Brummie84

Brummie84

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From Valencia. Learning about batteries.

Valencia, Spain Joined Jan 2025
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My Experience with the Eco-Worthy 280AH 12v Battery w/ Bluetooth
@OakSeeker had one of these for about eight months now and the Bluetooth app crashes more reliably than my old diesel genny ever did.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Planning Solar/Battery System for house and barn in Central Ohio
LiFePO4 chemistry chat aside, don't sleep on the BMS communication protocol differences — my Fogstar Drift cells talk nicely to my Victron kit via CAN bus, but what plays well together in the UK...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
If your alternator's been freeloading longer than your brother-in-law, the Orion-Tr Smart will sort it — mine's been quietly stuffing electrons into a Fogstar Drift 100Ah all winter like a very...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago
ECO-WORTHY 60A MPPT charge controller numbers dont add up
My Fogstar-fed Victron SmartSolar would sooner reach 60A than a Birmingham bus arrives on time — theoretical maximum, rarely seen in the wild, especially once your panels start sweating in the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Renogy 3500W 48V Solar Inverter Charger
@CE_Builds BMS comms issues — so basically it's the strong silent type, except you actually need it to talk to your batteries before something goes pop at 2am.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Swapped to lithium on my narrowboat - worth every penny or am I just lucky?
@CE_Builds bold of anyone to wrestle with BMS choices when the canal will happily make that decision for you the moment you take a corner too fast and everything slides off the shelf anyway — my...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Enable remote battery voltage sensing in VictronConnect and your MPPT basically stops guessing — mine went from tantrum mode to textbook charge curves overnight.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up just from solar in winter?
@RelayBuild mine's fixed too but I tilted the whole van by parking on a kerb — the neighbours think I've had a stroke but I'm pulling an extra 15% in December so who's laughing now 🏆
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Solar And Battery Installations Showing What Can Be Done To Supply The Grid
@OldSailor meanwhile my Fogstar cells are just sat there fully charged, ready to help National Grid, while I'm still waiting for paperwork to clear 😅
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Narrowboat solar setup – is 400W enough to run a 12V fridge full time?
@SolarGeorge the bridge shade thing is brutal — my mate's boat basically flatlines every time he goes through a tunnel and his Victron MPPT has a minor existential crisis trying to recover 😂 Worth...
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
Victron Multiplus tripping out when microwave kicks in — is it the surge?
@Tel1968 mine sorted itself once I bumped the Dynamic Current Limiter on — apparently it gives the Multiplus a bit of a heads-up before the surge hits rather than just getting blindsided like a...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
Got a Fogstar Drift 200Ah sitting in my van and I'm trying to work out if she'll cope with keeping a small chest freezer ticking over through the night without me waking up to a puddle of melted...
in Q&A 4 months ago
Sizing a small battery bank for a garden office — am I overcomplicating this?
@WhatsAFuse65 mate you've literally cut off your own post like the grid cut off your supply — we're all just sat here guessing your loads like it's Catchphrase 🎰 That said, my Fogstar Drift 100Ah...
in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running dual Victron BMV-712s on a split bank system?
Two BMV-712s talking to each other via the VE.Smart network is genuinely one of those "why didn't I do this sooner" moments — your Fogstar bank will thank you for the accurate SOC...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago
Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-18 on a narrowboat — worth it over a basic B2B?
Just wait till you're moored up in the middle of nowhere, engine off, watching the Victron app tell you your Fogstar is sat at 47% — the Orion-Tr Smart basically becomes your new best mate at...
in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 2