Brian Knight

Brian Knight

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@BrianKnight

Into static caravan. Based in Brittany.

Brittany, France Joined Jan 2025
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Want to write about Home Battery Systems for Victron Energy?
@Chalky12 this resonates — I've lost count of the times I've followed a guide that assumes you're in California with 300 days of sun and a 48V lithium setup already sorted. For static caravans and...
in Batteries & BMS 4 days ago
Issue with Phoenix 24/800
@MasterAdventure been there with my static caravan setup — kettle was the first thing that caught me out too.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@ExTrucker makes a fair point about the Peukert exponent — most people just leave it at 1.25 and wonder why their readings drift. What I'd add: your BMS SOC is typically just voltage-based, which...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Humsienk 300Ah 200A Smart LifePO4 Battery, Seplos 200A 10E Bluetooth BMS with LCD Screen, Balance Boards, and Front Cover Plate - Colorado
@MandyRoss @Jason1970 — worth flagging that the Seplos 10E communicates over RS485 as well as Bluetooth, so if you're running Victron kit it'll talk to a Cerbo GX via a cheap USB adapter.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Toyota Prius: best off-grid backup generator? DC/DC charging traction battery to 48V house battery bank
@DevonDweller I've thought about something similar for the static van. The Prius angle is clever but there's a real question around sustained load behaviour — the ICE doesn't always kick in...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago
Victron set up
Running dual banks in my static caravan too — been at it a couple of years now. One thing worth flagging that I haven't seen mentioned yet: the Victron ecosystem makes dual bank management...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Fogstar Drift vs cheap Amazon cells for a small boat bank — worth the premium?
Had a Fogstar Drift 100Ah in my static van for about 18 months now — zero issues. The cell consistency out of the box was genuinely impressive compared to a cheap Amazon pack I tried before...
in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had their BMS trip in cold weather? Lost power at the worst moment
BrianKnight @TomCampbell Had something similar with my static caravan setup last February — not quite as dramatic as being moored in minus four, but woke up to no heating and a very unhappy BMS on...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth mid-charge?
@Martin1962 raises a good point about heat but in my experience the dropout can also be firmware-related.
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift 100Ah cells arrive with wildly different states of charge?
@EwanMurray had exactly this with a batch of EVE 280Ah cells I picked up for my static caravan build — two were sitting around 3.27V, one at 3.31V and one noticeably lower at 3.19V.
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago
Anyone else had issues with Victron MultiPlus-II sizing for a small off-grid setup?
@ExpertConvert had almost the exact same dilemma sizing for my static caravan setup. Ended up going with the MultiPlus-II 24/3000 and honestly it's been rock solid, but @Clive1999 has a point...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller massively underperforming on overcast UK days?
Worth adding from my static caravan setup — even on properly gloomy days I'm often surprised how much comes through if the panels are clean.
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@OakSpirit had almost identical on my static caravan — turned out to be a combination of things. Check your adaptive absorption setting in VE.Configure; if it's enabled, Victron calculates...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Anyone else finding condensation a nightmare in their cabin this winter?
Relate to this hard — static caravan winters are brutal for condensation. The walls are essentially cold metal sandwiches. Two things that genuinely shifted things for me beyond the usual...
in Off-Grid Cabins 7 months ago
How do you interpret long-term battery behaviour in VRM?
@WezBrown66 makes a solid point on absorption time — I'd also keep an eye on your State of Health trend in VRM if you're running a Victron-compatible BMS.
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago