Hi Paul, I have a 100ah deep cycle AGM battery with a 140w solar panel, ATM, so far so good.
I am thinking when I go on the road full time to up grade to 2X 100ah batteries and add another 160w panel ( to make a total of 300w) So charging should not be a problem. My regulator is a CTEC D250s Dual. Cheers,

Is your 4.4 generater heavy to move around,I always like to make the 1st financial outlay the cheapest,

if I buy too small and have to upgrade then it works out expensive,if I do it right the 1st time it sames time and $$$$

dragonfly1 wrote:

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Our generator is a fuji and weighs 28 kg has a remote start and also key start it stays on the back of the motorhome 

will run air cond microwave and whatever you want paid $510 on eBay very happy with it

 

Dragonfly1 

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 What size is your genset Cyril?

I bought this one here in Ballarat and fired it up this morning and ran the Aircon without reving its head off. 

http://www.pinnaclewholesalers.com.au/remote-electric-start-silent-caravan-camping-4-4kva-inverter-generator.html?search=generator

Now need to sell the first one I bought on Ebay that was supposed to be 2 kva. Only produced 1600 watts!!!! $280 sitting in the garage. Would suit someone just needing to top up their batteries when cloudy for too long.

Can someone teach me to make links clickable please?

Aussie Paul. 

dragonfly1 wrote:

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Same generator with a different name you should be very happy with it 

Pinnacle are a good company to deal with just bought a diesel heater from them 

just finished fitting it and works really good 

 

Dragonfly1 

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 Thanks Cyril, you have made my day... I am lucky to have Pinnacle within 5km of me. 

Aussie Paul. 

-- Edited by aussie_paul on Thursday 3rd of April 2014 04:01:52 PM

dragonfly1 wrote:

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Paul 

I used to live in gillies st next to the train line where the centrelink office is now 

in fact I was born there 75years ago 

 

Dragonfly1 

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 AND you sat beside me when I played electronic organ at the Blue Bell pub....before the diso era eh?

 

Aussie Paul. 

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Paul 

My father used to get kicked out of the blue bell pub at six o'clock every Friday And Saturday nights 

 Dragonfly1 

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 Ok, Cyril, that makes more sense. Just thinking of him the other day as we came past your old place out towards Cardigan.

 

Aussie Paul. :)

Paul 

You seem to know me and, my family quite well what is your surname 

 

Dragonfly1 

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Hold left mouse down and run your cursor over the URL, then hold Ctrl and press C to copy the URL. Before you post your quick reply, click on Advanced Editor. You will see your message there but also the tool for linking the URL. It's the chain icon amongst the other tools. Highlight the URL again with the left mouse down and using the cursor, click on the "chain". A small window pops up. Place your cursor in the Link URL box. Hold Ctrl and press V to paste the URL to the little window. Then click on Target and choose "new window". Then click on Insert.

http://www.pinnaclewholesalers.com.au/remote-electric-start-silent-caravan-camping-4-4kva-inverter-generator.html?search=generator

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 Ok, thanks Gary. I will save those instructions. 

 

Aussie Paul. 

Hi Cyril, the instructions for starting my new genset with remote are basically non existent. This morning I went to show off to the missus and I could not get it to start without going outside and use the primer bulb as there is not an exterior choke lever. The instructions say press the start button twice to start. I am not sure what the first press means, I assumed it activated a choke of some sort.

 

Any secrets I should know? Anyone else?

 

Aussie Paul. 

dragonfly1 wrote:

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Hi Paul 

to start the generator cold 1turn on fuel  2. Open vent on fuel cap  3 pump bulb 10 times. 4  turn key to on position

start by whitchever means you choose 

the first press on the remote turns the remote switch on second press to start 

after using the remote and your finished using the generator make sure you turn the remote switch on the generator off if not the battery will go flat 

hope this helps you 

 

Dragonfly1 

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 Ok Cyril, thanks. I was hoping that I would wake up, grab the remote and start the gennie while still nice and warm in bed!!! and it would heat the coffee machine up!!! I don't lie my chances of my wife Eril going out in the cold to prime it for me!!!! 

I played electronic organ at the Blue Bell in the evenings when it was 10 pm closing around late 1970s. Your old man kept me company Friday and Saturday evenings. You were in cars I think and had the whitish house with the large archways facing the road. Your old man bragged about your success..

 

Aussie Paul. 

Paul

i find that once the generator has been started it will then start off the remote for the rest of the day 

if you forget to turn the remote switch on the generator off the battery will go flat in about a month 

 

Dragonfly1