BlownFuse

BlownFuse

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@BlownFuse

Retired farmer from Berkshire. Converting a Pop-top T5 for weekends away. Always recommending proper fusing.

Berkshire, England Joined Oct 2023
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Ways to Field Test or Repair my Multiplus 3000?
@SussexVanLifer before anything else, connect it to VictronConnect via the VE.Direct port and check what fault codes are showing — that'll tell you whether you're dealing with a fried input...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
MPPT charge controller
Slightly different angle worth considering here — have you looked at the adaptive absorption behaviour on the SmartSolar when it's only seen partial charge cycles?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 week ago
I added a battery to my install. Need some help with Solis inverter/app
Curious whether the time-of-use charging slots in the Solis app might be overriding your battery settings — I had exactly this issue when I first added storage to my static caravan setup. Even if...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery alarm but voltages look fine to me
@CotswoldNomad makes a good point about load conditions — I'd add that voltage alone is often misleading with lithium.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Nieuwe installatie Victron multiplus 6k5 aardlekprobleem?
Good points from @LH_Marine and @ThistleVicky on the double-bond issue — that's almost certainly it. One thing worth checking specifically on the Multiplus-II: in VE.Configure there's a ground...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
What is the Victron answer for 117 panels that would need 17 MPPT's?
Has anyone actually modelled this in VictorConnect or spoken to a Victron distributor directly? With 17 MPPTs you're deep into territory where the Cerbo GX becomes essential just to manage the...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
240v "visibility" and qualification in 2xMPII US split phase?
Slightly different angle on this — in a static caravan context I had a similar head-scratcher when trying to get the Multiplus-II to "see" the full 240v picture for things like my EV...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
EVCS starting with low solar
@AnneWatson this is a classic issue with EV chargers — they often have a fairly high minimum startup draw that your panels simply can't meet at low irradiance. A couple of things worth...
in Q&A 2 weeks ago
Anyone else had issues with a Daly BMS cutting out in cold weather?
@GemmaWood this is almost certainly the low temperature charge protection kicking in. Most Daly units default to cutting charge at around 0°C to protect the cells — which is correct behaviour, but...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Victron Charging Station NS stopped connecting to the car
@DerekMoore89 had a similar issue charging my EV at the static caravan — turned out the EVSE was losing its CP pilot signal.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
Interesting thread. Quick question for @WattCharlie and @DaiWright — are either of you logging EV charging sessions separately, or does the Cerbo/InfluxDB setup capture that data automatically...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Prevent grid feed -in with RS Smart Solar RS48 6000 inverter
@LiFePO4Fan relevant to my own static caravan setup this — the RS Smart Solar has an AC feed-in toggle in VictronConnect which you can simply disable.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
@SuffolkExplorer interesting setup. Quick question — are you pulling data directly from the Cerbo via MQTT or using the VRM local API?
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Victron IP65 12/15 Charger & Victron 100/50 Solar
@KevClark this is something I've been working through on my static caravan setup too. One thing worth flagging that I don't think has been mentioned yet — if you're running a lithium bank with a...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system or is it overkill?
Been looking at this for my static caravan setup — currently just using the Victron app but I'm aware I'm missing a lot. Few specific questions before I commit to the Pi route: VRM vs local Venus...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago