… this afternoon. An estate agent wanted to visit Cecile’s house in order to take some photos and as I have the keys, I had to let him in. And it was cold, wet and miserable too outside. I didn’t feel in the least like going out but I do need to become involved in civilisation a little more.
I had an early-ish night last night and so once again I was wide awake long before the alarm went off. And after breakfast O had a lot of work to do. Now that i’ve started on the mince pies, I eed to attend to other Christmas matters, such as ordering everyone’s Christmas presents. Christmas is sneaking up on me and I don’t want to be caught unawares like I usually am. I’ll have to go into Montlucon on Saturday too as there are more things that I need.
Back from Cecile’s and after lunch, I carried on with the front panel of the control board for the barn’s solar panel installation. The European and British 230-volt sockets are now installed and wired, and the two 12-volt sockets, one for the main circuit and the other on the overcharge circuit, are in place.
I’ve identified something that I’ve missed too. The overcharge circuit needs a fuse and I’ve forgotten to fit it. Still, it’s not a big problem and there is plenty of room for it.
I’ve also made a start dismantling the old control board. I had a dual cigarette lighter socket thing there, and that also had a digital DC output that could be switched to a variety of DC voltages and comes with assorted “ends” for charging low voltage DC appliances. That’s that I want for the new control panel – with a USB adaptor in one of the sockets and using the other socket for things that can’t be fitted with one of my 12-volt plugs – and so that’s the first thing to come off that old control panel.
And it won’t be the last either.
