The idea of the Red NemesisDog channel is simply to share ideas and experiences that some people may find useful and interesting. The main subjects covered include: My Mercedes Sprinter camper van conversion, as well as camper van conversions by other people; #HikeTrailShare walks and hikes that give a succinct insight into different walks to save people travelling for miles only to be disappointed; The places I have visited in my van with a brief review of sights and attractions; and Custom drone building. + Anything else people might find interesting...
@@RedNemesisDogPrime Bought it (Beaudens). USB-C only 30W, so won't even charge laptops. On 230V it overheats internally after some time (like 1h) since it shut downs AC with alert audio signal (but enclosure is only slightly warm). LCD doesn't display anything useful beside charge state. Okish for the price.
I tried one of those earlier this year, in the winter, for use on a Toyota Hybrid with quite a small 12V battery. Unfortunately, it failed quite soon, and was evidently damaged in transport by the well known A firm. Didn’t attempt to return it, and it did have a useful EODB plug. It’s not easy to access the battery in this car, with it being under the back seat, and is not set up for easy access. Thus I bought one of the Halfords ones for £22.99 (which does not come with an EODB plug), with a similar rating - but a lot smaller, so presumably using more efficient cells. The car is located in central southern England, broadly parked south, but by a building so that the direct sun hours are around 6 hours peak. So far, so good - although if the hours used are low, I do top it up using an older automatic mains charger. The main thing with this type of car, having a built in Battery Management System (BMS), is not to clash with it by connecting external devices with the power switched on. Note that the capacity of the battery, and the voltage of it depends on the temperature. They always quote a value in large text, and either nothing about the temp at which it is valid, or in small text! The standard temp is 20 °C, but in a typical winter the capacity could easily be 50% down due to the weather.
I have one of those and I'm not happy with the air fryer option, my previous air fryer from Costco was so much better, but unfortunately smaller, hence I bought Russel Hobbs. What I don't like about it is that the bottom gets too hot but top doesn't brown as much.
Thank you! It is great fun, however my desire to learn how to make music escalated very quickly and I am now the proud owner of a Polyend Tracker as my go to 'music machine'. That said I have just started to use the Stylophone Beat to generate samples for the Tracker and I reckon it will get a lot of use as it is just so easy to create quick sequences and samples which sound great.
Thanks for this! Lots of hard work in research and great insight into your experience. I’ve got a mk8 transit and what you’ve said about the bfg and using lower gearing has put me off. The cross climates look great and I think prob a more sensible option. Thanks for this insightful review
Hello, could you make a comparison between the A306 and the Fiio M6... I have the M6 and I want to change it for the A306, your opinion would help me. thank you.
Obviously there are more options with the Sony given the supported Android platform however I have to say I was also very happy with the M6 - it just got old. Both very competent in terms of the sound quality, but for preference I would choose the Sony simply because of the interface with more mainstream Android options and so far it has been robust providing 10+ hours of music every day.
Great review. I am thinking between a FSA 60R on the AK platform and the FSA 86R on the AP platform as I would like to get a Stihl mower in the future so picking the right platform is a must for me.
I had the same concern and checked every couple of hours (during the day...) and it was just a little bit warm but nothing to be concerned about at all. I suspect the low current draw was a factor and maybe at it's limit it would get hotter?
You can also buy USB-C PD trigger cables and USB-A QC2 / QC3 trigger cables as long as your power bank supports 12V output. All they do is request the voltage from the power bank and output it through the 5.5mm DC barrel. No DC-DC boost occurs and thus its more efficient. It also allows for more wattage up to whatever the power bank supports at 12V. Always check the output voltage once to ensure your power bank is capable of providing the correct voltage. If it's not capable of 12V it may fallback to 9V or 5V. Many power banks are not capable of 12V as it's not a required USB Power Delivery PDO It's much more common to see 5V, 9V, 15V, and 20V, but no 12V. It's a shame as 12V is super common in electronics.
Did you test the 185Wh claim? I know you said it took 267Wh to charge it but I'm guessing that's mostly due to inefficiency, and the power bank is no where near 267Wh.
Yes I agree the 267Wh charge was all about inherent inefficiencies in the charging method I reckon. I just released a video using the PowerAdd Pro to power my router using a 5V to 12V step up converter cable. It delivered 172.4Wh over 40 hours & 37 minutes which is ~93% efficiency based on an assumed 185Wh capacity. As a result I just ordered a second one... Here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o4hf5iFzxYc.html
@@RedNemesisDogPrime Same here... used it yesterday just for 20 minutes and again had to open it. Not a lot of fun with it... Regret having bought it. My FS 40 also has a very sensitive throttle, so it´s very hard to keep it in the lower rpm and otherwise the grass is flying 3 meters away in areas where it shouldn´t.
The BFGs are an excellent tyre, BUT they are a heavy tyre this affects acceleration and braking as they take more energy to get them up to speed and they act like a big flywheel when braking, this increases pad wear. I have them on a Hilux in standard size and lost 2mpg over the factory fit tyres and brake pads lasted 15k less (both genuine pads) they are fine in my application as the pros outweigh the cons but I wouldn’t fit them to out T5 it will be Michelin CC2s when it’s due tyres.
Chicken à la beer can with spuds and veg in the moat. No need for foil. A small chicken will just about fit in a standard dome if you force it to sit rather than stand on a small beer can.
This is a how not to do it video or a how to break your trimmer head. You don't lever the cap off with a screwdriver just unscrew it by hand, no need for a spanner.
@@robbaldwin8097 Don't you love how people blab that you're doing something wrong, then when you ask them for a specific, they go quiet as a church mouse.
Its most likely the case that the USB C cable that was included was not designed for 65w. Have you tried using a third party high end 100w rated cable?
Not yet. I tried the 60w cable and kind of lost the will. Good suggestion. I will buy one as it will double up to power my laptop from my power stations. Many thanks.
@@RedNemesisDogPrime yes because I'm using a 100w USB C cable and its fast charging my gaming laptop. Which uses 65w and my laptop battery is not draining even while playing. Its most likely that they went for a generic cheap USB C Cable.
Thank you. Yep, I am not a great fan of long videos unless there is a lot of technical stuff to cover. I get a tad frustrated with all the videos on RU-vid that take forever to cover 2 or 3 points just so they can get over the 8 minute threshold to be able to bung another ad' in the middle.
Nice video. Thanks. I’m using the same router but with an internally hidden Poynting puck, and although it’s not as fast as your setup, it’s way better than the twin stock sticks. Definitely recommend trying to shoe in a dedicated antenna if you can. One other thing, I do run this directly off the leisure battery without problems, but I guess my Victron setup maintains an even battery output level.
Great feedback. I too have a Victron setup in the camper for everything except the DC to DC charger but I am forever cautious, which is probably a more expensive state of existence than necessary...
I think you will find that in Sear mode, only the bottom element works and it continues to work even with the lid open. In fact I believe in all modes the bottom element continues to work with the lid open.
Mine seems to stop heating and the fan shuts down with the lid up and I had assumed it was because when the weight on the micro switch in the middle under the base was insufficient it turned the elements and fan off. I will give it another try.
That size chicken 1.2 kg is about what we would call a Cornish Game Hen here in the USA. I cooked mine on the “fence” rather than on a pan that takes some of the heat. Thanks for your experiment! I’ll try it!
What! I often have delivery issues with deliveries to me up here in the Highlands and either cannot order stuff or get charged a premium courier cost, but to Stroud! I cannot imagine why there would be any problems at all... Crazy!
We bought this model about six months ago - and have never used our oven ever since except once for a large quantity of pizza for a party. This airfryer is the absolute best in my mind.
Would you happen to know if it supports AGM and whether this mode is selectable? I am on the fence here, the charger manual says AGM is supported, but there is nothing about it in the settings (of the app).
I had the same problem and found that Victron do not seem to recognise AGM batteries as being different from lead acid batteries in most of its literature. I can only suggest that you send them an email and ask the question specifically. They have been reasonably good at answering questions when I have asked on other matters.
@@RedNemesisDogPrime Ended up ordering the 15A version last night. I will shoot them a message as you suggested, I start to think that the 14.7V max charge may be their way of supporting AGM with flooded batteries requiring a manual modification to increase max voltage in the VictronConnect app. I will add a note here once I have heard from Victron.
I love your sense of humor. I stumbled onto your channel because I was looking for Cobb videos (thank you) and to my surprise you also have the satisfry as do I. Great minds think alike 🍺😅👍
Fuck, just had to buy the autocut to replace my head on my FS40, I have a Kawasaki strimmer, such a simple system to re-cord, whats happened to German engineering? both my stihl strimmer and hedge trimmer regularly get bunged up carburettors?? I blame Covid..LOL
@@jayytee8062 Cheers mate. I do the clean fuel down but the fuel itself I add ' Fuel Fit' by Briggs and Stratton as was advised. The Kawasaki motor...never any problem. I appreciate your comment thanks G
I was fortunate enough to buy this model. I was atttracted by the screen saver, but disabled it very quickly as it became an irritant. I like the form factor, and it takes the battery load off my phone. I mostly use it to cast music to a Wiim Pro/integrated amp combo. Battery life is nowhere near any manufacturer claims, thanks mostly to the bloatware. Does anyone know what the capacity of the battery is?
Thank you I’m about to do what you did I.E on board charger Victron 25 amp but permanently charging my leisure battery not the main battery. My leisure battery which is also connected to a Victron isolated dc to dc charger which comes from my starter battery , but I was considering connecting directly to the leisure battery what do you think ? So in other words my leisure battery is isolated from my starter battery and alternator thank you 👍👍👍🏴🏴
My understanding/best guess, is that treating the starter and leisure batteries as two completely separate systems is the way to go, although/except gaining any benefits you can from excess van battery power via a dc to dc charger has got to be a win. In my setup I also have a dedicated Victron mains converter to charge the leisure battery which might be another option for you as it also allows you to have AC/240v power in the van when connected.
It is not really Sony's fault as they are simply complying with regional laws. I agree that these regional laws treat us as if we are incapable of making our own choices. It is a shame Sony cannot add an option to switch off all volume limits.
Great video - like others I am new and watching many - I took notes on your Max V 11 - 60 and Max A 15 for the Delta 2. I bought the same in the Philipipnes. We just got Starlink as our house in the mountains has no cell signal (our city house by the ocean has High Speed Internet already and we use regular city electricty but our bills are low so haven't switched to solar (4,000PHP per month Euro 66 US$70) One thing when I was buying my starter kit I confirmed all was in stock with my local EcoFlow distributor - they said yes so I paid for the EcoFlow Delta 2 and a EcoFlow 400W foldable solar panel. With our Starlink I got ROAM so we can use it all across the Philippines - our plan was to outfit our small 4X4 and do more exploring videos waterfalls, volcanos, beaches, different islands than ours - so my set up would be great. When they called to say it arrived the BOX was massiva and heavy NOT foldable 400W but a fixed panel. They as a concession they were giving me the EcoFlow Delta carry bag and a smal flexible 100W panel FREE to start me off while they reorder the foldable 400W (coming from the island next to us). NOTE: I found out 2 weeks later from a competitors website the carry bag and flexible 100W panels are free add ons for the EcoFlow Deltas here - AND I THOUGHT I was being treated so kindly LOL!! Anyways i was able to get a start and test out the 100W panel with the Delta 2 in the mountains. You are lucky to have 4. But as a start it was easier for me to have the one as I am not techy. We are lucky the sun here is amazing - our overnight low in our city home is 26 but hotter with humidity and 22 in the mountains but most days blue skies with nice sun, low 30s for 12 hours. Note: the 100W flexible panel they gave me ways 2.4kg, the 400W flexible panel I ordered but never got is 19KG and the 400W rigid panels are 21.8 kgs - I am surprised it doesn't weigh more - but maybe it is just because the size is so big [172.2 x 113.4.6 x 3.5cm (67.8 x 44.6 x 1.38 in)], I was surprised to see the 400W flexible panel I ordered weighs almost the same at 19KG, but then I see that weight includes a protective cover with kickstand. They say "this solar panel is designed for uncompromised mobility. This powerful solar panel consists of four 100W panels seamlessly merged, with a total surface area of 105.8 x 236.5 cm." but then it folds into 4, so 1//4 the size which would be perfect for moviong around in our 4X4 - so maybe now I will be going from NO SOLAR PANELS to having 1 X 100W panel (free with EcoFLow Delta), 2 X 400W Rigid panels (didn't want any but paid for 1 and got 1 free) and then NOW HAVE TO REORDER through the competitor which ALSO SAYS has in stock but this time I will not pay until I see it. My first set up I clipped the EcoFlow 100W panel to the cable for the Delta 2 it was amazingly easy - I had watched other videos as I was nervous about doing it up in the mountains and not doing it right so our whole system wouldn't work - BUT the way they designed it you cannot connect it wrong. I started with the 100W flexible panel very light and bendy (sorry for the Technical Term !!) I was getting 35% efficiency on the Input to the battery. As I played with the angle maybe 45 degrees towards the sun (we were on a table top ridge in the mountains with zero obstructions) it jumped to 85% input. It was revolutionary for the mountains - going from zero cell signal to having high speeed wifi with Starlink and EcoFlow - except I quickly learned the 100W panel alone won't be enough. A week later I got back to the store as they had news about my 400W flexible panel - they said none are available in the Philippines so can you believe this they still had the giant box from the previous week with the 400W rigid panel (large and heavy) - but now they had two. They said they will give me a free panel one for our City house and one for our mountain house if that was OK. I said no choice since we already made the investment in the EcoFlow and Starlink and need more than the 100W panel. So we now have one 400W panel at our City house - but no EcoFlow Delta here - and we get reguar monthly or 2X monthly 12 hour brownouts here in the City so it would be handy and we hauled one to the mountains. BUT the farm iis not accessible so we parked our 4X4 and hired two mountain guys to haul it to the farm house. NOW we have no solar panel for our 4X4 unless we take the 100W flexible but it is limited in its use as it doesn't give enough engergy to the Delta 2. But now I have this heavy giant panel to fix to the mountain roof. One angle faces East for the morning sun and one angle faces West for the the afternoon sun and a third slope on the front of the house at a much flatter angle faces North and gets both morning and afternoon sun. After my multiday trials with the 100W panel angles I am reluctant to fix the 400W panel to the North Roof - I wish there was a way to be able to adjust the angle as the sun moved without spending too much money. I would love to get the EcoFlow Solar Tracker which automatically tracks the optimal angle of your solar panel but on my retirement budget spending US$3,400 (192,500PHP or Euro 3,200O) which is crazy that is more than my entire investment so far. Sorry for the LONG message - but thank you for your informative video - I will send you some sun from our are of the the Philippines, about 600KM south of Manila. Regards Greg PS: my paternal grandmother was from Scotland moved to Canada with her family, met my paternal grandfather who did the same with his family but from England, my maternal grandparents also did the same but they both came from Belgium - so I am a complete mix of Scot/Brit/Belg blood raised in Canada and now live in the Philippines!
Ah, the adventures we experience trying to find solutions! It is simpler for me - the sun doesn't really get that high even in the summer in relation to my house, so oddly enough having them vertically works great. Thanks for sending the sun! Horizontal rain, sleet and hail here yesterday - the joys of April in the western Highlands! Cheers, john
