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info to Troy, here in the Netherlands we dont work tat mutch on E bay, part of this is that we dutch dont use credit cards that mutch.

and as many know, we are cheapskates, so the second hand used side here (called marktplaats) (marketplace in plane english)is used more then the site off Ebay lol

i dont understand what you say you cant buy panels here in the netherlands?? (even my private company sells them!! lol) never tried Marktplaats??, even new and very good used panels to find there! Victron sels them , even as every boat company here in holland! (ja zelfs Vetus en Allpa) (google VRM m...

All, I want to buy a 'reel' of LED strips(seen them on Ebay. they come in a roll). They say they can be cut to length, but how do you use the rest of the 'roll'? You would need to be able to put a connector on the strip to provide power? Or are you just supposed to throw the rest away? Am I missing...

al the figures you mentioned tell me your battery is toast, cant tell it nicer, it shorted out in more then one cel.

ps cant get the picture in!, i will send you a mail.
grts Richard

sorry for the simple drawing, but this is what y mean troy, connect the 3 6 volt points in your bank also together, you did a good job on the better connections to draw equal, but do not forget to keep the 6 volt points also equal!, conect the 3 6 volt points also together with two thick jumper wire...

dont forget to couple the 6 volt ends also together.

last week y had a client of me with a new china cheapscate generator here in the workplace, stickers on it pretending to be a 4 stroke inverter generator. :lol: (client could not find a oil dipstic orr filler.....) whell, it was not!, the engine wass stuck, (after dismanteling the case it was a two ...

techman wrote:True, on that note you have it better

But I walk on solid land

whell i do to , i'm on the dry side mostly,(not the whole off the country is below sea level! ) and when we have a dike going down , still have my offgrid tugboat nearby!

I really thank you Mike for your pieces of advice. They really do work. Even more, May I add in my humble experience just a bit more... 1. using some sort of desulfator, preferably electronic and or epson salt (just some spoonfulls to each cell, it really works). 2. trickle charging (little by litt...