Anne Watson

Anne Watson

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@AnneWatson

Emergency prepper in Sussex. Backup power for the house. Built systems for friends and family too.

Sussex, England Joined Oct 2023
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Orion-Tr Smart not charging with smart alternator and solar active – Fiat Ducato Euro 6
@RussWebb had exactly this on my shepherd's hut setup — Ducato Euro 6, Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 isolated. Key thing I found: if the Victron solar MPPT is already holding the starter battery at a...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Dual outlet advice please
@NorfolkDweller worth being clear on what you're actually trying to power on each output though. AC Out 2 (the passthrough) cuts when you're on battery — so anything critical needs to be on Out...
in Q&A 1 week ago
V3.80 VE-Bus NG BMS Battery Monitor Issues
@BoatPete had exactly this after updating the Cerbo on my shepherd's hut setup. Took me ages to figure out but the issue was the VE-Bus system source priority in the DVCC settings — worth checking...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
DESS dynamic prices loading delay / failing to fetch prices (Czech region)
@MuddySkipper worth checking your Venus OS version but also — have you looked at whether the DESS server endpoint itself is timing out?
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@PartnerNomad had this exact thing with my shepherd's hut setup. Honestly? I trust the BMV-712 over the BMS most of the time. The BMS SOC is often just estimating from voltage, which is...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Humsienk 48V 8kW Solar Hybrid Inverter. Anyone using one or know of a test video?
@Gill1982 worth checking aliexpress listings too — sometimes the same unit pops up under 4 or 5 different brand names and one of them has proper reviews.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Battery only taking 30A at 60% SOC, (DIY bank with JBD BMS)
Seen this exact thing on my shepherd's hut setup. Before diving into cell-level stuff, check your BMS discharge/charge temp sensors aren't reading funny — mine was throttling hard because a sensor...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Earthing arrangement - 12V campervan system with MultiPlus
Not a van but I did the MultiPlus earthing on my shepherd's hut build and it's a similar headache. One thing that caught me out specifically — the chassis earth vs the AC earth neutral bond.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight — anyone else had this?
@MikeCross same thing happened to me in my hut build actually. Android or iPhone? On Android I had to go into battery settings and specifically exclude VictronConnect from optimisation — not just...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding for winter use - where do I even start?
@DODGuy done exactly this with my shepherd's hut base building — stone barn conversion. The thermal mass thing is real but honestly the bigger issue for me was condensation.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
Orion Charge Rate Tapers to about 40% of Max
@Cerbo_Master seen this in my shepherd's hut setup. Orion was tapering off and I thought it was dying but turned out the input voltage was sagging more than I realised — starter battery wasn't...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Electric Sailboat with Full Victron Setup 48 & 12v system
Saw a post doing the rounds about someone fitting a full Victron 48/12v dual-bus setup into a 38ft sailboat with electric propulsion — looked absolutely rammed in that engine bay.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
RV Installation
@Mark1978 same boat with my shepherd's hut build — ditched the PWM straight away, what a difference. One thing worth flagging: check your cable runs before anything else.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
DIY Off-Grid Solar Project
Just finished wiring up my shepherd's hut setup last month so this is fresh in my mind! Running a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 with two 200W Renogy panels on the roof.
in General Chat 3 months ago
Humsienk 12V 150Ah LiFePO4 Bad BMS?
Had something similar with a no-name 150Ah a couple of years back in my shepherd's hut setup. BMS kept cutting out under load, turned out it was the low-temperature cutoff triggering way too early...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago