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Revamp of the solar terminations and controllers, this is just for the Li cells the Lead Acid are still as was, will be getting on with more tomorrow, Rick

Latest solar addition

Close up of the crimp

Here are a couple of the many cables needed to connect the banks together via heavy duty switches, I now crimp the terminals with the workshop bench vice after making a Die to suite, much quicker than solder

Just had a count up from earlier pics, makes 38 so far, more to come, this is what stores my power Li that is, being reconfigured due to needed more space for 14 more cells due in the new year, the old lead acid are getting tired now so will be weighing them in before long, around a tonne of...

Added 8 more solar panels today, pic tomorrow as got dark just as we finished, Rick

And this is the auto start box layout, I will not be using much of it as not applicable to my old Lister, Rick

Busy on other jobs today but just done a schematic of the wiring, here it is.

Thanks Jim, only times I ran the genny from April to September was for the vehicle hoist and welder, solar provided for everything else including the washing machines and also the chainsaw for cutting logs as have now got a battery powered jobbie, charged by solar, pics next week, Rick

Yes Jim that is correct, we had that before with the original gen set and it was all controlled by the system on the alternator ( google Lister start O matic) for a full description, but now of course I have just an engine driving an alternator and needed to use the existing hard wired switches...

Posted yesterday, Rick

As said, old unit suffered a control box fire which required a complete replacement alternator, sounds easy enough until you understand that the old one was automatic and could be started from any place in the yard with a two wire switch, I needed to keep this arrangement for ease of use by none...

Here are the two belts I have, top one is drivers with the sliding post fitting in grey, bottom is passenger one in black, Rick

I have a Drivers belt and an OS middle row belt, will take pics tomorrow and post them for you to say yes or no, Rick

I am 76 and still learning, Rick

Glad you got it sorted, if you look at my post "5" you will see I hit on that one way back then, Rick

Make up an adaptor on the outlet from the pump and fit a pressure gauge, keeping the banjo restrictor bolt and solenoid in circuit, but you will need to obtain the test figures some how, most UK pump rebuilders will not divulge this info or even sell spare parts, how many turns have you screwed...

Did have to do a bit of structural welding, last time out at the wood came down particularly hard on the front off side, felt something "not normal" once home found the bump rubber inside the coil spring had come adrift, on closer inspection the mounting had disintegrated, a mixture of rust and...

Yep my trusty Patrol has just passed for another year, no advisories, well happy, Rick

Yes pump will run fine on external tank, just remember to feed return to same tank, sounds to me like it has been run on alternative fuel in the past, this pump has a 10mm plunger so as a test I would up the fuel screw till I got smoke, once past a turn or so the idle will become difficult to...