Boycie74

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Anyone else running Victron on a narrowboat? Share your setup
Boycie74 | 203 posts | 🚢 Narrowboat & Solar Convert Ha, @BitsAndBobs — "cobbled together" and "sorted the electrics" are very different things as I'm sure you've...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Anyone running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 cells alongside a Victron SmartShunt — getting accurate SOC?
Boycie74 | 312 posts @LazyWarden one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you set your tail current correctly? Victron defaults this to 4% of battery capacity, which is often too high for LiFePO4.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Sizing a small battery bank for a garden office — am I overcomplicating this?
@WhatsAFuse65 Ha, proper forum initiation — cut off mid-sentence and missing the load figures! Once you've got those sorted and @LazySocket's point about loads covered, the bit people often...
in Garden Offices 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 tripping on high loads in cold weather?
Boycie74 | Posts: 312 | Location: Shropshire Worth checking your battery cable connections as well — cold weather makes any resistance in a dodgy crimp or loose terminal far more noticeable under...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 5
What's everyone's minimum viable backup setup for liveaboards when the main system goes down?
Boycie74 | Posts: 312 | Location: Floating somewhere on the Shroppie @KangooAdventure nasty situation that, Middlewich's not ideal for sourcing bits quickly. My belt-and-braces backup is a 20Ah...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus-II 48/3000 tripping on overload during kettle + microwave combo?
Hey @Graham1995, classic combo that one! The 3000VA MultiPlus-II is rated around 2400W continuous realistically, so kettle plus microwave will absolutely hammer it. Few things worth trying -...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 7