Looks great.
So fitting inside the van. I assume simply mains input in on one side and back into van electric ? It says supply should be suitably fused so I assume you rely on the campsite supply fuse?
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Looks great.
Mine has just arived £45 from ebay .From china. It looks genuine no spelling mistake print and stickers very good quality.
Mine has just arived £45 from ebay .From china. It looks genuine no spelling mistake print and stickers very good quality.
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I have Just emailed Sollatek sales to ask if it's counterfeit or not .Mine has just arived £45 from ebay .From china. It looks genuine no spelling mistake print and stickers very good quality.
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There are quite a few people in Morocco every year who find themselves investing in something similar, but sadly only after they've had their fried charger and fridge pcb replaced and in one case their on charge mobile phone burst into flames.Van just parked next to us on site , black cable from external mains point with grey box at end then orange mains cable from this plugged into bollard , what is the grey box ? RCD ? I thought all vans had them on board , just curious .View attachment 713597
You can get SPDs for consumer units that make a much neater job. But you need space in your consumer unit or an upgrade to a bigger one.
I am thinking for my next self build to use an SPD and RCBOs .
I think thats good advice it didnt even occur to me it could be counterfeit . I will look at the video nowCheap Chinese anyone
5:09Sollatek AVS30 testing original vs CounterfeitYouTube · Sollatek5 minutes, 9 seconds21 Nov 2022
Think I'll stick to the original product. Buy cheap and you will eventually buy the original anyway. If you survive
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Is this what you suggest? Seems to have decent reviews on Screwfix and I have space in my consumer unit. Rather than fit an additional 'unit', or do the standalone versions do a better/different job?
Wel yes i have bought a counterfeit, The only positive is hopefully i can make people aware.Cheap Chinese anyone
5:09Sollatek AVS30 testing original vs CounterfeitYouTube · Sollatek5 minutes, 9 seconds21 Nov 2022
Think I'll stick to the original product. Buy cheap and you will eventually buy the original anyway. If you survive
RS On Line ( which is RS components , one of the biggest electrical and electronic stockists in uk , ) so no fake parts , have 66 in stock , £90 .Just looked on the Sollatek website, the AVS30 is out of stock. Online prices from other sellers are neatly split between those selling for around £90 to those at £40. I wonder which is fake.
Just looked on the Sollatek website, the AVS30 is out of stock. Online prices from other sellers are neatly split between those selling for around £90 to those at £40. I wonder which is fake.
Well you guessed right. Sollatek said this morning amozan have 94 in stockJust looked on the Sollatek website, the AVS30 is out of stock. Online prices from other sellers are neatly split between those selling for around £90 to those at £40. I wonder which is fake.
I would only have a spd before the change over feeding from grid. You will not need it from your own inverter. And chose a spd that is resettable, not cartridge. The spd will discharge the spike trough the earth, so it will need to be connected to the grid side earth, and your inverter earth bonding to neutral open. Like multiplus does, it opens the bond via relay, as soon as is grid on incoming.In the not too distant future I will be working on fitting an auto change over relay between my inverter and my ehu supply.
If either supply is 'in use' it will go from the source (ehu or inverter) through the consumer unit and then onto all power circuits etc
Would I be better off with the sollatek between the relay and consumer unit or fitting an SPD in the consumer unit if I can?
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One of the French guys had his inverter fried by the surge last week, had an autochangeover relay that he thought had survived. but had left his inverter on to deal with outages.I would only have a spd before the change over feeding from grid. You will not need it from your own inverter. And chose a spd that is resettable, not cartridge. The spd will discharge the spike trough the earth, so it will need to be connected to the grid side earth, and your inverter earth bonding to neutral open. Like multiplus does, it opens the bond via relay, as soon as is grid on incoming.
Yes, normal, that’s why the spd, it has to be in the path of the surge from grid to ATS, so it discharges before it enters ATS and inverter. It has to be first line of defence. When you are off grid, from your own inverter you don’t get a surge.One of the French guys had his inverter fried by the surge last week, had an autochangeover relay that he thought had survived. but had left his inverter on to deal with outages.
thanks, so by your description its prob better to spend the money on the sollatek and route the grid feed through this before then going through the autochangeover relay (ehu/inverter)Yes, normal, that’s why the spd, it has to be in the path of the surge from grid to ATS, so it discharges before it enters ATS and inverter. It has to be first line of defence. When you are off grid, from your own inverter you don’t get a surge.
You can even make a box and plug it in before the van, then plug the van in it. In my view this will offer better protection, it has to discharge via grid earth PE.
I get that but I would fit one to the motorhome permanently so I couldn't think I will do it later and then forget. However I find myself plugging in less and lessYes, normal, that’s why the spd, it has to be in the path of the surge from grid to ATS, so it discharges before it enters ATS and inverter. It has to be first line of defence. When you are off grid, from your own inverter you don’t get a surge.
You can even make a box and plug it in before the van, then plug the van in it. In my view this will offer better protection, it has to discharge via grid earth PE.
Either way you go, spd, or sollateck, it has to be upstream connected to protect. Yes it can be fitted part of the van, But make sure the path is upstream, not after ATS, not after inverter.thanks, so by your description its prob better to spend the money on the sollatek and route the grid feed through this before then going through the autochangeover relay (ehu/inverter)
Sorry wasn't having a go at you in particular just a general observationWel yes i have bought a counterfeit, The only positive is hopefully i can make people aware.
I think it would be unfair to brand all suppliers on ebay as Rouges.
I have spoken to Sollatek themselves the supply amozon dirrect and theres a discont code
Sollatek 40 givinfg 15% discount
ATS?Either way you go, spd, or sollateck, it has to be upstream connected to protect. Yes it can be fitted part of the van, But make sure the path is upstream, not after ATS, not after inverter.
Thats interesting and agree probably made in china. When i phoned Sollatek themselves and have spoken to them several times he did say there was only 2 places. Amazon and Sollatex own website. I hope there wrong. To be sure i would ring them or open yours up look on Sollatek website you will see there own video on how to tell the fake from genuine its quite easy.Got mine from RS components, probably all made in China anyway
The problem with those may be they seem to be a "one time " unit, so once spiked you'd need to put another one inView attachment 726274
Is this what you suggest? Seems to have decent reviews on Screwfix and I have space in my consumer unit. Rather than fit an additional 'unit', or do the standalone versions do a better/different job?
This type ( as per shown from Screwfix) is for Domestic installations primarily, will reset once parameters are within safe limit to do so . However they are each designed to handle a maximum surge ,usually rated in joules , if such a surge is in excess of that rating the unit will burn out , and/or the associated fuse/breaker etc protecting the surge unit will fail . Hence the higher rated surge protection devices are more expensive.The problem with those may be they seem to be a "one time " unit, so once spiked you'd need to put another one in
I did find these that fit in a consumer unit, but can be reset.
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