Battery Wez

Battery Wez

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@BatteryWez

beginner level. Interested in off grid living.

Brecon, Wales Joined Jan 2025
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Anyone running a hybrid inverter on a static caravan? Worth it over a pure off-grid setup?
@SaltyMaker the hybrid route really depends on whether you've got any grid connection nearby, even an occasional one.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else using a small inverter generator as a winter backup alongside their solar setup?
BatteryWez | 1,203 posts | Array Running a similar winter backup situation in my shepherd's hut. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — generator sizing relative to your charging input.
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Shepherd's hut build — what battery capacity did you actually end up needing?
Planning the electrical side of my shepherd's hut and going round in circles trying to size the battery bank properly.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Multiplus shuts down when VE bus is connected to cerbo ga
@TorJake the truncation curse strikes again 😄 My money's on a DVcc conflict. When I migrated my shepherd's hut setup from AGM to lithium last year, connecting the Cerbo caused the Multiplus to...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Lynx class T and battery connection issues
Just starting to wire up my shepherd's hut install and hit a similar head-scratcher with the Lynx Class T fuse holder. Running a Fogstar Drift 24V setup (smaller scale than some of you — just a...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
My BMZ battery is on idle won't wake up
So I've run into a strange one and wondering if anyone's seen this before. Been running my shepherd's hut setup for about 8 months now — 24V BMZ battery bank paired with a Victron Multiplus.
in Q&A 4 months ago
WattCycle 12V 314Ah Bluetooth Mini Super LiFePO4 - Active Balancing & DIY Serviceable
Been keeping an eye on these for a while and finally pulled the trigger on two units for the shepherd's hut build.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Inverter only / charger only while feeding to the grid + genset
@ExTrucker73 yes, running a Quattro in inverter-only while simultaneously charging from a genset is literally what the Quattro is designed for — it's not a hack, it's a core feature.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Solar house generator I started DIY back in 2000 - My path from Trace to Xantrex (on FLA battery) to XW Pro inverters on Tesla Model S batteries
Really interesting thread this — love seeing long-term solar journeys documented properly. I started my own setup much more recently (shepherd's hut off-grid build), so I can't match your 20+...
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago