Barry Crane

Barry Crane

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Anyone else's MPPT randomly dropping to float way too early?
BarryCrane | 📍 Scottish Highlands | ⚡ 600W + SmartSolar 150/35 @BayLisa had almost identical with my setup last spring.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 days ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had grief with low voltage cutoff on a Victron MultiPlus when running heavy loads?
Great thread, @BatteryDoug. Worth checking your DC cable sizing between the battery and the MultiPlus — even a short run of undersized cable can cause enough voltage drop under that 3000W load to...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else had grief with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping into absorption too early on cold mornings?
My 200Ah lithium (LiFePO4) setup has been behaving oddly since the weather turned. Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 into a 24V battery bank with two 175W panels on the roof of my Transit...
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Lowering self-consumption on Lynx Shunt + Cerbo GX system
Good shout from @BodgeItAndScarper92 on the VE.Direct ports. I'd also look at your data logging interval in the Cerbo's settings — dropping it from the default can shave a tiny bit off.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running a cheap PWM controller with decent results, or am I wasting my time?
Picked up a 20A PWM controller off eBay for about £8 delivered — a generic unit, no brand worth mentioning — and paired it with a single 100W panel and a tatty 110Ah leisure battery I rescued from...
in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 2