Wissel
Free Member
I've a bit of a problem.
I was at the local burger van on our Industrial Estate a month ago and I notice an old Peugeot camper by the side of the road. Thing is, it was there the week before, so I asked the guy in the burger van what the story was.
It turned out that a guy in his 70's was living in it, where it sat (on the road), after his wife kicked him out in January. The guy in the burger van was worried about him as he had no heat, fridge, water and limited power, so I said I'd say hello and see if I could help.
He popped over the next day and I fixed his water, his fridge and plus added a CO2 alarm. But his power and heat issues are still to solve.
I'd really like to help this guy get himself back on his feet and could do with some help.
The van just has an old 75A LB and no 12v sockets, let alone USB. All he powers is his phone and a small old portable DVD player that he watches all day long. He does this via a little USB hub he plugs into the cab dash, so of course his VB dies. I then have to pop up and jump his van.
I have a couple of reasonable LB's here from when a customer upgraded to Lithium a few weeks ago, plus I have a bunch of 12v sockets, ton of wire etc and I'm happy to install it all (for free of course, this guy has nothing). But I know this will just mean his LB's die every week instead of his VB.
What he needs is a descent amount of solar and a good controller, which I don't have and can't afford to buy for him (new business).
So I'm wondering is anyone has any of the following for what I think is a good cause - to help an old man out that's down on his luck.
1. Solar. A couple of old 100w panels would probably do the job.
2. MPPT. Anything capable of taking a few 100w panels.
3. An old heater maybe? I think his van is petrol, so something that works of gas would be ideal. Not a massive issue for now as it's getting warmer anyway.
4. An old 12v TV? Just so he can watch his stuff. Doesn't take much to keep this guy happy.
5. TV antenna?
6. Anything I'm missing?
I'll fit anything and supply wiring/switches/etc to any of the above.
If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it,
David
I was at the local burger van on our Industrial Estate a month ago and I notice an old Peugeot camper by the side of the road. Thing is, it was there the week before, so I asked the guy in the burger van what the story was.
It turned out that a guy in his 70's was living in it, where it sat (on the road), after his wife kicked him out in January. The guy in the burger van was worried about him as he had no heat, fridge, water and limited power, so I said I'd say hello and see if I could help.
He popped over the next day and I fixed his water, his fridge and plus added a CO2 alarm. But his power and heat issues are still to solve.
I'd really like to help this guy get himself back on his feet and could do with some help.
The van just has an old 75A LB and no 12v sockets, let alone USB. All he powers is his phone and a small old portable DVD player that he watches all day long. He does this via a little USB hub he plugs into the cab dash, so of course his VB dies. I then have to pop up and jump his van.
I have a couple of reasonable LB's here from when a customer upgraded to Lithium a few weeks ago, plus I have a bunch of 12v sockets, ton of wire etc and I'm happy to install it all (for free of course, this guy has nothing). But I know this will just mean his LB's die every week instead of his VB.
What he needs is a descent amount of solar and a good controller, which I don't have and can't afford to buy for him (new business).
So I'm wondering is anyone has any of the following for what I think is a good cause - to help an old man out that's down on his luck.
1. Solar. A couple of old 100w panels would probably do the job.
2. MPPT. Anything capable of taking a few 100w panels.
3. An old heater maybe? I think his van is petrol, so something that works of gas would be ideal. Not a massive issue for now as it's getting warmer anyway.
4. An old 12v TV? Just so he can watch his stuff. Doesn't take much to keep this guy happy.
5. TV antenna?
6. Anything I'm missing?
I'll fit anything and supply wiring/switches/etc to any of the above.
If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it,
David
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