output of an LED driver is specified as a single mA...

The one that blew up was a 200mA DC constant current driver, that can supply that current over an output voltage in the range of 38 to 48 volts. (Many led lamps see their voltage change with temperature or colour switching so constant voltage is no good) It’s left unclear how many watts it’s...

If smoke alarms needed surge protection the manufacturers should have designed them in back in 2000 surely rather than wait 20 years then another 10 for SPD's to be retrofitted to even half the properties . .

Baffled why you paid for a new board and a tested /certified installation before doing a load of DIY alterations that you presumably cannot test ..

I suspect they are just reflecting that all power does not have to be 13A or more power.

Still got a few I've confiscated over the years :D:D

It's no more wrong than a 13A socket on a circuit that is already heavily loaded. In both cases trying to take 13A from it will have the designed effect of tripping the breaker. In this sort of case a label saying "For bell transformer ONLY" and a 1 or 3 amp fuse in the plug will be fine...

Put the transformer(s) as near to each strip as you can To restrict voltage drops it’s better to feed each section of strip with a separate cable back to its driver transformer if possible. Even 2 cables with one from each end of a very long strip helps keep them all bright and not fading...