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Installation – a short saga After I dragged the 140-kilo monolith into the Shed of Chaos and stood there steaming like a busted kettle. My wife handed me tea; my brain cooled enough to read. Page two of the spec sheet winked: “At least six people must assist with lifting.” I laughed, then my back…
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Mistakes on Ordering & Fogstar’s Support Tested. On ordering, I managed to do the one thing every engineer dreads – I clicked the wrong button. Instead of the 16.1 kWh unit I actually wanted, I somehow ordered the 15.2 kWh version. It was Friday, 4 p.m. on the dot. I hit confirm order, felt that…
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Introduction Now let’s delve into a completely logical topic: a testimonial of a functional battery. Imagine this scenario – picture me beneath my handcrafted pergola, feeling like a satisfied backyard innovator, observing eight dazzling 440 W solar panels and thinking, “This is the pinnacle of renewable success.” The Victron Multiplus 5000 48 V setup softly…
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Unlock you free space in your garden using solar – Part 1 Unlocking the potential of your garden isn’t about flowers, gnomes, or that half-finished decking project, it’s about turning dead space into a money-saving machine. My own “professional” roof install taught me the hard way what not to do. £13,500 later I had ten…
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Victron MPPT charge controllers and DC-DC converters are built around passive cooling. The aluminium housing is the heatsink, designed to radiate heat without any moving parts. That design is simple and reliable, but once ambient temperatures climb, heat build-up becomes a limiting factor. The units protect themselves by throttling current or, in extreme cases, shutting…
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Step Zero: Before you even think about buying solar, get your head straight. 90% of salespeople are full of it. Their job is not to save you money it’s to get your signature. Rules: Get 12 months of usage data. kWh/month, peak loads. Decide your goal: cut imports, EV miles, winter backup, or just “feel…
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I am Professional meddler in the affairs of machines, liquids, and electrons. Founder of Mayhems Solutions Ltd, where I somehow convinced the PC world that dyed goop could be both beautiful and functional. Built hundreds of coolant products while probably muttering, “No one expects the Pastel Inquisition!” Decades of IT and engineering behind me: from…