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SolisCloud App monitoring of our PV system

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 The system has been working for a few weeks now and with no load the PV panels just top up out batteries each day :)

Fault finding and fixing watering pump wiring using PV power

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 Andy and myself have been fault-finding and fixing the water sprayer cables today :) Great teamwork and first use of mains power from the container :)

Painted over the PV mounting screws

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 Painted over the mounting screws for the PV system with green paint and tried a 12v 240 vac mains transformer to power the existing 12v LED lamp :)  

PV system external GSM antenna wired up

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 External antennae wired up and a few experiment LoRaWAN environmental sensors in the polytunnels :) Waiting on the post for a cable when it arrives in a few days I will then seal/paint and get interior light working again :) Will make better boxes in Mens Shed!

Paudie finished the solar PV install.

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 I've just agreed to four hip high 240 vac sockets in the container as this will save us bending down and be ideal to power any work being done on tables :) All done except for me to fix an outside antenna (so we can remotely monitor) and to touch up container with green paint. :) Surprisingly the GSM signal is getting out of the container so we can monitor using SolisCloud app and credentials shown :) As there is no mains connection (we are off-grid) it is raising an alarm. For now this can just be ignored.