From: Nev.. on
On 9/08/2010 11:51 AM, theo wrote:
> On Aug 8, 9:27 pm, "Nev.."<id...(a)mindless.com> wrote:
>> On 8/08/2010 7:01 PM, theo wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 8, 3:29 pm, "Nev.."<id...(a)mindless.com> wrote:
>>>> On 8/08/2010 4:44 PM, theo wrote:
>>
>>>>> Yup, starting from last week I am getting 40 cents per unit plus what
>>>>> the retailer is paying. Up to last week the retailer was paying me the
>>>>> same rate they were charging me less the GST but, by some amazing
>>>>> coincidence, on the very same day that the 40 cents kicked in, they
>>>>> decided that henceforth they would only pay me what the power actually
>>>>> cost them. They say this is 7 cents a unit. So I will be getting 47
>>>>> cents for exported units. Fuckers!
>>
>>>> I finally got my new meter at the start of this week. After 6 days the
>>>> score is, I have purchased 22kWh at an average price of 19.5c/kWh from
>>>> them, and they have purchased 25kWh at 66c/kWh from me. I can't wait
>>>> till winter is over.
>>
>>>> Nev..
>>>> '08 DL1000K8
>>
>>> How many panels have you got? At this time of year I'm lucky to
>>> generate 2 units a day from my 6 x 200 watt panels. Are they paying
>>> you for gross generation or export only?
>>
>> 2520watts. In Vic the premium tariffs are for export only. Today it
>> generated 11kWh and exported 10 of those.
>
> You're not at home during the day then, and you're not using much
> power at night. My generation for the week ending today was 20 units

This is true. I am a very low energy user. I will now be a net
exporter of electricity.

> Must buy more panels. My inverter is good for 2200 watts.

Speak to an electrical engineer or whoever it is that designs PV
systems. You could probably connect around 2500W or more of PV to a
2200W inverter to run most efficiently.

Nev..
'08 DL1000K8
From: theo on
On Aug 9, 1:23 pm, "Nev.." <id...(a)mindless.com> wrote:
> On 9/08/2010 11:51 AM, theo wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Aug 8, 9:27 pm, "Nev.."<id...(a)mindless.com>  wrote:
> >> On 8/08/2010 7:01 PM, theo wrote:
>
> >>> On Aug 8, 3:29 pm, "Nev.."<id...(a)mindless.com>    wrote:
> >>>> On 8/08/2010 4:44 PM, theo wrote:
>
> >>>>> Yup, starting from last week I am getting 40 cents per unit plus what
> >>>>> the retailer is paying. Up to last week the retailer was paying me the
> >>>>> same rate they were charging me less the GST but, by some amazing
> >>>>> coincidence, on the very same day that the 40 cents kicked in, they
> >>>>> decided that henceforth they would only pay me what the power actually
> >>>>> cost them. They say this is 7 cents a unit. So I will be getting 47
> >>>>> cents for exported units. Fuckers!
>
> >>>> I finally got my new meter at the start of this week.  After 6 days the
> >>>> score is, I have purchased 22kWh at an average price of 19.5c/kWh from
> >>>> them, and they have purchased 25kWh at 66c/kWh from me.  I can't wait
> >>>> till winter is over.
>
> >>>> Nev..
> >>>> '08 DL1000K8
>
> >>> How many panels have you got? At this time of year I'm lucky to
> >>> generate 2 units a day from my 6 x 200 watt panels. Are they paying
> >>> you for gross generation or export only?
>
> >> 2520watts.  In Vic the premium tariffs are for export only.  Today it
> >> generated 11kWh and exported 10 of those.
>
> > You're not at home during the day then, and you're not using much
> > power at night. My generation for the week ending today was 20 units
>
> This is true.  I am a very low energy user.  I will now be a net
> exporter of electricity.
>
> > Must buy more panels. My inverter is good for 2200 watts.
>
> Speak to an electrical engineer or whoever it is that designs PV
> systems.  You could probably connect around 2500W or more of PV to a
> 2200W inverter to run most efficiently.

Yes I'm sure I could. The most I ever get out of my 1200 watt panels
is 1000 watts, so I should be able to easily input another 1200-1500
watts of panels into this inverter.

Cheers
Theo
From: theo on
On Aug 5, 5:12 pm, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> "theo" <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote
> On Aug 4, 7:22 pm, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> > You have a bloody wide bike Theo
> > You ride a Leadwing?
> > The typical bike is one third the width of a car
> > therefore it is 66% less likely to hit anyone
>
> I was taking a guess, but now you've made me look it up. The widest
> car I could find was the Toyota Landcruiser 200 at 1970mm. A Holden
> Calais is 1899mm. A hyundai Getz is 1665mm. The narrowest bike I could
> find easily was the Fireblade  at 685mm.  A CB400 is 725mm. My Norge
> is 870, a HD Soft-tail is 945, The Goldwing is also 945mm. You do the
> maths George to see if you can figure out whether my guess of 50% is
> closer or not than your 1/3 for anything like the average motorcycle.
>
> Theo
> It's my brother that has the Leadwing.
> Theo
>
> ***********************
>
> Okay by your measurements Theo
> but, your measurements  are a little bit doubtful
> a typical motorcycle is about 85 cm width,
>
> one of my Harleys is only 500 mm wide
> one  Honda is 380 mm wide
> the other Honda is 350 wide
> the Triumph is 425 wide
> another Triumph is 385 wide
> the Ford Falcon is about 1800 wide, which brings my one third width as
> feasible.
> Now, you may be talking about the total width of the bike including
> handlebars and mirrors, which admittedly, add more width to come close to
> your half measurements

George, most people measure the width of a vehicle as the width of an
alley it can fit down. Bikes are normally operated with the bars
attached.

> But, if you are adding the width of handlebars and mirrors, then also add
> the extra width of the rear view mirrors of a car, which will add 400 to 500
> mm to the total width.
> So, your Toyota Landcruiser will now be somewhere closer to to 2470 mm,
> bringing my one third width compared to a car closer

I think 2470 is close to illegal. WA rules require an oversize permit
for vehicles wider than 2500mm. My ute is 1800 mm wide at the tray.
The mirrors stick out an extra 100 mm each side. Most caravans are
either 2250 or 2400 mm wide. This width prevents you from using your
normal rear-view mirrors on most cars.

Theo
Theo
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