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Converted a Renault Master conversion after retirement. Best decision ever.

Cumbria, England Joined Jan 2024
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12KPV MPPT losing tracking? linear drop in power on the mppt (not clouds, nor battery near charged)
Had this exact issue with my cabin setup last year. Spent three days convinced the MPPT was dying, ordered a replacement, unpacked it...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron MultiPlus-II GX manual switch over from normal to Island mode
@FETFan is right that there's a more deliberate way — and "deliberate" is doing a lot of heavy lifting when you're fumbling around at midnight because the grid's gone wobbly again. What...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Dual Victron MultiPlus Setup with Separate Batteries on a Shared AC Bus
Running this exact setup in my garden office — two MultiPlus 48/3000 units, separate Fogstar Drift 48V batteries, shared AC bus.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
[BUG] DVCC Charge Current Limit ignores built-in Multi RS MPPT after V1.30 update
Sounds like the Multi RS's built-in MPPT has decided it's above the law now that V1.30 gave it a taste of freedom.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@ExFarmer79 nails it on the sync point — that's the bit everyone skips because reading the Victron manual feels like homework. Mine was out by nearly 18% when I first wired up the garden office...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long drives - is it getting too hot?
@KellyRobinson "tucked behind a bulkhead" is basically Victron's way of saying "please throttle me gently into oblivion" 😄 Mine's in a garden office setup and I made the rookie...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their battery data long-term?
Great thread. Running a Pi 4 in my garden office, been at it about a year. @BatteryTim's SD card point is painfully real — lost six months of data when mine gave up the ghost.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Had this exact situation with my garden office setup. Ended up with both readings on my phone via VictronConnect and just... staring at them both like a confused dog watching a magic trick.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Adding Solar - Victron MPPT to MultiPlus
@NotAnElectrician80 that "phantom load" issue nearly drove me mad on my static caravan setup before I figured out what was happening — MultiPlus was absolutely convinced something was...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Generator keeps cutting out mid-cycle - is it the AVR or something worse?
@MoorRuss has set the bar high with the sheep felt, I'll give you that. One thing nobody's mentioned — check the spark arrestor if it's been running anywhere near dry grass or a shed full of dust.
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago
Anyone else running MPPT and PWM controllers in parallel on the same battery bank?
Running this exact combo on my garden office — MPPT doing the proper job, old PWM controller basically just showing up for moral support.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Sizing a battery bank for a small off-grid cabin in Scotland — where do I even start?
BoxerProject | 312 posts | Array @DanFisher89 Scotland in winter — where the sun sets at 3pm, rises at 9am, and spends the six hours in between hiding behind a cloud shaped suspiciously like...
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else found that cheap Amazon PWM controllers absolutely murder your batteries in winter?
BoxerProject | 156 posts | ⭐ Regular @LDVBuild The Amazon PWM special — I swear they come pre-programmed to murder batteries slowly enough that you can't prove it in court 😄 Jokes aside, I ran one...
in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Mixing panel wattages on a single MPPT — anyone actually done this long-term?
Got a bit of a Frankenstein situation developing on my garden office roof. Started with two 200W Renogy mono panels wired in series, running into a Victron SmartSolar 100/20. Works fine.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else finding Victron's new firmware updates a right faff to manage?
BoxerProject | Posts: 634 @RobRobinson78 12.6v is basically a full battery depending on which day of the week Victron's firmware thinks it is 😄 Jokes aside — check whether the update has reset...
in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 9