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Camper Van

From: milko16 Jul 2019 10:00
To: milko 30 of 85
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oooh, I forgot to pay my hosting bill.
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From: ANT_THOMAS16 Jul 2019 11:16
To: milko 31 of 85
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I actually noticed that too last night. Thought you'd just binned off the domain.
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From: milko16 Jul 2019 14:37
To: ANT_THOMAS 32 of 85
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well, its not like I've used it for anything in years. But mm, just for the history. Oh well. Maybe I'll try and get it back off 'em.
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)16 Jul 2019 15:03
To: milko 33 of 85
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Do you have a 'grace' period to reclaim it?
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From: milko16 Jul 2019 15:16
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 34 of 85
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I think it's just the hosting not the domain itself. We shall see! If I get round to it. Long time since I actually needed the thing.
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From: ANT_THOMAS16 Jul 2019 15:29
To: ALL35 of 85
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Solar panel is here!
Probably won't be able to fit it for a week or so though :C
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)27 Jul 2019 20:12
To: ANT_THOMAS 36 of 85
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Well?
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From: ANT_THOMAS28 Jul 2019 14:57
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 37 of 85
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Oh yeah, need to update
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)28 Jul 2019 14:58
To: ANT_THOMAS 38 of 85
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 (cheer)
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From: ANT_THOMAS28 Jul 2019 15:17
To: ALL39 of 85
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Sorted the solar panel, done some cabling, waiting for insulation to arrive so I can get on with that.

100W flexible solar panel. Not had a decent day of sun to really see how well it performs.



Temporary setup for charging the battery from solar. It is charging, but not as quickly as I had hoped, but do need a sunny day to find out properly.



Done some cabling today and put up some temporary lighting with an RF remote control for dimming, hooked up to the leisure battery

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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)28 Jul 2019 16:19
To: ANT_THOMAS 40 of 85
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Impressive!
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From: koswix28 Jul 2019 22:03
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 41 of 85
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Beautiful :'D
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From: ANT_THOMAS29 Jul 2019 13:08
To: ALL42 of 85
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Been intermittently sunny today and it has charged much more than the last few days, so it gives me hope it should be good enough.

Also made a Web dashboard of sorts with some voltage data and GPS Tracking

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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)29 Jul 2019 19:48
To: ANT_THOMAS 43 of 85
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> Not had a decent day of sun to really see how well it performs.

O_o So I guess that massive heatwave last week was just a southern thing?

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From: ANT_THOMAS29 Jul 2019 20:37
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 44 of 85
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Fit it on Wednesday.... Wired it up Thursday night.
Friday was first chance to charge. Shite on Friday and all weekend.
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)29 Jul 2019 20:56
To: ANT_THOMAS 45 of 85
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When it's super hot are solar panels more effective, or is it just a matter of direct sunlight from a cloudless sky gives the same amount of energy in winter as in summer?
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From: ANT_THOMAS29 Jul 2019 23:02
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 46 of 85
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Direct sunlight is needed, or preferred at least to get the most power generated.

Direct sunlight in winter is less useful as it is less intense due to the angle in incidence. Same as why it's colder in winter than summer. Earth tilting away from the sun rather than towards the sun. Same light beams spread further. You obviously also get less hours of daylight in winter, but that's got nothing to do with the intensity of the light.

Still generate some whilst cloudy, just nothing like a clear sunny day.
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From: ANT_THOMAS30 Jul 2019 09:30
To: ALL49 of 85
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Exciting.... What's awaiting us
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