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Go check Andy's youtube channel he is busy testing sodium batteries https://www.youtube.com/@OffGridGarageAustralia/videos
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I use a tasmota smart led light bulb, installed in the back of my kitchen, lights to light blue when national loadshedding and switches to light red when local loadshedding. You can set any colours you prefer and at any intensity you prefer. Controlled from my stats system via mqtt getting loadshedding status from the inverter data and eskoms loadshedding api.
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WannabeSolarSparky replied to jdido87's topic in Starting In Solar? Feel free to introduce yourself
Reliable good reputation seller I bought all my goodies from DIYGEEK Mention Morne referred you then you may get some discount 5k sunsynk 2 x 6.4kwh bsl batteries 125ah each 8 x 550w Canadian Solar About R101k -
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WannabeSolarSparky replied to GreenFields's topic in Product Opinions & Reviews
Most solar panels have a protective anti-glare coating which can be damaged removed by cleaning with any sort of detergent. Best way to clean your panels is gently with water and a soft broom or mop. -
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Did your batteries come with a user manual? Usually they state the self discharge rate in the specs. Typically the best storage voltage for lithium iron phosphate (LiFePo4) cells is between 3.2-3.4V per cell. Multiply for your battery size, usually 15 cells or 16 cells. again, refer to your user manual. This could be different for your battery if it uses a different chemistry.
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Switch off of one battery in a two battery application
WannabeSolarSparky replied to Janosh's topic in Batteries
Most battery banks will do that due to the different resistances, so they will drift apart over time. Personally I would leave it as-is. -
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IOT Smart Devices and Tasmota
WannabeSolarSparky replied to WannabeSolarSparky's topic in The Internet of Things
Also follow the steps to calibrate the plug so that you get more accurate readings https://tasmota.github.io/docs/Power-Monitoring-Calibration/ -
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Here is a copy of my template {"NAME":"Vizia 16A","GPIO":[32,1,1,1,2688,2656,1,1,2624,321,224,1,1,1],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18} -
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@Greglsh AFAIK it is Nickel plating you require
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IOT Smart Devices and Tasmota
WannabeSolarSparky replied to WannabeSolarSparky's topic in The Internet of Things
Last purchase Ordered 3 Aug 2023 still tasmotizable... I think this may be the last batch of the safe ones. https://www.takealot.com/vizia-smart-wifi-power-plug-switch-for-south-african-3-pin-16a-2/PLID90405537