The device may not have been the exact one, or at least I wasn't sure at the time of writing but now think it is having looked in windows system details, but the charger is the exact one as I got my mum to take a picture of the exact one we use.
Anyway I have had success! I happened to find a...
Indeed. Nothing to do with "cheaping out" for using linux over windows as other poster put it. That is just an ignorant statement. I am in a financially better position in life than I have ever been. Not everything is about money. It is about the ethos of free and open source software.
Most of what I have seen look very similar to your profile pic. Big trees, on fairly steep slopes.
I saw a really nice one for solar when I went to look at a different one the other day. The one I went to see was north east facing, and I was there around 1-2 and I think it was just about going...
Like how we grow crops in summer to take us through winter can the same be done for solar or do batteries not hold charge for long enough for it to be feasible?
I know you could do what my mum does with the solar on her roof and sell solar back to the grid and buy that back again but that does...
Indeed. I am stuck on 13.0 now so seems I am about on empty with no way to refill now except the tiny trickle from solar per day. So looks like some cold mornings ahead for me for a while or back to mummy's electric heater.
Ballpark seems just fine as @Warpspeed says the fuel gauge on the car...
That was it. Finally got it going after a couple of more suggestions along this line.
Was able to find a step down convert for only just under 2 pounds which is adjustable. See here.
Working fantastically now. Really pleased to have plugged away and figured it out rather than acquiescing to...
Well it is tight in place but metal clamping on a metal exhaust doesn't sound like a good way to make a perfect seal. I already used exhaust paste but it is fiddly to get into the nooks and crannies so not 100% it is sealed. I also cannot see properly since I rigged it all up and fixed to the...
My solar has been a little better the past couple of days. I even broke double digits the other day with I think an all time high of around 16 watts for a few seconds :p.
We have just passed the winter solstice so things can only get better from here eh? I also have not fully depleted my...
Ok so from what you are saying here the north east one sounds like it could do fine? It is on a fairly steep slope facing NE so would catch the rays from sun up to around 1pm. Also from what I remember there is already a clearing facing out into the valley below so would be clear from trees for...
I have been running the 100mm exhaust fan in the roof overnight and plan to leave on all the time now. It seems to have made a HUGE difference.
Waaay less condensation on windows and the walls seemed dry when they used to be damp most mornings. Also my bedding used to be damp to touch when I...
Yea I was just thinking that enough panels to cover me would run only a few hundred more. I do also want to plant food crops though so south facing is also a big benefit for that.
It is just case by case. I saw a south facing one the other day. Fantastic plot, which is mainly just a field...
I am talking about in a van for now though not on land. I have to find land and during that time will be living in the van which has extremely limited space. I know there are more compact and cheap options like gas bottle stoves (not sure what you call them in the states but just look it up). I...
The inverter method is silly to me. Why would you go to ac and back to dc when it is already dc.
So how would the DIY setup work? Is it just a case of getting the right size barrel connector to plug to the laptop and stripping the wires and adding terminal connectors and connecting to the fuse...
Saw this users postings after someone on that sub suggested it and that some user, this one I guess, had brought it up as an alternative source to solar in the winter.
This seems just the ticket for UK because when the weather is awful, with next to no solar, it is more than likely also going...
Yes that looks like you covered it.
So the fuse block goes into the battery switch. Something else does as well but I forgot what now! I guess it must be the mppt + into the battery switch load side as well as that is the only other large cable supply.
The on off switches are from the fuse...
Haha oh you are the same one who got in an pissing match with the other user on my other thread :ROFLMAO:. They do indeed look interesting. I will have a look at them with new eyes but didn't we ascertain in that other thread they do actually require electricity after all? Anyway I have...
Umm your profile says SoCal I don't think we are in the same ballpark when you are saying "no problems in the winter" compared to uk winters :ROFLMAO:.
I am not sure where you got the idea I am avoiding spending money. I paid £900 for a stove/heater which incidentally has been nothing but...
I asked about this before even getting electrics installed. It defeated the purpose in my mind to have a diesel heater if it relies on another power source to run! I looked into other options and seems before widespread electric and stil in poorer parts they run kerosene with open flame but is...
Well the problem isn't with them it is that I got the chinese knock off which there were already lots of reports online of them being shitty, but some who have had ok experiences so a mixed bag, but I took the chance and paying the price it seems. Even 900 is huge but for the 'real deal' it is...
Ok I figured it out based on their suggestions. It actually isnt lfp compatible. They said to look on the sticker on the side if the model text had (Li) in it. It did not as some are made with and some without. Sounds like you have the former which also brought with it some other problems of its...
Reading about diesel heater and fumes it seems a little leakage is common and somewhat expected. A quick search showed a lot of results of people asking similar questions.
Since diesel is known to be super toxic and will even be banned in some years in the UK what does this mean for our long...
I have not been in the van much while I am house sitting and have been leaving the solar to charge. I am up from the high 12s back to 13.3 so looking good!
On the other hand the van has gotten wet again on the roof I presume from not running the heater :ROFLMAO:.
Thanks for the tips.
I actually have a reference to go by in terms of how well drying heat will be since I am staying on my mums driveway and so can run in the electrical heater whenever I want. Running that for an hour or so really does make a big difference. It doesnt dry everything, it still...
I have no issue at all with it taking longer and less convenience. That is part and parcel of vanlife is it not? I know there are a lot of glampers who would say no but for me I am a super minimalist. I am in a transit connect which should give you a good idea of that!
If smoke is indeed still...