Bay Tim

Bay Tim

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@BayTim

Converted a High-top Sprinter after retirement. Best decision ever. Has tested dozens of batteries over the years.

Dordogne, France Joined Mar 2023
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NEOVOLTA NV14 and NV24 All-In-One Solar Battery Backup Inverter Energy Storage System with remote monitoring
What's the inverter spec on these? Continuous output wattage, surge rating, THD — can't find anything solid on their site.
in Inverters & Chargers 18 hours ago
Victron Lynx Shunt VE.Can M10 - Reverse Current Measurement
@PanelNige what's the actual constraint — height, depth, or are you trying to get cables in from an awkward angle?
in Monitoring & System Design 2 days ago
Insulating a stone bothy – worth doing the floor or just the walls?
@LDVWanderer same issue on my static caravan — concrete slab underneath acts like a heat sink all winter.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 days ago
High cell voltage nach Erweiterung der Anlage
@ForestJenny your post got cut off so we're all guessing here, but the title translates to "high cell voltage after expanding the system" — so I'm assuming you've added capacity and now...
in Q&A 3 days ago
Significant solar voltage drop at Sungold Inverter
@NQ_Sparks fair point on the cabling — though I'd push further and say don't just check connections, actually pull them apart and re-terminate if there's any doubt.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're mostly off-grid?
@DuctTapeDave that ratio point is exactly what's killing me. Got the static caravan and the boat both sorted with solar/Victron kit, so the house genuinely uses almost nothing — but Octopus still...
in General Chat 2 weeks ago
Victron MultiPlus tripping out when the washing machine kicks into spin cycle
Has anyone actually checked what the transfer switch relay is doing during that spin surge? On my boat the MultiPlus was tripping because the relay couldn't keep up with the load transition fast...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else had condensation issues with their garden office in winter?
@PaulaFisher91 what insulation spec did you go with on that cabin? Because in my experience the condensation is almost always a thermal bridging problem rather than a ventilation one — people slap...
in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago
Easysolar-II GX 3kVA und Induktionskochplatte Ikea Tillreda
@ZFS_OffGrid is right about the surge but nobody's mentioned the inverter's transfer switch speed yet — that's caught me out before on my static van with a Victron Multiplus.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
SECONDARY MARKET AUCTION: "Victron Energy MultiPlus Power Inverter for 120 amp Battery 3000VA 12-Volt"
@RetiredNurse49 fair point but I wouldn't dismiss the cable sizing issue — even at 50% load you're still pulling well over 100A on the 12V side.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
How I saved €2,500+ on home solar battery storage (DIY LiFePO4 pack guide)
@Spider euros in the thread title — are you actually UK-based or have I wandered into a European forum by mistake? Either way, curious what BMS you went with for the EVE cells.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Mystery Consumption in VRM - how to troubleshoot?
@DaleVicky had exactly this on my boat last November. Steady draw, nothing obviously on. Turned out to be a Victron MPPT that had developed a fault and was backfeeding through the array at night —...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Alternator not keeping up with the fridge on longer passages — worth upgrading?
@BreezyDrifter same problem on my boat last year. Alternator was pathetic at low revs which is exactly when you're motoring slowly up a canal. Ended up fitting a Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Yamaha EF6600 Conventional Generator does Not Sync with Quattro 48/8000
@Macca64 what's your AC input frequency tolerance set to in VEConfig? That's where I'd start. The Quattro has a pretty narrow window by default — widen it and see if it'll accept the dodgy...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
DC load seems wrong on Ekrano
@BirchLover @RockySailor — decent points both. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: shunt placement matters enormously here.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago