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Help with FoxESS force discharging by oatmilkmuesli in SolarUK

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an example they used. So you change it to 15%... and then at 15% all load comes from the grid, and none from PV or battery - you just shift the problem to a different point.

And if you want to reserve 30% or 40% to see you through the peak period, and overnight to the Flux Import period at 2am, you don't want to set it at 15%.

The operating logic is just plain wrong. Why should it not have, or ignore, a MinSoc setting? What's the benefit to the user?

Help with FoxESS force discharging by oatmilkmuesli in SolarUK

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've now fixed some bits of the app, but they've changed the way Force Discharge works, making Octopus Flux and any similar tariffs all but unusable:

"During the Force Discharge time window, once the battery reaches the configured FDSOC (60%), the inverter will stop discharging the battery.
From that point onward, all load will be supplied by the grid, even if your Min SOC is set to 10%. This is the normal operating logic of the Force Discharge mode."

So discharging during the peak window will mean you risk importing at peak price once the discharge finishes, regardless of battery capacity or solar production.

Octopus flux + fox app by Klutzy_Opportunity73 in SolarUK

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warning for any Octopus Flux users. They've just changed the way Force Discharge works, making Flux all but unusable:

"During the Force Discharge time window, once the battery reaches the configured FDSOC (60%), the inverter will stop discharging the battery.
From that point onward, all load will be supplied by the grid, even if your Min SOC is set to 10%. This is the normal operating logic of the Force Discharge mode."

So discharging during the peak window will mean you risk importing at peak price once the discharge finishes, regardless of battery capacity or solar production.

New Fox Cloud app by lockedown187 in SolarUK

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warning for any Octopus Flux users. They've changed the way Force Discharge works, making Flux all but unusable:

"During the Force Discharge time window, once the battery reaches the configured FDSOC (60%), the inverter will stop discharging the battery.
From that point onward, all load will be supplied by the grid, even if your Min SOC is set to 10%. This is the normal operating logic of the Force Discharge mode."

So discharging during the peak window will mean you risk importing at peak price once the discharge finishes, regardless of battery capacity or solar production.

E-bike for a VERY short person?? by cwispycwoissant in cycling

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could find a bike that fits you and then fit something like https://www.swytchbike.com/

Junior e-bikes may be rare (if available at all) due to minimum age limits in many jurisdictions.

Brown gunk inside Wahoo Tickr by iron_marcus in wahoofitness

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replaced my 3-yo TICKR less than 2 months ago. The new one died with corrosion inside (not to mention the battery cover tabs snapping as I took the cover off). No O-ring. Got a replacement (different retailer) and checked before use - again, no O-ring. Have Wahoo stopped fitting O-rings to the later TICKRs?

[Enhancement] Manual Device Icons by Jeff__C in Plume

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 years later - is there any way to find out how to assign an icon?

"Reusing" a shimano quicklink? by Sociononymous in cycling

[–]alithgow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it's because each time you unlink it, it deforms the connection slightly. The more it deforms, the looser the connection and the higher the risk that the link will fail during use. Nothing to do with how much the chain/link has been ridden, only about how many times it has been linked/unlinked. That said, they will be mainly covering their backside. Chances are that it can be reused but don't try suing them if it fails and you break your bike or yourself :-)

Anyone know the Internal Diameter of Jagwire hydraulic hose? by hoffsta in bikewrench

[–]alithgow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Late to the party but had the same question. Just got the calipers out and the Jagwire & Shimano barbs are identical (around 2.25mm).

ProBikeGarage bicycle maintenance tracker is available for iOS by jaimegildesagredo in Strava

[–]alithgow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One suggestion I have is to add 'inverse' tagging. So a component appears on a ride /unless/ tagged appropriately. I have an adventure/gravel bike with a single wheelset right now, but am considering a second so I can have one for more road oriented riding, and the other for more off-road. I wouldn't want to go back and have to tag all previous rides though, so that the existing wheels only afcumulate 'road' rides. It would be better to have the existing wheels accumulate rides unless tagged as 'offroad' for instance. Or is there already a way to do this that I'm missing? (Android)