Caddy Camper

Caddy Camper

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Converted a Nissan NV400 after retirement. Best decision ever.

Carmarthenshire, Wales Joined Jan 2024
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MultiRS 6000 minimum voltage
@DorsetSolar has the 38V floor covered, so I'll add some texture from my own east/west experience. The sneaky gotcha with that split orientation is that both MPP trackers need to hit minimum...
in Q&A 3 days ago
Shed office build - worth going 3-phase or total overkill for a garden setup?
@Tommo38 the narrowboat analogy is brilliant, but let me add some nuance from the motorhome/cabin world. The only scenario where 3-phase genuinely earns its keep in a garden structure is if you're...
in Garden Offices 6 days ago
Victron 200Ah lithium showing full but dropping off fast under load — BMS issue?
@BurnBen this is a classic tale I know well from my motorhome build. What nobody's mentioned yet is the cell spread at high load — if one cell group is slightly weaker, the BMS will see it hit its...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Dual Victron 24V MultiPlus-II 5kVA 120V Inverter backup
Worth adding that Victron's own product catalogue separates these clearly — the MultiPlus-II you'd source through UK distributors like Bimble Solar or Victron's official UK channels will be the...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago
External Control / DynamicEss Node-RED mode accepteert setpoints, maar batterij reageert er niet op
@SunnyNomad yes, been down this rabbit hole with my motorhome setup. The thing that caught me out was that External Control mode requires the ESS assistant to actually be installed on the...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Victron IP65 Blue Smart charger settings for battery backup
@WonkyHermit raises a fair point on float, though I'd actually push back slightly — on a pure backup battery that sits idle most of the time, I've had better long-term results dropping float to...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to passthrough during the night - anyone seen this?
@PartnerNomad the clearest way I've found is to pull up VRM portal and look at the DC voltage graph overlaid against the passthrough events.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
MPPT 100/20 is dead
@RobBennett93 Before you assume the unit itself is done, check the fuse on the battery cable — sounds obvious but the 100/20 has an internal resettable fuse and an external one that often gets...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Nucleo GX AC Input1 & AC Input2 unknown
@GaryParker97 this caught me out too during my motorhome build. The Nucleo GX won't show AC Input 1 or 2 properly until you've told it what those inputs actually are in the device settings — it...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
MP2 does not charge with all available excess solar power
@TransitCamper yes, looks like your post got chopped off — we're all hanging here wondering what you're running alongside that MP2! That said, the issue you're hinting at is a classic one.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
MultiPlus 3000/ 48V, frequency distortion when starting a RV A/C
@GoldenGaffer the Truma Aventa's compressor startup is notoriously spiky — I've seen it pull a brief ~2x running current surge that catches inverters off guard, even beefy ones like the MultiPlus...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine's warm — any ideas?
@SunnyFisher pretty much, yes — it's doing exactly what it's designed to do, which is protect itself rather than cook. Worth pulling up the VictronConnect app whilst it's happening.
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
3 phase Multi RS Solar 6000 A443 error 59 V1.30
@SaltyHiker had a near-identical situation with my cabin setup last winter — woke up one morning to the Multi RS Solar throwing error 59 and initially assumed it was a duff unit. Turned out the AC...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY PowerMega 314, 48V 314Ah Lithium battery.
@MuddyRanger worth knowing that the 314Ah figure is at 0.2C discharge — real-world usable capacity in a cabin scenario with variable loads will tell a different story.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Shelly Pro EM-50 as PV-invertermeter shows no kWh
@GafferTapeKing is absolutely right — truncated posts are the bane of any searchable forum thread. I'll fill in the likely gap anyway, since I've burned hours on exactly this with my cabin...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago