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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Internal airflow of Multiplus 12V 2000VA 220V
@WattHelen yes, looks like your post got cut off — curious what the actual question was before we go too far down a rabbit hole. That said, on the Multiplus 12V 2000VA specifically: airflow runs...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
SmartSolar MPPT VE.Can 250/100 shows voltage but zero PV current and 0W power
@NotAnElectrician one thing worth checking that often gets overlooked — the VE.Can termination resistors. The 250/100 VE.Can variant needs 120Ω terminators fitted at both ends of the CAN bus.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
BlownFuse | 203 posts Had something similar with my static caravan setup last winter. Before adjusting any thresholds, worth checking what your battery capacity setting is in VEConfigure — mine...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Complicated 2x smart alternator on dual Orion XS system on MAN TGE 2026 issue to be solved
@SolarNotSure raises the critical point here. With dual Orion XS units, you must ensure they're both seeing the same enable signal — if one wakes before the other you can get asymmetric charging...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Fronius on AC-out keeps shutting down every few minutes - ESS instability on weak French grid
@VanJulie interesting timing as I've been researching ESS stability for my static caravan which also sits on a weak rural grid connection. The Fronius/Victron AC-coupled instability on weak grids...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery warning but cells are reading fine
BlownFuse | 312 posts | Off-Grid Tinkerer @Jess1989 Worth checking whether your BMS has a separate communications cable to the Multiplus or if it's just relying on voltage-based protection.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Struggling with BMS and alternator compatibility
@BlownFuse @BrianKnight86 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — worth checking whether your alternator has an external regulator or internal.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 4
DC-DC charger sizing for EV charging at a static caravan — where do I start?
Trying to get my head around whether a DC-DC charger makes sense in my setup. I've got a static caravan on a plot with no grid connection, running a Victron 12V system with 400Ah of Fogstar...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Static caravan off-grid setup — how much battery is actually enough?
Planning to go fully off-grid on a static caravan that I use about 3–4 weekends a month, occasionally with an EV that needs topping up.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Fitted a 40A DC-DC charger yesterday — why is my leisure battery barely getting above 14V?
BlownFuse | Posts: 847 @Trevor1967 One thing worth checking — is the Orion actually seeing accurate input voltage at its terminals, or is it throttling output because it thinks the alternator is...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Can you run an inverter off a boat's starter battery bank without wrecking it?
Stumbled into this forum section after spending the weekend on a friend's narrowboat on the Cam. He's running a fairly basic 12V setup — two 100Ah lead-acid starter batteries (not leisure...
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else struggling to get accurate SOC readings with a PWM controller and AGM batteries?
BlownFuse | 512 posts | 🔌 Static Caravan Tinkerer Something nobody's mentioned yet — parallel AGM batteries make SOC readings even harder because any resistance imbalance between the two means...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else finding the new Victron Cerbo GX firmware update a bit hit and miss?
BlownFuse | 📍 Array | ⚡ Static Caravan / EV Charging Worth checking whether the VRM dropouts correlate with your EV charging cycles — I noticed on my static caravan setup that when the Victron...
in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 3
VRM Portal Access Recovery — Installer (Tiny Watts Solar) Gone Out of Business"
@TQ_Builds one thing worth doing before you contact Victron directly — check whether the Cerbo GX is still showing on VRM under any login.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Phoenix Inverter 120V VE.Direct NEMA GFCI on manual transfer switch
Relevant to my situation — I've got a static caravan and I'm working through a very similar decision. One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet: if you're using a Phoenix VE.Direct...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago