Hi, good ideas. We agree about 6V batteries. They work very well on our boat. Also we find 150 W solar panels almost enough but as we use two laptops and big external drives, we decided to buy second 150 solar panel and now we feel safe :-) Whole week of rain on Baltic, much of the time using computers, and no problems with electicity.
Hello Sebastian thanks for your wisdom ,just about to buy a boat, and needs new batteries ..can you tell me what is the best make please .as going to get 3 two leisure and one starter. The boat has 4 100 watt solar panels
Very clear and informative video, but one criticism, please stop turning round and round when you're filming, it took me an hour and a half to recover :)
hi, nice information on your video. is it possible to specify the batteries you are using or Recommend. had a look on trojan website and where a few options. many thanks Alex.
alex raf 6v L16 type or J305. Anything tall, not wide. If you look at the longest lasting batteries ( forklift) they are all tall not wide. Means they had less. Best supplier of these batteries is electroquest Llandudno junction
Sebastian Hibbert. many thanks, so you don't Recommend AGM or gel do you. so why flooded. I'm just about to buy a boat need an engine and sort out battery's so this is helpful. thanks
You kept off the subject of fridges. Assuming you don't want to dangle your milk bottle in the canal, I've gone for a mains larder fridge and spent the difference on solar. The fridge is probably more efficient that a 12v one, anyway, and I need an inverter for LED TV, microwave and toaster. Not really trying to be off grid, just want to moor for a few days without running the engine.
Great advice Sebastian, and I learnt something from this. However please either keep the camera still or actually talk to the camera ie show your face. Looking at random stuff while you're talking, makes me wonder why we're looking at it and I lose some of what you're saying. And I got dizzy at a few points;-)
Enjoyed your video. I am not a professional, but have 40 years experience to speak for me. For the most part your information is good. But I hasten to add one little shortcoming of your theory. You use two very expensive, massive 6 volt batteries. If one of those batteries goes bad, you have only 6, 8, or 10 volts of power, (depending how many cells you lose) with a dramatic loss of amp hours, virtually useless to your situation. Twelve volt electronics do not do well on low voltage. While if you used three 12 volt batteries hooked up in parallel, you have 12 volts with three times the amp hours. If you lose one battery, you still have 12 volts, but one third less amp hours. 12 volt batteries are less expensive than 6 volt batteries. The cost difference is negligible. Please be aware that I speak from experience, purchasing two 6 volt batteries to replace two 12 volt batteries for my RV. Two weeks into a trip one 6 volt battery failed, ruining my trip, as I was quite a distance from a supplier. Also, solar panels in less than direct, strong sunlight. On cloudy or winter days, their use is negligible. Lessons learned. Lee
Hey Sebastion because your solar panels are at a different angle each should have their own charge controller as their maximum tracking will differ in your configuration - don't just put them in parallel - we use th-cam.com/video/_S3Fv1Mbd-c/w-d-xo.html is working well
The go is a decent charge controller MPPT with copper coils and a remote control box with 2 200 watt flex pannel or framed with 4 100 amp lead crystal battery's ,they will last 30 years and can be discharged to zero and recharged,with an inverter os 2000 watts wil run anything or two 1000 watters,from an Ausie expat
Lead crystal battery's are alkaline based not acid so they can be transported without hazardus freight ,the south Africans and the Chinese army has used them since 1972 because they cannot be killed and will work upside down if they roll a vehicle and temperature wise it is the same,so for solar they are perfect,and they can be discharged very low and not harmed, I have two for my fishing camper 4x4 wagon and they can easily start outboard motors or run my 1500 watt inverter so my microwave works fine they 25 percent dearer,i use cree lights super bright ,all my technology is from research,to hear the review on lead acid battery,type into utube lead acid solar,and you will get a south african electricians review,hope this helps .ps most battery suppliers will not want to sell the as they still have enormous stock to get rid of i personally had to track down the Ausie sellers so if you cannot get any get back in touch me'be I can send some for testing
its only to much trouble if you make the process to technical, my recycling fuel is so simple its brilliant, if I do say so my self haha. Either waste cooking oil or waste mineral oil the process is the same really but I have a magnetic part of the filter built in to take out the metal particle's out of waste mineral oil
its very simple thin out the waste oil, filter it with a filter.Then mix 50/50 with diesel . The secret is how much to thin out the waste oil, loads of people cut corners and just mix waste and diesel then thin it out it does not work out in the long run. You must do the thinning out of the waste with the right formular and the right filter or you will block your pipe's up. If all is done correct you can have years of cheap fuel.
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Hi, good ideas. We agree about 6V batteries. They work very well on our boat. Also we find 150 W solar panels almost enough but as we use two laptops and big external drives, we decided to buy second 150 solar panel and now we feel safe :-) Whole week of rain on Baltic, much of the time using computers, and no problems with electicity.
Great little boat you have there, all the more attractive because of the extra thought put into it
Excellent detail and clarity, tks
Hey great videos, really helpful! do you have a website or do you give build advice etc?
Hello Sebastian thanks for your wisdom ,just about to buy a boat, and needs new batteries ..can you tell me what is the best make please .as going to get 3 two leisure and one starter. The boat has 4 100 watt solar panels
Very clear and informative video, but one criticism, please stop turning round and round when you're filming, it took me an hour and a half to recover :)
Tazonsax I know.... my video skills are kinda poor
I agree.
hi, nice information on your video. is it possible to specify the batteries you are using or Recommend. had a look on trojan website and where a few options. many thanks Alex.
alex raf 6v L16 type or J305. Anything tall, not wide. If you look at the longest lasting batteries ( forklift) they are all tall not wide. Means they had less.
Best supplier of these batteries is electroquest Llandudno junction
Sebastian Hibbert. many thanks, so you don't Recommend AGM or gel do you. so why flooded. I'm just about to buy a boat need an engine and sort out battery's so this is helpful. thanks
alex raf no - absolutely not agm or gel - tried them both and they dried out - it's the constant charging from solar that does it I think
I take it running my washing machine isn’t going to happen 😂🤣😂 what about a 4kw diesel cooled generator? Lithium batteries?
You kept off the subject of fridges. Assuming you don't want to dangle your milk bottle in the canal, I've gone for a mains larder fridge and spent the difference on solar. The fridge is probably more efficient that a 12v one, anyway, and I need an inverter for LED TV, microwave and toaster. Not really trying to be off grid, just want to moor for a few days without running the engine.
Mike Shipp fridges will be a video all of their own - gas / 240 / alternator tied
Great advice Sebastian, and I learnt something from this. However please either keep the camera still or actually talk to the camera ie show your face. Looking at random stuff while you're talking, makes me wonder why we're looking at it and I lose some of what you're saying. And I got dizzy at a few points;-)
Enjoyed your video. I am not a professional, but have 40 years experience to speak for me. For the most part your information is good. But I hasten to add one little shortcoming of your theory. You use two very expensive, massive 6 volt batteries. If one of those batteries goes bad, you have only 6, 8, or 10 volts of power, (depending how many cells you lose) with a dramatic loss of amp hours, virtually useless to your situation. Twelve volt electronics do not do well on low voltage. While if you used three 12 volt batteries hooked up in parallel, you have 12 volts with three times the amp hours. If you lose one battery, you still have 12 volts, but one third less amp hours. 12 volt batteries are less expensive than 6 volt batteries. The cost difference is negligible. Please be aware that I speak from experience, purchasing two 6 volt batteries to replace two 12 volt batteries for my RV. Two weeks into a trip one 6 volt battery failed, ruining my trip, as I was quite a distance from a supplier. Also, solar panels in less than direct, strong sunlight. On cloudy or winter days, their use is negligible. Lessons learned. Lee
Lee Boekhout good point. Not considered it!
Hey Sebastion because your solar panels are at a different angle each should have their own charge controller as their maximum tracking will differ in your configuration - don't just put them in parallel - we use th-cam.com/video/_S3Fv1Mbd-c/w-d-xo.html is working well
The go is a decent charge controller MPPT with copper coils and a remote control box with 2 200 watt flex pannel or framed with 4 100 amp lead crystal battery's ,they will last 30 years and can be discharged to zero and recharged,with an inverter os 2000 watts wil run anything or two 1000 watters,from an Ausie expat
Roger Dale what's a lead crystal battery?
Lead crystal battery's are alkaline based not acid so they can be transported without hazardus freight ,the south Africans and the Chinese army has used them since 1972 because they cannot be killed and will work upside down if they roll a vehicle and temperature wise it is the same,so for solar they are perfect,and they can be discharged very low and not harmed, I have two for my fishing camper 4x4 wagon and they can easily start outboard motors or run my 1500 watt inverter so my microwave works fine they 25 percent dearer,i use cree lights super bright ,all my technology is from research,to hear the review on lead acid battery,type into utube lead acid solar,and you will get a south african electricians review,hope this helps .ps most battery suppliers will not want to sell the as they still have enormous stock to get rid of i personally had to track down the Ausie sellers so if you cannot get any get back in touch me'be I can send some for testing
do you do anything for your diesel fuel, eg bio-diesel or substitute fuel???
Alan Boyle no - I avoid anything 'non diesel' too much trouble - wood is so much simpler as a furl
its only to much trouble if you make the process to technical, my recycling fuel is so simple its brilliant, if I do say so my self haha. Either waste cooking oil or waste mineral oil the process is the same really but I have a magnetic part of the filter built in to take out the metal particle's out of waste mineral oil
Alan Boyle have you video'd your process?
its very simple thin out the waste oil, filter it with a filter.Then mix 50/50 with diesel . The secret is how much to thin out the waste oil, loads of people cut corners and just mix waste and diesel then thin it out it does not work out in the long run. You must do the thinning out of the waste with the right formular and the right filter or you will block your pipe's up. If all is done correct you can have years of cheap fuel.
Alan Boyle so share the knowledge..... video this -
absolute nonesence as you skimped rather than go lithium and are stuck with resistence losses of lead acid and the deathly 80 to 100 % charge.