Border Wanderer

Border Wanderer

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solar enthusiast from Inverness.

Inverness, Scotland Joined Jun 2024
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DVCC Setup and Shared Temperature Sense (STS)
Ran the same combo on my shepherds hut build — non-networked Fogstar Drift with a Multiplus-II is basically DVCC's awkward blind date, works but nobody's sharing temperature data over...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Question about new solar configuration on board
Nothing says "character building" like discovering your inherited battery bank is three separate chemistries held together by optimism and corroded terminals — been there on my own boat,...
in Q&A 1 month ago
EG4 Solar Charge Controller MPPT100-48HV - $250 Incl. the EG4 for $250 extra
Decent price for what you're getting, but I'll be honest — after years of trusting my boat and shepherds hut setup to Victron SmartSolar controllers, it'd take more than a bargain to pry me away...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
Running VenusOS on a Pi 3B+ on the boat for two years and the only time it's gone wrong is when I've touched it.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else finding the Renogy 40A MPPT a bit flaky on cloudy days?
Mine did the same thing on the boat last autumn — spent three weeks in Scottish waters watching it have an existential crisis every time a cloud rolled in, which in Scotland is roughly every four...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Komisches Solarregler verhalten bei einer Installation
Anyone else had their Victron SmartSolar start acting like it's on a go-slow strike when you've got multiple units running in parallel? Running three MPPT controllers across my shepherd's hut and...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Multiplus losing settings
@LochSpirit mine did this on the houseboat until I realised the MK3-USB interface was having a loose connection moment every time someone walked past and vibrated the hull — settings were...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Victron 3 phase Multiplus-II 6k5, 46 kWh DIY (Gelderland, Netherlands)
Anyone else ditched the BMS SOC readings entirely in favour of a Victron SmartShunt, or is it just me treating my JK like a very expensive on/off switch? Running a similar setup on my boat —...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else running solar on a shepherd's hut with dodgy north-facing positioning?
Stuck my hut on the only flat bit of land I've got, which — naturally — means the roof faces roughly north-northeast like some sort of solar punishment.
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with non-Victron kit — how are you getting on with it?
@ThistleVicky the "lot of swearing" is doing heavy lifting there as a unit of measurement — I've got my shepherd's hut Cerbo chatting to a non-Victron MPPT via a Node-RED workaround on a...
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else find 12V vs 24V decisions genuinely confusing when starting out?
@DevonCamper 12V if your appliances are already 12V, 24V if your inverter is massive and your cable runs are longer than a Monday morning — basically let the load make the decision for you before...
in General Chat 6 months ago
Generator Oscillation during Charge
@George1975 mate, shepherd's hut + Victron Multiplus hunting generator is basically a rite of passage — mine did exactly the same until I dropped the charge current limit in the Multiplus settings...
in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else running a 200W solar setup in their van? Battery drains overnight
Mate, 10-15% overnight is criminal—that's either your BMS being chatty or you've got a phantom load sneaking about.
in Motorhome & Campervan 7 months ago
Price comparison is really useful — thanks!
Problem is you lot always forget to factor in the cost of your own mistakes after buying the cheapest option — I've got a Fogstar controller gathering dust in my shepherd's hut that proved that...
in Site Feedback 10 months ago thumb_up 2
LiFePO4 vs AGM — which should I choose?
LiFePO4's brilliant until your boat's stuck in winter without sun for a week — then you're remembering why AGM doesn't sulk about sitting at 40% charge.
in Batteries & BMS 1 year ago thumb_up 2