Nothing to make of it is there? Merely confirmation that the personal/family business he has been touting on these forums for years does actually exist.
(not that I care that he, like many others, use forums to advertise their businesses if allowed by forum owners, just that he kept denying any connection)
Well good luck to him. He was having problems with his eyes when last on here so I hope he has not lost his sight that would be very bad. He has a lot of knowledge, just the presentation of it on the forums is problematical.
Yes the LA price has not dropped as I see it too. But the lithium drop-in batteries have become almost affordable now. They have a full battery management system built-in so should in theory be user proof. That will be revealed in time as there are cheap copies, which I believe do not deliver the promised protection or even the promised rated capacity.
We wait and observe and see who delivers the goods just like we did with AGMs. But AGMs must drop at some point so we may win there too.
Like Tony, some of his points were over me but I'm certain he knew what he was talking about. He was along the lines of another "character" (from Yeppoon) but more acceptable.
Isn't "Mature Age" great! I only need a new skeleton & a few other new bits. Still going back to the mid 60s, often a person didn't live past 2 years of retirement (then 65 years)! i went to my doctor a few weeks ago complaining of noisy knees, squeaking hips (both replaced) & a painful, clunking right shoulder. The doc asked "What do you want us to do?" Knees get replaced only with pain (my first & most wrecked hip gave me no pain, just a permanent limp) & shoulders - "Grin & bear it, perhaps physio."
Still we throw batteries out when they are too old to work!
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T1 was banned from here a while ago now, apparently he offended one of the 'know it all's' once too often.
As far as the business is concerned, he never hid the fact that he was involved in a business venture, but he maintained it was his wife's business.
It was her money and her venture, Terry is not a legal partner in it just an employee.
Margaret of course built the business using Terry's knowledge.
If you knew the man and what he has been through you might have been more forgiving of his enthusiasm.
But the fact that others wouldn't agree and continually sniped at him was enough for him to give up on trying to assist - which he always did freely and with logical reasoning.
However you have lost all of that now.
T1s web site is pretty informative.
I particularly liked his comments on how to upscale Double an existing battery bank By placing new cells in between the old cells .
Assume that all Cells are of the same spec.
Well good luck to him. He was having problems with his eyes when last on here so I hope he has not lost his sight that would be very bad. He has a lot of knowledge, just the presentation of it on the forums is problematical.
Jaahn
Jaahn, his eyes have gotten a lot worse and in a very short time frame.
He is now getting weekly injections into his eyes to try and retain what he has left.
Well good luck to him. He was having problems with his eyes when last on here so I hope he has not lost his sight that would be very bad. He has a lot of knowledge, just the presentation of it on the forums is problematical.
Jaahn
Jaahn, his eyes have gotten a lot worse and in a very short time frame.
He is now getting weekly injections into his eyes to try and retain what he has left.
That's very painful, my mum had them, was down for the count for a day every week after with eyes closed. But she needed to see.
Well good luck to him. He was having problems with his eyes when last on here so I hope he has not lost his sight that would be very bad. He has a lot of knowledge, just the presentation of it on the forums is problematical.
Jaahn
Jaahn, his eyes have gotten a lot worse and in a very short time frame.
He is now getting weekly injections into his eyes to try and retain what he has left.
Hi
Thanks for telling me that, I am sorry to hear it and wish him well. It would be a bad blow to loose your sight for sure. Worse perhaps if your mind is still really active and wanting to do things. I guess the forums are far from his ability currently.
Yes the LA price has not dropped as I see it too. But the lithium drop-in batteries have become almost affordable now. They have a full battery management system built-in so should in theory be user proof. That will be revealed in time as there are cheap copies, which I believe do not deliver the promised protection or even the promised rated capacity.
We wait and observe and see who delivers the goods just like we did with AGMs. But AGMs must drop at some point so we may win there too.
Jaahn
Hi Jaahn
Thanks for that info
I was actually unaware that there was any confuffle, between AGM and Flooded Cell, lead acid batteries
I only started to look at RV type batteries around 2011
I drive past Terry's place of business regularly, didn't know he was unwell. He is sorely missed for his expertise, a great pity the dinosaurs managed to make him extinct. Techies corner hardly worth reading these days.
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I lack knowledge in the area of solar power and battery chemistries, so I always appreciated Terry's input and his willingness to answer questions. I was surprised to read that he had been banned. I know that he often upset people with his crusade-like advocacy of PWM over MPPT solar charging, but I never saw any serious personal animosity resulting from this.
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Sorry to hear T1 as been banned ,he was very helpful with a power problem I was having,I enjoyed his input so I am sad that he has left .I hope his health improves
Both he and margaret are very good friends of mine and truly very genuine
Go out of there way to make me feel comfortable every time i have visited,
As quoted he does do an awesome job doing a fitout of lithium i only
Wished my van was down near them so i could get him to fit mine out too
For those interested. Terry is still able to do some work and Margaret now does a lot of it. One remarkable lady.
Most of you would have no idea of the time Terry spent reading and answering post on here and other forums(He is a one finger typist LOL).
Really his friends, me included have been trying to get him to give forums away for a few years as it always was effecting him while trying to protect the name of the battery technology and also stopping people from making stupid mistakes that we now see quite often but keep quiet.
You have lost a lot of knowledge as we have moved on quite a bit and what we do now has changed a lot, but due to the heckling that info is available to a select few on a locked forum so the general public are no longer privileged to the experiments and information as we move forward.
Not to many business will let you work with them so when you job is finished, if you wish, you know your system inside out and how it works and can develop your system as it is built to your requirements.
Many systems finish different to the original specifications.
He works for a lot less than most here would have in their business and is honest with the hours he actually works. Actually seen Marg charge a lot less hours than done many times if Terry is having problems with his sight or headaches.
Been close to them both since I bought the first batteries and we developed the very first setup in my bus and now have similar in my house boat. I have spend many days helping where I can but my eyes are worse than Terry's. LOL
Sorry to say that you have lost a good person who was only trying to help but I feel he is better of not spending his productive time trying to help every one out.
They still get a lot of request for help on their web site and there is a lot of good info there as well but don't expect a description on how he does his setup as many have requested.
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They have a full battery management system built-in so should in theory be user proof. That will be revealed in time as there are cheap copies, which I believe do not deliver the promised protection or even the promised rated capacity. 
But AGMs must drop at some point so we may win there too. 
I guess the forums are far from his ability currently. 
