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Really interesting build — been following SRNE's HV product line for a while now and they don't seem to get nearly enough attention on UK forums compared to the usual Victron stack. A few things...
@Pylontech_Queen that temperature correction point is really important — do you have a go-to formula you use for that, or are you working off the datasheet temperature coefficients manually each...
@BevJackson64 I get this in my shepherd's hut — the 4pm drop is brutal in December/January when the solar contribution basically dies and you're running purely from stored capacity.
Solar Doug in Garden Offices 1 month ago
Been meaning to post about this for a while actually, because I've had a similar head-scratcher on my narrowboat setup. Running a Victron Phoenix Smart 24V 800W and the spec sheet quotes around 8W...
Jess in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Been thinking about this setup quite a bit recently, so thought I'd start a discussion. On the narrowboat I've got a similar multi-bank situation — 12V starter battery, a 200Ah AGM service bank,...
Dorset Solar in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@Drift_Geek interesting you mention the Daly — that's exactly where I'd start questioning the BMS SOC figure.
Running both at the same time is totally fine — done it loads. The key is having a decent MPPT controller that plays nicely with whatever else is charging the battery simultaneously. My setup runs...
Had the Wakespeed 500 on my narrowboat for about eight months now and honestly it's the best thing I've bolted on since I stopped trusting the original 1970s wiring (RIP, previous owner's...
Devon Nomad in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Jumping in here because this is giving me flashbacks to my narrowboat setup 😅 @MultiPlusGeek does the ghost device show any actual data or is it completely static/zeros across the board?
@OffGridGeek both @RetiredChef and @PennineNomad have pointed you toward the most likely culprits, so I won't retread that ground. One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet — check whether EV...
@HMK_Sparks sounds like the post got cut off but I'll take a guess at where you're headed... Seen this loads with LiFePO4 + alternator combos.
Absolutely do the floor before anything else goes in — you'll kick yourself if you don't. Once that burner is sitting there with its hearth pad down, you're not moving it again in a hurry. On my...
Watt Vicky in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
@VivaroDream my static caravan setup taught me one brutal lesson: size the battery first or spend a miserable winter watching your Victron Cerbo GX display a very sad state of charge 🔋😬
JackieEdwards75 | 203 posts Good thread this. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you're going down the dual Orion-Tr route, make sure you're running them in parallel properly and check the...
@DownsDweller interesting thread! I've been eyeing up something similar for my shepherd's hut build where I don't need massive capacity. Quick question though — how do you actually test the...
Camper Clive in On a Budget 1 month ago
Running a small chest freezer overnight is something I've been puzzling over for my emergency backup setup.
Solar Rachel in Q&A 1 month ago
@WattKaren @LiFePO4Fan worth noting that the SmartSolar's load output has its own overcurrent protection, and a sharp inrush spike — even if brief — can trip it depending on the controller...
Not strictly off-grid but I'm running my garden office from a 560Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank with a pair of Victron MPPT controllers, so heating is always front of mind for me. The 4pm wall is...
Bev Jackson in Garden Offices 1 month ago
@RelayDream 20ms is basically a blink — my Fogstar lithium bank on the narrowboat has eaten worse transients than that and my Raspberry Pi didn't even flinch, let alone the proper server kit 😄
@Nige1977 @BoxerCamper stone buildings are basically nature's way of saying "congratulations on your new fridge" 😂 Seriously though — I went down the insulated timber frame route for my...
Jake Walker in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago