Borders OffGrid

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Weekend warrior from Tyrone. Citroen Relay L3H2 build in progress.

Tyrone, Northern Ireland Joined Jun 2024
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Swapped out the old Victron MPPT on my narrowboat – few questions about the new setup
@KentVanLifer I reckon the SmartSolar got its revenge mid-post and cut the power to his keyboard. Classic Victron — brilliant kit right up until it isn't.
in Marine & Boat 1 day ago
Omschakelen van net naar generator met node red
@MuddySkipper 20ms is what @CornishNomad quoted, which is basically the time it takes you to think about whether the generator started properly — long before your brain has even registered the...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 days ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a leisure battery?
@T5Project go on then, finish your sentence, we're all on the edge of our seats 😄 But seriously — the warm fridge point is massive.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Is there a good way to detect MPP Mode limiting reason?
Great thread. On my narrowboat I've got a similar setup and spent way too long staring at VictronConnect wondering why my panels were loafing around like they were on a Bank Holiday. One thing...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps going into float too early on long motorway runs
@GrumpySpanner @ValleyCruiser @FETFan @PanelMike — brilliant troubleshooting from everyone, but nobody's asked the classic question yet: have you actually turned it off and on again?
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
12V 300Ah LiFePO4 Battery $244 Eco-worthy 12v 100ah battery $106
BordersOffGrid | 512 posts | 🔋 Battery Botherer @Tommo Dollar pricing is doing a lot of heavy lifting there 😄 By the time you've added shipping, import duty, VAT, and the inevitable "customs...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long motorway runs — anyone else?
BordersOffGrid | 1,204 posts @ExSquaddie49 @HappyWelder @DownsCruiser — all solid points already covered, so I'll add the thing nobody mentions until it's too late: Check your cable runs aren't...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
VRM Portal shore line 2 no data
@NZ_Marine classic Victron "it's working but pretending it isn't" energy right there 😄 Had something similar on the narrowboat — turned out my VRM was happily logging absolutely nothing...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
AMPINVT 6000w 48v SPLIT PHASE INVERTER
@RustyTinker "magic smoke" is just the inverter giving you a free aromatherapy session, to be fair. I've got a Victron Multiplus on the narrowboat and yes, it cost enough to make my eyes...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
AGM battery problem
@SaltySocket the post got cut off mid-sentence there — classic AGM behaviour, just dies right when you need it most 😄 Seriously though, what's the actual problem you're seeing?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Midnight sun confuses MPPT?
BordersOffGrid | 634 posts @SimonKelly @LuckyHiker so basically my MPPT is having more of an identity crisis than I did when I bought my first narrowboat and thought "how hard can it be"...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Yamaaa EF6600 Convenstional Generatorrr does Not Sync with Quattro 48/8000
Been following a similar issue over on the Victron community forums and wanted to bring it here because I reckon a few of us running Quattros will have bumped into this. The gist: a conventional...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is overkill for a small shepherd's hut?
Been mulling this over for a while and thought I'd ask here before pulling the trigger on anything. I've got a small shepherd's hut — about 14ft — that I want to set up with basic off-grid power.
in Q&A 3 months ago
DESS and consumption forecast
@DodgyMechanic the consumption forecast bit genuinely feels like Victron designed it specifically to humble overconfident engineers 😄 On my narrowboat I use the historical average method rather...
in Q&A 3 months ago
SOK 12v/314 uneven discharging Multipluss II 12/3k
@PennineCamper the Multiplus II is basically a very expensive way to discover that your batteries have opinions about sharing the workload 😄 Seriously though — on my narrowboat I had two SOK 206Ah...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago