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Post by Jim on Feb 9, 2021 16:37:57 GMT
Several years ago, being investigated for piles, I was watching the colour monitor, proctologist told me to lie down. It spoiled the view. I did have an armful of vallium at the time. 😵
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 16:53:34 GMT
Several years ago, being investigated for piles, I was watching the colour monitor, proctologist told me to lie down. It spoiled the view. I did have an armful of vallium at the time. 😵 I thought piles were a bum thing. |
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Post by Jim on Feb 9, 2021 16:55:36 GMT
Several years ago, being investigated for piles, I was watching the colour monitor, proctologist told me to lie down. It spoiled the view. I did have an armful of vallium at the time. 😵 I thought piles were a bum thing. Definitely are! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2021 17:01:06 GMT
I thought piles were a bum thing. Definitely are! Strange he was buggering about with your arm. I do wonder about you at times. Bit of an odd bod. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 17:43:04 GMT
Just pondering here so don't shoot me down too harshly....
Would something like the item mentioned in the OP be suitable for running a 240v very efficient fridge whilst being charged from the current 12v fridge supply (maybe with a switch/timer on the 12v supply)? Any better or worse than buying a new 12v fridge or having to run an inverter for a new 240v fridge?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:02:08 GMT
Just pondering here so don't shoot me down too harshly....
Would something like the item mentioned in the OP be suitable for running a 240v very efficient fridge whilst being charged from the current 12v fridge supply (maybe with a switch/timer on the 12v supply)? Any better or worse than buying a new 12v fridge or having to run an inverter for a new 240v fridge?
Isn't the idea that the battery pack is charged from a 240v supply? However if it is possible to charge it that way I would guess the first thing is to work out if the 12v supply is greater than the 240v demand...seems unlikely. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:09:28 GMT
Just pondering here so don't shoot me down too harshly....
Would something like the item mentioned in the OP be suitable for running a 240v very efficient fridge whilst being charged from the current 12v fridge supply (maybe with a switch/timer on the 12v supply)? Any better or worse than buying a new 12v fridge or having to run an inverter for a new 240v fridge?
Isn't the idea that the battery pack is charged from a 240v supply? However if it is possible to charge it that way I would guess the first thing is to work out if the 12v supply is greater than the 240v demand...seems unlikely. You can charge the battery pack from 12v supply - unless I'm mistaken.
In my mind the battery pack acts as storage so lets say it charges up in x number of hours from 12v supply and then supplies 24hrs of 240v how does this compare to running an inverter just for the fridge or a generally crappy but very expensive 12v fridge conversion.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:17:48 GMT
Isn't the idea that the battery pack is charged from a 240v supply? However if it is possible to charge it that way I would guess the first thing is to work out if the 12v supply is greater than the 240v demand...seems unlikely. You can charge the battery pack from 12v supply - unless I'm mistaken.
In my mind the battery pack acts as storage so lets say it charges up in x number of hours from 12v supply and then supplies 24hrs of 240v how does this compare to running an inverter just for the fridge or a generally crappy but very expensive 12v fridge conversion.
I'm not an expert - several will be along in just a moment - but I recall one limitation of that device is the time needed to charge it up, and I am led to believe the whole point of a lipo battery is its ability to accept a lot of current in a short time. So maybe you would be better off with a battery with a bms system. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:28:30 GMT
You can charge the battery pack from 12v supply - unless I'm mistaken.
In my mind the battery pack acts as storage so lets say it charges up in x number of hours from 12v supply and then supplies 24hrs of 240v how does this compare to running an inverter just for the fridge or a generally crappy but very expensive 12v fridge conversion.
I'm not an expert - several will be along in just a moment - but I recall one limitation of that device is the time needed to charge it up, and I am led to believe the whole point of a lipo battery is its ability to accept a lot of current in a short time. So maybe you would be better off with a battery with a bms system. That is what I'm hoping for - I'm just pondering, wouldn't be too surprised to hear that it wouldn't work.
Thought the item in the op was a battery with a bms system... looks to me as if it would charge fully in 6 to 8 hours via a cigarette socket, perhaps I could use my routine engine/generator/solar running time during the winter to put enough charge into the pack (same I do with the tv/radio/laptop) to reduce some need for generator/engine running.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:35:55 GMT
Didn't the op say the charge time was surprisingly long?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:40:48 GMT
Didn't the op say the charge time was surprisingly long? 6 to 8 hrs is long for a new fangled battery  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 18:58:11 GMT
If it were me...I can see the attraction of using such a thing if I was in the habit of charging from a genny to take the benefit of unused capacity (supposing there is any). Is that device suitable for any other application? It seems designed for somebody with access to an AC supply.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 19:15:19 GMT
If it were me...I can see the attraction of using such a thing if I was in the habit of charging from a genny to take the benefit of unused capacity (supposing there is any). Is that device suitable for any other application? It seems designed for somebody with access to an AC supply. I'm fairly certain there is spare capacity in my setup when genny/engine is running. Can use microwave/washing machine/deep fat fryer (provided engine/genny running) without causing any noticeable affect on la battery bank charging. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 19:24:20 GMT
If it were me...I can see the attraction of using such a thing if I was in the habit of charging from a genny to take the benefit of unused capacity (supposing there is any). Is that device suitable for any other application? It seems designed for somebody with access to an AC supply. I'm fairly certain there is spare capacity in my setup when genny/engine is running. Can use microwave/washing machine/deep fat fryer (provided engine/genny running) without causing any noticeable affect on la battery bank charging. Maybe its worth having as a sort of emergency / reserve device. I noticed they are available on ebay. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2021 19:29:50 GMT
Need to decide what I'm going to do with the defective fridge - do without/replace with 12v/replace with 240v plus some re-wiring/another solution.
But answers could help others decide what to do in somewhat similar circumstances.
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