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Camper Van

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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From: Manthorp30 Jul 2019 10:27
To: ANT_THOMAS 50 of 85
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Could be an accessory to make your van even camper.


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From: milko30 Jul 2019 12:29
To: ANT_THOMAS 51 of 85
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nothing good. Just some spammer saying "Nice!" and having a link signature to some women's clinic in India. Bo-ring!
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)30 Jul 2019 12:39
To: milko 52 of 85
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Surely you are depriving all the Indian women lurkers a valuable tip?  (wrong)
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From: ANT_THOMAS 2 Aug 2019 09:44
To: ALL53 of 85
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Panel seems to be doing a reasonable job. Done some tests with lights on for 8-10 hours and fairly happy.
Started the insulation process over the last couple of evenings. Kinda just winging it, hopefully it won't be too rubbish.

Will post some work in progress photos later.
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From: ANT_THOMAS18 Aug 2019 10:46
To: ALL54 of 85
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Massively increased speed timelapse of some floor insulation going in



Insulation in - next step is to carpet and ply line again

      
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)18 Aug 2019 13:00
To: ANT_THOMAS 55 of 85
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This looks Mars-ready.
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From: koswix18 Aug 2019 17:28
To: ANT_THOMAS 56 of 85
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mobile weed farm :D
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From: ANT_THOMAS20 Nov 2019 21:45
To: ALL57 of 85
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About time I posted an update

Did some carpet lining
 





Bought some wood, cut a frame



Built the frame



Bought some more wood, made the surfaces



Started to tidy up some electrics



Bought an airbed - which fits very well


 
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From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)26 Nov 2019 23:28
To: ANT_THOMAS 58 of 85
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Can the airbed be inflated and deflated without getting out of the van?
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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)26 Nov 2019 23:33
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 59 of 85
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If it's like all the other airbeds I've ever tried, it auto-deflates at 2 am.
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