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The solar system is 4x12v/200w fixed rooftop solar panels in parallel array feeding 2x150ah AGM batteries. I am also able to connect a portable 12v/200w folding panel into this array if I wish. Now looking at replacing the PWM controller with a brand name "true" MPPT charge controller which will als...

After an ACCC investigation, the Federal Court ordered Dodo Services Pty Ltd (Dodo) to pay $1.5 million and Primus Telecommunications Services Pty Ltd (iPrimus) to pay $1 million in penalties for making misleading claims about their NBN broadband speeds. Dodo and iPrimus are both part of the Voc...

How do I know what size fixed panels I have on the roof without taking them off . Also how do I check if one of the panels , are not working. Cheers Mick

Hi fellow nomads, I have been trying to find information on using roads and bridges which have signposted weight limits. Are the limits based on gross combined mass or actual combined weight? Do you treat the tow vehicle and van as 2 separate units (GVM and GTM)? Secondly are there any maps/Apps that s...

Whilst researching solar panels I came across some excellent information relating to off-grid power on the Victron website: Energy Unlimited book PDF Wiring Unlimited book PDF Victron tech docs -- Edited by Mike Harding on Tuesday 1st of June 2021 07:06:15 AM

What's the point of dual SIM mobiles? Can you have two different numbers on one phone? I have had NO luck at all with them. They don't seem to work with only one SIM. Or two for that matter! Comments welcome. Cheers Tony

Recent research shows that there are 7 kinds of sex:The 1st kind of sex is called: Smurf Sex. This kind of sex happens when you first meet someone and you both have sex until you are blue in the face.The 2nd kind of sex is called: Kitchen Sex. This is when you have been with your partner for a short time and yo...

Stolen from another site - Johnny's pregnant sister was in a terrible car accident and went into a deep coma.After being in the coma for nearly six months, she wakes up and sees that she is no longer pregnant.Frantically, she asks the Doctor about her baby.The doctor replies, " Madam, you had twins.....

gday all New members from Adelaide here, just taken delivery of a Network RV 19'6'' Terrain Tuff van. Did the maiden voyage to Renmark recently. New to vans had a camper trailer for long enough now hooked!!

I am looking for advice as to where I can purchase a 12 volt fridge for a 1998 Mazda E 2000 in Perth WA.

The Pope went on vacation for a few days to visit the rugged mountains of Alaska. He was driving along near the campground when he heard a frantic commotion just at the edge of the woods.He found a helpless Democrat wearing shorts, sandals, a 'Vote for Hillary' hat, and a 'Save the Trees' shirt.The man w...

OK this is about 'our' ABC but it can apply to any media outlet. On the ABC news website there's story about the power failure in Qld. The Callide power station shut down. Yes it's coal but anything man made can breakdown. Wind towers can catch fire. Solar farms be destroyed by hail. This is not a renewabl...

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