Content by T1 Terry in January, 2026

Do they fit in a frunk that fits in an Aussie version MG4? I looked under the bonnet and could see there would enough room for much more that a packet of cigarettes and a light ..... and I don't smoke :ROFLMAO: T1 Terry

An oldie but a good one, hope I get it right Andrew spots and add for a 15 yr old Escort and the price looked good, so he paid immediately, no questions asked, and supplied his address. That evening, there is a knock at the door, all excited Andrew answers the knock, only to find a young lad...

At least I made provision for them to corrected it by change your vote ..... luck it doesn't show who voted what, could be embarrassing, but your secret is safe ..... I think ;) I have 4 votes for question 2 but only 3 votes for question 1 o_O Maybe they can fix that error as well :D T1 Terry

You can drive from WA to SA in an EV now, been that way for a while. They have added fish shop frier oil fuelled generators where there isn't grid supply available. I believe, in conjunction with the AEVA, the govt is upgrading these areas with solar battery storage to help those communities get...

"Hasta la vista, baby" is far more catching though, and selective on what it terminates ...... and it can ride a motor bike and wear clothes to make it a tad less conspicuous ..... and even drive a car .... Version 1 only knows one line and has limited mobility, can't utilise equipment at hand...

Wish I could Neck injury hurts Can't get comfortable Please post lots Gives me places to add smilies And post replies More points scored To make T1 Terry Top Monthly Contributor T1 Terry

The trouble with keeping the fob in the pocket, our 51 would often flash the lights, beep the horn .... weird stuff, finally realised, I was pushing the fob buttons when leaning against things while working outside ...... Naturally, now I get to the car and it won't unlock, the fob is still in...

As @salty posted, but I did have to tone down from boy racer to maybe the average 40yr old, at 70yr old, that was a major change from foot to the floor to get the max thrill ..... and that "EV Grin" is half of what owning an EV is all about ..... but best to pick your spots to get the grin while...

Version one Version 2. this one can climb stair and jump T1 Terry

Lead me to your AI and .... don't bother ..... I can find Elon myself .... T1 Terry

I guess the car cover would need heating, some form of extra low voltage element weaved through it and possibly pulsed at a frequency determined by the vehicle surface temperature .... possibly zones pulse one after another and skipped if the temp is above freezing in that zone ...... Anyone...

China tends to surge out of control as soon as a govt subsidy is available. Their mad rush to build the biggest of everything, including bridges, needs govt oversight on just what materials and engineering is involved, but that would slow the building down ...... and now these things are falling...

Time for bed Good night all I'll be waking just as you are getting ready for bed time T1 Terry

Might have to wait until they build it :LOL: could be another 18 mths with nothing going wrong in the process ..... Apparently it takes up to 12 mths to get from the ideas settle to the council approval, before they even start moving dirt ..... So, the world isn't allowed to go to crap before...

Didn't you see the dreaming emoji at the end :ROFLMAO: T1 Terry

Bugga :ROFLMAO: T1 Terry

The builder has their own house designer and architect and council approval wizard etc. They have already completed a topographical survey, so they can design the house to fit into the block. The block is on the high side of the road, overlooking the Murray River, well, a flooded paddock that...

In the Wiki thread, scroll down to your model and see if there is a guide to fuses for the heater element. If you can find that, measure the amps running through the fuse circuit and that will tell you if the element is drawing any power .... you can also determine which side of the fuse goes to...

No house by the beach now ..... but at least you still get to take the toys to the beach to play .... We are building a house that will be two levels high so I can have my workshop beside it with enough height for the motorhome so I can walk around on the roof with a safety harness attached...

Thank you, I think I fixed it now ..... T1 Terry

The more lease EV's out there, the most s/h EV that will hit the market at the end of the lease period. The more EV's the better the charging infrastructure get until it becomes too expensive to buy or own a petrol car. The second hand car yards will be swamped with petrol cars that no body...

Not counting chickens, eggs or anything in a basket yet, still a lot of days left in the mth ....... but thank you all for your help T1 Terry

Take 2 I messed the last one up with the wrong mth, Feb instead of Jan 2026 Still just a bit of fun

If a visitor reads a post, does it get recorded by the software that is points counting for contributor of the mth? T1 Terry

Some one has to pay taxes to carry all the free loaders T1 Terry

You think his driving is bad you don't wanna see him putt ....... T1 Terry

The money was good back then. Had to be to pay for all the engine reconstructions :LOL: The mechanics bay at the servo I worked at had a graveyard out back with blocks and crankshafts and heads, all slant 6 225 valiant engines :rolleyes: Learnt a lot about identifying weak spots and building...

Sounds like a tough life, stay strong enough to continue enjoying it :cool: T1 Terry

My MG4 runs with the car locked, but I do have to set it up in the centre touch screen, otherwise it turns off when I lock the car .... took a few false starts until I found that one, and it was freezing cold out near Braidwood in the river gully known as Wari Reserve. A very quick walk from the...

Maybe a property out in the bush and live underground, Coober Pedy style ;) Or semi underground with a packed earth walls and a soil roof to grow your vegies, backed into the side of a hill ..... T1 Terry

That is more dooms day prepping, I doubt it will come to that, but stocking the shelves with long life products when the price is good, has always been a good investment. If it did all go to crap, hard copies of practical, easy build projects from scrap parts would be a great investment ...

So, last nights feast was sausages, thin ones, really tasty, bacon, fried up mashed potato, fried tomato, fried white onion and 2 eggs on toast .... What a feast, waiting for the shock from the supermarket when the fridge is restocked :eek: T1 Terry

I'd even have trouble spelling it lately, I think the marbles might have developed flat sides and just don't seem to roll as well .... T1 Terry

Copper will hold value for a long time, you can store that at home. 1 mtr bars 19mm sq weigh just under 3kg and priced at $405 at the moment, but these people sell 1kg ingots at a better price https://www.moneymetals.com/buy/copper/bars/kilo-copper-bars Silver is predicted to go up in value...

Nah, after a few drinks at the pub for your birthday celebrations, someone would get the dirts when you claimed you were only 1/4 of your real age. That progresses onto bets when you say you can prove it, then you show your birth certificate and claiming the Oliver Twist loop hole regarding your...

Well, maybe if the cake and celebratory drinks only happened every second yr .... you mightn't live longer, but it will feel that way ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

Have you tried WD40 dry silicon spray around the bits that are freezing to the point they won't move? I have to admit, besides my 2 yrs in Tassie, serious freezing problems don't often occur on the Australian mainland ..... T1 Terry

The problem is, the modern cycle testing methods. A heap of rapid charge and discharge, maybe 500 cycles or 1,000 cycles, measure the degradation and extrapolate a cycle life down to .... what ever capacity the manufacturer wants really, they are paying for the testing after all, so down to...

The problem in our case is, that is a 12 km hill and it must be climbed, 7.5kms in the first bit, the rest in the next bit, after that, they sort of balance out .... naturally, regen doesn't return the energy lost climbing the hill, but it helps ..... letting the car speed up above the 110km/h...

With out Canadian heavy crude, the US refineries need Venezuela's heavy crude to keep producing all the petroleum based products the US needs .... Even if the invested big $$ in either fixing the Venezuelan infrastructure or building new refineries to process US sweet crude, which can't produce...

Driving slower certainly reduces consumption, but you also have to avoid being a rolling road block. The rate you accelerate from stationary up to speed and the rate you accelerate to change speed will save battery draw down. On the long climb out of Adelaide, we use the cruise control to flip...

With the clamp part of the multimeter around one of the positive cable (not sure how many are on an MGS5) leading from the battery, can you see a DC current being drawn? Try it with each cable ..... the problem will be if the draw is intermittent, catching it when it is actually drawing current...

Is that some sort of universal to Australian 3 pin adapter? It only looks to be 10 amp with the small earth pin ..... T1 Terry

You can shoot it now, you can see the whites of its eyes :LOL: T1 Terry

When we first bought our MG4, we weren't EV trained, just loved that performance the moment you stepped on the go pedal. Then we learnt about changing to eco mode, watching the power meter on the right hand lower side of the drivers screen and realised that stab on the go pedal used a lot more...

No snow here No Rain here No sun here Half a moon Still have aircon Cooling down now T1 Terry

I didn't have the fob with me, but simply sitting on the seat with the door closed allowed me to release the brake and put it in neutral, as soon as I opened the door and got off the seat, it went back into park and applied the park brake .... so I couldn't push it, but I could make it moveable...

When I went to high school, I went from a primary school with 400 kids between 3rd class and 6th class, AB&C graded in each class and between 28 and 30 kids to a class/ High school, 1200 kids between 1st yr (grade 7 now) and 4th yr (Grade 10 now), 38 to 40 boys in each class and 10 levels, the...

Oh good, so they can just steal anything from inside the vehicle, just not the vehicle itself :LOL: o_O I'm guessing they can move it out of park and release the park brake, so it can be towed onto a tilt tray or a trailer ....... T1 Terry

The $$ amounts have gone through the roof and the points system has become savage since my early hoon days ... but that is a tad more than 20 yrs ago .... you just had to be able to out run a Mini Cooper S and later a Torana GTR XU1, the Mitsubishi Cordia was stock, so not a real challenge. The...

Clearly, the talking head isn't the real deal, the AI has trouble translation numbers that have dots in the mix, this one interprets then as "point" but it is a separate word and ends that sentence, then the next part is the start of a new sentence o_O The information splashed up on the...

When I was researching LFP chemistry back in 2010/2011, there was a massive amount of information on the net, I developed a rather crude spreadsheet that linked authors with claimed technical understanding .... and a pattern developed ... the cut and reword claim to research and with a further...

Here is a You Tube video, clearly Chinese AI generated, but the facts are hard to deny .... Is it just like interpretation of an ancient philosopher's writings, or an actual condensing of repeated trends, each one lasting shorter than the last. I'm guessing many would remember when the pound...

It would be an interesting test to put a battery maintenance charger on the failing 12V battery over night, still connected to the vehicle electrical system, and see if the charger is enough to keep the battery charged ..... T1 Terry

Congratulations on celebration another anniversary of your Birthday, the more you have, it seems the longer you live ..... having more than one birthday can become confusing, you are never sure which you is celebrating the event ...... T1 Terry

Hmmm.... that could be a double edged sword, either person accidently uses the app to unlock the car they are driving, it doesn't work, so they use the fob .... only later discovering it was the other car they unlocked ...... I think the MG sales bloke might have put the app on Margaret's phone...

On the back of the pad, not the disc face :oops: ..... although, the brakes would remain quiet and not wear, nor the discs rust for that matter :eek: Warning The rest of this post is for comic value, if you do accidentally get any grease of the disc face, clean it off with metho on a rag until...

Welding the motorhome frame for steps made from steel bed frame angle Manufacturers effort failed 90* bent 1mm gal sheet that also makes up step well sides another 90* bend holds to floor using trim nails Electric twin steps also hung off this pathetic attempt at cheap engineering...

Heating the area with a heatgun, gently so you don't blister the black stick on or the paint around it, and the black stick on cover comes off easily. This works the same for any stick on bit, like the re-engineered M4 BMW stickers to read MG4 and the BMW coloured bars after it, and the...

Margaret loves to take out the cars in front and the B double truck as soon as there is a spot long enough to fit back in doing a lot more km/h than the truck ..... she knows the spots where the MG4 has the advantage and the cars that had just passed her, way above the speed limit, just sit...

Not windy now Still only Sundy But wind settled Collie and cabbage Will do that T1 Terry

That's nothing, when living in box in middle of road, when it snowed, had to shovel road clear with teaspoon in our underwear, so the snow plough wouldn't wreck cardboard box house.... T1 Terry

:LOL: We had a killer cat over here in Mannum, he had a big enclosed run, with a cat flap about a mtr off the ground through a window, that had a cat elevator, 900mm sq vertical cage with shelves staged each side well within jumping height, went across the house under the eves, zigzagged to the...

Yes, the new dealership model, carry every brand you can get a dealership for, then let the over worked and under trained service dept sort out the problems. Sounds like it's not just a problem over here then, maybe it's a world wide problem. Maybe the buying over the internet mightn't be so...

Even have to be careful in our poverty pack 51 at the light over here ..... they have both red light cameras and speed cameras ..... It has now become known as "The EV Tax" because they are so quick off the mark. I can't imagine holding onto my licence if I was ever to lash out and buy an...

Sounds like crossing from Western Australia into South Australia..... and even getting back into South Australia from any state T1 Terry

The system pressure will balance out between the low side and high side if the compressor is not running. A low pressure sensed in the system will lock out the compressor from turning on ...... this might be the cause of the frequent successfully kill process code .... but surely they would have...

Tonight extravaganza, smokey pork ribs in gravy, another Aldi frozen food item, mashed potato, Colliflower and cabbage ..... The pork spare ribs in the air fryer, excellent, definitely a repeat so onto the shopping list. Creamy yellow potatoes, low carb on the bag :rolleyes: The gravy from the...

Yes, very much so, although he was my workshop guard dog back when I had my mechanical business, so he just couldn't be around people. Incredible loyal and trusting that I would always look out for him and he in turn, always looked out for me. To feed him, he would not eat unless patted on the...

Well, over on the MG4 in Australia thread, and here, I'm going to have to pull my head in :oops: Well, I'm going to have to take all that rant back ...... Caught by a You Tube video maker making it up as he goes it seems ..... @wattmatters actually has one of these installed and has a graph...

Just so I can get my head around it, what DC voltage is coming in from the solar? I can see from the CCS 2 plug that there is an earth pin and the two signal terminals, but no AC terminals. So the two way is DC, I will have to make adjustments and retractions in my posts. If I'm getting this...

Have you actually plugged this into your MG4 and verified it can move the 12kW either way in and out of the MG4 battery? T1 Terry

We are seeing temps up around the 50*C around shopping centre car parks, the place the dog is likely to need to stay in the car. A lot of the non food shops allow us to carry the dog with us, but he is a Chihuahua, the German Shepard that I had previously might be a tad more difficult to carry...

She would be so impressed with that title, so, my lips are sealed, she won't hear that from me :ROFLMAO: We only have a 31 ft motorhome to live in at the moment, giving her an even bigger head that she already has, would make navigating the hallway almost impossible .....;):rolleyes: T1 Terry

Not sure about putting the windows down for here in SA, the high outside temp would probably over power the capabilities of the HVAC system. Putting the vent control onto fresh air rather than recirculate would be a good option. At the moment, in our poverty pack MG4 51, I have to set the HVAC...

Over on this thread MG4 in Australia I think I have uncovered the rather deceptive terminology used by these people. In that post is a link to a review video, at the 1:48 mark, the plug is clearly an AC CCS2 plug with no DC contacts, that requires a much bigger plug that appears at the moment to...

The story goes, it was meant to signify it was one step ahead of IBM, being 1 letter advanced ..... T1 Terry I watch the UK video on this at the 1:48sec mark, check the plug, that is the AC side only, so the DC EV charger is not actually correct. I have no idea how they can push 25kW through...

I thought that was the name of the AI in 2001 A Space Odessey ...... Not sure what he would have against solar panels though ...... T1 Terry

Now, in our modern world, you need to add, flogging a dead horse, seems to be most popular pastime among upper management and politicians ..... both result in a similar outcomes ..... the next in line will try the same approach and expect a different outcome T1 Terry

pescatarian ....... Had to Google that one, apparently not referring to being a member of a branch of a non catholic religion ........ Had chicken and leak pie, curtesy courtesy of the Aldi frozen food section, potatoes cut into thick wedges, both cooked up in the air frying, to give that...

Are they adding more chargers? Or just upgrading those units to the newer super fast chargers that run at a higher voltage? T1 Terry

To load test a lead acid storage battery, divide the capacity by 20 (capacity is rated at C20, the load constant for 20 hrs) and find a load that equals that number of amps (a light bulb, watts divided by volts, in this case 12v, will give you the amps it will draw as a load) While the load is...

He wants to turn it into a big tropical resort ..... if it's Green, then it must be sunny with plenty of water ..... At least enough for a golf course ..... The one he's building in Dubai has too many sand traps ..... but at least he won't hit them into the water ..... T1 Terry

@Rolfe is regressing Becoming a millennial They photograph meals It could be Just to show They can still Afford to eat It's just cruel To put them Up on the web 3rd world countries Like the USA Can't afford food So they eat Maccas T1 Terry

Are they big Mushrooms? We have a lady over here that loves to cook with different types of mushrooms ...... it has been mentioned that Bali Belly would be fine compared to having one of her special dishes .... T1 Terry

Thanks for the warning, I didn't watch the news, is he shooting over your way or over our way now" T1 Terry

A well known line "I have no idea how I found time for work, I've been flat out 24/7 since I retired" I'm a bit the same, but I don't generally sleep flat on my back, it causes serious rib pain on the side the wife sleeps and the threat "I'll put a pillow over your head if you don't roll over...

:ROFLMAO: That's actually the name of quite a well known and up market restaurant over here ..... Also, just about every city in Australia has an eatery with the head egg and bacon flippers name preceding the "Greasy Spoon" as the title across the entry door .... T1 Terry

I guess that is yet another reason Aust is known as the lucky country ..... we just have to work out load and distance ..... and we have plenty of copper, zero vegetation and yellow slug lines up the walls of river gorges in Tassie ..... and for a long while, Wollongong had the tallest chimney...

Being a Gastro Pub, the prices for food were as you would expect, A gastro labelled food establishment over here, is similar to the "Chew and Spew" label and "Diarrhoea Diner" as labelled by the truckers after someone gets a bad reaction to a meal, if it gets another call from another trucker...

No snow again Only reach 40*C A bit cooler 34*C outside now Our 15 amp Circuit breaker Can't handle kettle Air-con, hot water and EV charging Wife not happy Kettle NLA now T1 Terry

If the fuse is 32 amps, what size conductor is the cable in the wall? If multiple 15 amp outlets are on the one circuit, 6mm sq conductor cable is used and rated for 32 to 40 amps, depending on length to the furthest outlet ..... but that is mainly restricted to commercial builds, usually a...

My MG4 pulls that stunt every so often and I have to use the release cable, but a good spray with WD40 dry silicon fixed that and the charger door refusing to open ..... although, I pried the plastic lid off the first time the door wouldn't open and exposed the star shaped plastic fastener, a...

I've watched a few of the GB tradie You Tube videos where they have been called in to sort electrical issues where the owner has wired up stuff themselves ..... definitely a case of "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" Even making up extension cords in Aust is supposed to be a licenced...

Part 2 Ice Tales from Tassie Chapter 2 The first snow at the new place was unexpected .... I thought we were below the snow line .... apparently anywhere south of the mainland was past the snowline Couldn't get the car out of the driveway because it sloped down to the house .... rang the bus...

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Ice in the drinks can end up giving you Bali Belly if not made from distilled or quality bottled water. It's all the other wonderful things you can catch over there is what has kept me from ever going there ..... blowing the place up with pipe bombs isn't an attraction for me either, a lot of...

Well, turns out, the MG set up isn't fool proof, and I was just the fool to prove it. When I managed to lock myself out of the MG4 by locking the car from the drivers side inside switch, then putting the window up, with the fob still inside :mad: the wife eventually returned home and went and...

I thought the same, get them balanced to start with and a passive balancer would keep them that way ..... By passive, you are of course referring turning a resistor into a heat across that cell if it goes above a nominated voltage, most are set at 3.8v and off at 3.45v. Even with them mounted...

Well, thank you kindly good sir. With that reassurance, it's good night from her and good night from me :D T1 Terry

There is no DC to DC plugs available for the CCS2 system as far as I know, all the V2L plugs I've seen are the top AC section. If you find or know of a CCS2 plug with the DC section as well, please let us know on this forum and preferably in this thread ..... T1 Terry

Makes me want to go there for a holiday Never really been interested in going to Bali before ..... T1 Terry

I've only had it function once in a car parking spot ..... The MG4 thought I was going to hit the car in the spot in front and locked up all 4 wheels .... I thought I hadn't seen sometime like a cement garden surround or similar, the stop was that sharp .... walked around, looked under the car...

My word they do, they can quite often be entertaining as well, but their knowledge on many of the subjects leaves a bit to be desired .... sometimes a lot to be desired ..... T1 Terry

Part 2 Ice Tales from Tassie Chapter 1 I somehow scored a house and 15 acre of land to buy in Molesworth, and ended up taking a job as the mechanic at Ace Bus Service in Montrose We hired a caravan and the wife (no2) and a 6 week old baby and I lived in the front of the property in...

Congratulations Len ..... and I've clawed my way back into the No1 position :cool: T1 Terry

That post went to power the aether I think ..... Try again. It was a bit cooler around lunch time Later in the afternoon, we decided to go to Modbury (Adelaide western suburb) Jay Car to pick up a Cat 5 plug crimper and cable tester we realised we hadn't ordered on evilbay. It was now...

Another You Tube influencer T1 Terry

Now the weather 46.5*C leaving Mannum 47.5*C on way To Jaycar Modbury 49*C 5:15pm Modbury Adelaide western suburb Concrete jungle area T1 Terry

I did see @Rolfe mention winning at a canter I believe said but for her trip to Bali Unless very flexible @Rolfe wouldn't enter a p*ssing comp against the men :ROFLMAO: :eek::ROFLMAO: T1 Terry

Lead acid has worked since it's inception in the 19th century. Built to the quality standards when lead acid was in it's prime, they would last a good 10 yrs. At todays prices, that would be well over $1,000 and be hand built to be small enough to fit in the same lead acid battery position ...

Predicted temp 36*C App. already 42*C

That egg frying in the Adelaide suburbs was the hottest day on record there back in 2019, 46.6*C, so I could have fried eggs here yesterday as well I guess ..... next mth is the hot one ...... T1 Terry

This was 8 yrs ago in Adelaide .... Adelaide in on the edge of the ocean via a piece of Australia missing and being filled in by the ocean A reference of where Mannum is to Adelaide The Workshop site is about where the white dot is after the last righthand turn As a size reference, that...

Outside working in it, or you just know it was 56*C outside ;) :D T1 Terry

Not so hot compared to yesterday 39*C on MG4 Centre screen display Making each line Into 3 words Requires some thought T1 Terry

I doubt it's just me that would say that :LOL: I see Len has opened new threads to gain points to again assume the lead Weather report follows T1 Terry

Snow, frost, all moisture, it only has to be in the area for the air to carry it ..... An example The general technique is to block off the inside evaporator/condenser (depending on the cycle/heat or cool) and run the compressor to heat the refrigerant and continue to cycle it through the...

I like his estimations that it is a 3D printed capacitor. The real difference between a capacitor and a battery is, the thickness of the anode and cathode material coating, the trade off is the amount of energy it can actually store. Sodium ion uses a "hard" carbon anode (negative plate), with a...

You are pushing the ability of a heat pump to not freeze the ..... in this case, condenser, out in the front of the car @ -5*C because the wind chill factor will pull it down lower as soon as you start driving .... not much heat capability trying to extract a heap of thermal units from a block...

It's a balmy 26*C at 2am Bracing for another Rather warm day T1 Terry

I was close, missed by that much as Maxwell Smart would say ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

People live in the Australian topend, they even live here in Mannum ;) Further inland, places like Coober Pedy, they live underground, simply too hot to live on the surface, places like Oonadatta and the Pink Roadhouse, famous for the hottest day at 50.7*C, but heat waves lasting for weeks...

How do you have something that is commercially available, but still at the production ready stage? If you watch the advertorial video, note the EV bike promotion is in the same staged facility the Donut talkfest is produced. Not one bit of actual testing is show throughout the whole thing...

What ever you say, you might not always be right, but it does appear you can never be wrong .... good luck in life my friend, life is too short for this sort of nonsense T1 Terry

It could be that I actually work with off grid systems and have done for quite some time. I actually conduct hands on testing rather than form opinions from watching You Tube influencers ...... Knowledge is a two edged sword, a little is far more dangerous than none at all because it makes a...

This is an Australian electrical wiring method reaction to something not powered from the grid through a Powerbox with an earth neutral link active .... it thinks the earth cable conductor connection is broken. I've seen that response on a few chargers plugged into a V2L before. I think it is...

So, he was sitting in the car, in drive ..... with his foot on the brake pedal presumably, because it wasn't moving forward :cautious: The chances of the car changing from park to drive and accelerating and the collision detection not functioning .... all at the same time? T1 Terry

Best not poke the bear, you don't want to become an extinguished member eh ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

I would never have thought of that Len ;) but it does get it on the "What's New board for a while :LOL: The more members that at least see it, the more likely they are to vote ..... T1 Terry

One of these is very handy...

The vote numbers are improving, so that's at least heartening ..... T1 Terry

Not as hot, a lot more humidity, and they have the "build up" to the wet season even further up, the humidity is to the point that without 24/7 air conditioning, clothes in cupboards go mouldy because they remain wet, along with the interior of the caravan or motorhome ..... dehumidifiers and...

So, that was very helpful to understand how you go about appraising a cell chemistry, not in the slightest, but rather depend on an influencer to push his bias and not bother to look at the information that influencer provided, like 17.2v would be fully 100%, after settling and actually...

The fact the lead acid battery has such a short life and after 2 yrs, you are at the mercy of the lead acid battery gods, just waiting for a cell to fail .... a 1 in 6 possibility or a battery made as cheap as possible having a cell fail ..... T1 Terry

I'm guessing it would be the same point it stops the V2L, 25% if I remember ...... I can't imagine it has a heap of different low SOC cut offs for each different function. Either the MG smarts has determined the 12v battery is faulty because it can't seem to get it fully charged, or the...

Thank you all. Winning this 7 day challenge is such a wonderful feeling for me .... the temp dropping around 15*C certainly made me a tad more comfortable, but I'm still game to open the door and see how hot it is outside :rolleyes: Margaret has returned early, so the nap turned into a good...

Back in the lead :cool: Time for a scan under the air con ..... with a nice cool drink maybe :D T1 Terry

Sounds like what a holiday should be all about A quick swim at the beach then working on that sun tan :cool: T1 Terry

Air con in the motorhome, but the heat soak area is a bit beyond the air con's ability to keep the temp down. I don't have a phone app for the car, keep meaning to down load and set one up, but that hasn't happened .... :rolleyes: If I'm not responding, I'm probably having a sleep spread...

I've done it this time :rolleyes: Did the drivers window down, reach in and lock the door and then put the window up ..... went out there just now, centre screen reads 50 something, everything still running ...... and it appears I must have locked the fob inside the car :cry: Can't get a photo...

How are you with the humidity? I can remember times back in Wollongong where the water would run down the glass doors of the drink fridges in the shops, no worries about that happens over here :rolleyes: T1 Terry

I remember the temps were a lot lower in the Illawarra, the humidity was dreadful though ..... They say this is a dry heat, but the sweat running down my butt crack feels just as wet :ROFLMAO: T1 Terry

I get around 18 kWh/100km, but the electricity comes free, so as long as I make it home ...... I don't really care ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

It's an Island Terry, no matter which direction the wind blows, it's coming off a lot of water. Australia's an island ;):LOL: :eek: T1 Terry

Not nice to think about any animal trapped in the heat. In South Australia, they allow you to bring your pet inside the shops with you, as long as you carry it ;) Rules out some dog breeds and most definitely a cat :LOL: After the ambulance paramedics had treated the lacerations, imagine trying...

But you'd never complain about the cold again :LOL: T1 Terry

Still only 5 relies to the first question, 3 to the second question and 2 to the third question ...... Early days yet I guess T1 Terry

Ever one knows Its just a joke Cat would have Exploded before then 3rd degree sunburn? 3rd degree burns Complete burn through Require skin grafts Takes mths healing 60% of body Death for an adult T1 Terry

The car turned off, apologies for the blurred photo, start to get the shakes in that heat ...... hotter in the car than outside Even the bubble wrap reflective window cover didn't help that much ..... or maybe it did, I could touch the steering wheel and touch screen this time T1 terry

Looks great @Rolfe why is it so much cooler over there that they can have any standing water? Can't put a bowl outside for dog water too hot in no time gone few hrs water bowl inside under the air con. T1 Terry

HOT ENOUGH FOR YA.. A Diary extract of a bloke and his family transferring to Mt Isa August 31st Just got transferred with work into our new home in Queensland!! Now this is a place that knows how to live!! Beautiful sunny days and warm balmy evenings. What a place! I watched the sunset...

There is standing joke over here about someone who transferred within the company to Australia, I'll post it in the joke section. Just so members don't think I'm exaggerating, a few photos from this morning It was so hot inside the car, it was a quick photo snap and out to hopefully let it...

Humidity is 0% Catastrophic bushfire stuff Weeds as wilting Some dried dead From previous days Air con struggling Inside motorhome Heading for MG4 To cool down Inside for 30 mins T1 Terry

This bloke should at least do a bit of research. First thing obvious, they are using an LFP BMS, that explains why it wouldn't charge at a low terminal voltage, but if he was doing a non bias test, he would have charged at the cell terminals, not the BMS terminals. The fact it cut out at 14.5v...

Hope you're right Wind is hot T1 Terry

Temps across top Through till Tuesday Someone can't read Their own forecast T1 Terry

9:30am now 35*C Feels like 37*C Yeah right 40*C More like it More news later T1 Terry

Nice cool 32*C At the moment 8am start today More news later T1 Terry

Manufacturers do place production orders on hype and spin. As far as degradation, 12 mths is way too early to tell, they are delivering 1C down to around 20% SOC and holding 11.8v while delivering it, so they are doing ok at the moment .... but time will tell. I have Winston LYP cell systems...

Is the heat serious there now? It's danger levels in areas here Mate in WA Wheat belt town reported 47*C 7am Wind from Kalgoorlie T1 Terry

The expected reply, CATL are a small player and EV manufacturers have no idea of what they really need :rolleyes: I actually use Na+ 200Ah cells in 3P4S configuration in my motorhome, that is actually our house until our house is rebuilt after being burnt to the ground. They have performed...

As I live in a climate that seriously cold is dropping to single digits C, serious hot is a different thing and could prove deadly, now summer is getting serious, I wouldn't want to go much below 5% if I know the destination to recharge or at least escape being trapped in a vehicle without air...

Thank you, I can see how that could work. After being fried today and it will be worse tomorrow, the brain is not at 100% of the maybe 70% it seems to be functioning at lately o_O :eek: T1 Terry

Are you saying these batteries are something you have tested over a long period to verify what you claim? The temp claims don't look terribly realistic or believable, but maybe there is something lost in translation .... Here is a video that might help you with your myth understanding of Na+...

Adding a question still doesn't really come out as a separate question, will it work ok in this format or should I make separate poll questions? T1 Terry

Depends if you are the supplier or the receiver :oops: ;) T1 Terry

Still 34*C 8:30pm Expect around 50*C Upper Mannum tomorrow Spend the day In MG4 aircon T1 Terry

How do these people work the seatbelt? They would have zero chance in a rear end collision ..... it nearly killed me, wrecked my neck, back and left knee, I can't imagine the damage that could be sustained by the acceleration before being slammed into the head rest and then the back following...

I've tried to buy a CCS2 AC and DC plug, they are either insanely priced, or the order is almost immediately refunded because they were scamming and the agency (like Temu) caught them or realised they actually couldn't get one to resell ..... Whether it is possible to scan a CCS 2 DC fast...

Now I'm doing battle with the killer moderator, 6 days in and feeling outgunned already, no more likes for you either Clive ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

Possibly a limited understanding of how these DC to DC chargers work. They have a max current output and a controlled maximum voltage. If the DC to DC can supply 50 amps, it will, until the terminal voltage reaches 14.4V. The fact a lead acid battery can only accept a much slower charge rate...

Don't want to start an argument here, but by the time a proper BMS, separate active balancer, strapping for prismatic cells, terminal bolts and links A true C2 rated Prismatic100Ah LFP battery weighs 16kg, the cells alone weigh 3.7kg for a 100Ah 3.2v nom. cell, 4 cells weigh 14.8kg Cylindrical...

In a poll question, I'm trying to gauge what members want, what they don't want, and how to better present any information. It will require multiple questions with multiple choices ...... but at the moment, I can't seem to get past the single question T1 Terry

Because I'm on the other side of the globe, I don't really understand how the electrical and solar to grid works in other countries. So, this is a sort of exploratory poll, to gauge which direction any threads I start and replies give, should be oriented. Tick any box you feel relates to your...

Here we go, power and prestige ..... and at zero cost, Scottish to the bone :rolleyes: T1 Terry

Day has ended Nearly mid night Still no snow Good night all T1 Terry

A photo of the new temporary Ferrari beside the Winnie

Young woman goes door to door looking for cash work. Finds a bloke who will give here $100 to paint his porch, the paint and brushes are in the garage .... so off she goes. At the end of the day, the young woman, paint splashes all over her, knocks on the door to say she has finish and there...

Seriously, an attempt to increase forum participation ... who would think up such a diabolical plan ...... No, I can believe such a move would be used on this forum .... Conspiracy theory .... fake news ...... Let's invade another forum and kidnap their moderators ..... T1 Terry

When is Len going back to work? That looks like about the only hope i have :rolleyes: T1 Terry

If I don't get more likes I won't post part 2 either :LOL: I thought I'd at least get a few pleas not to post any more stories ..... T1 Terry

No more likes for you @LenEV2016 but thankyou for the guidance ;) Or did I just sabotage my attempts even further :rolleyes: T1 Terry

Hmmmm.... I thought a professional was someone who was paid or gain some financial reward for what they do ..... I'm just battling for a virtual trophy :LOL: T1 Terry

No more likes for Len it seems, he keeps staying one step ahead of me :rolleyes: T1 Terry

Never give up ..... we will fight them on the beaches ...... often wondered about that one, does England or Scottland actually have any beaches? Like with sand and waves you can body surf etc ...... T1 Terry

Spent all day Cutting more out From our Winnebago Step assemble mount Or lack of... Very poor construction Border on dangerous Bent gal sheet To support step And folding steps Fatigue cracked 90% Length of fold T1 Terry

I've spent all day trying to catch up to my mentor @LenEV2016 and still not there yet .... well that, and doing a lot more dismantling work on the step structure of our Winnebago motorhome ...... T1 Terry

Yeah, same here Still no snow T1 Terry

Our Gen 2 Prius has it's own separate 12v battery, lives behind the wheel well on the right hand side rear. T1 Terry

They might need an Aussie coach to teach them the difference between test cricket and the big bash competition ;) Although the Aussies have had the odd woeful test played over there .... there was a meme doing the rounds of Rolfe Harris and the caption, "looks like I might be the only Aussie...

Maybe she has a bony bum and doesn't apply pressure in the right places, a cushion on the seat to spread the load might work .... and get her high enough to see over the dash ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

I was told the crimp was to hold the thing to eat if you couldn't wash your hands, like the Cornish miners or mechanical fitters out on the job. What @ Ian Key refers to as a Devon pasty is something I've never seen or tasted .... but it sounds really interesting ...... Maybe I could create a...

Like you'll remember in 6 mths time ;) :LOL: T1 Terry

Ah yes, Australia, the only reason it isn't trying to kill you is it's still trying to figure out if it should attack or run :ROFLMAO: Even some of the cute and cuddly things you can pick up and play with while the sun is up, can turn real nasty as the sun goes down and certainly not something...

I can at least understand that one ..... over here, the contents seems to be the same, the amount of filling and moisture content because of the shape changes, and then we have a ploughman's pasty in parts of SA that requires a large double shot coffee to wash it down and settle the pepper burn...

I can't use a common Aussie expression for fear someone might think I'm trying to circumvent the forum dirty word filter, but it would put my dismay into a hyphenated phrase that often gets shortened to 3 letters Aussies love to rib each other, the kids have turf wars based on postcode these...

What can I say, they don't even have a common language in Brittan itself :LOL: You couldn't even tour the place that would fit into Australia 37 times without multiple interpreters :rolleyes: .... then again, Australia can't even seem to unify the name for a measurement of beer between states...

Still don't quite understand why a combined country mass referred to as "The United Kingdom" that would fit 31 times into the land mass of Australia, can't seem to settle on a common language and all actually work together rather than pulling in opposed directions in a 4 way if not more tug-a...