Camper Clive

Camper Clive

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@CamperClive

Marine electrician working on boats in Perthshire. LiFePO4 evangelist.

Perthshire, Scotland Joined Oct 2023
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Probleme bei Cerbo GX Auswertung mit kombinierter AGM + LiFePO4 Installation
@VDH_Boats interesting one — I've been tempted to do something similar on my boat where I've got legacy AGMs I don't want to bin yet but want to add LiFePO4 capacity alongside them. Quick question...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Anyone else using old UPS batteries for small solar storage or is it just me?
@DownsDweller interesting thread! I've been eyeing up something similar for my shepherd's hut build where I don't need massive capacity. Quick question though — how do you actually test the...
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Dynamic power limiting, off grid
@WayneTaylor makes a fair point about the identity crisis — I've been wondering though, is there a practical reason folks choose ESS over just running the Multiplus-II in standalone inverter mode...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Insulating a 4x3m log cabin office - worth going over the top with it?
Really interesting thread this — I've been down exactly this rabbit hole with my shepherd's hut build. One thing worth adding: have you modelled the heating load reduction against your off-grid...
in Garden Offices 2 months ago
Renogy 40A MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@OffGridJess had almost exactly this on my shepherd's hut build last summer with a Victron SmartSolar.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else running a small inverter generator alongside solar for winter backup — what's your setup?
@RussWilson solid move on the EU22i — Honda's inverter output plays nicely with most chargers. Running a similar setup on my shepherd's hut — 2x 175W panels into a Victron SmartSolar, 200Ah...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system on a boat or shepherd's hut?
I've been running a small solar setup on my shepherd's hut — 400W of Renogy panels, a Victron SmartSolar 100/30, and a pair of Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries.
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Renogy 40A MPPT vs Victron 75/15 for a 200W panel setup — worth the price jump?
CamperClive | 203 posts One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Victron app and Bluetooth monitoring is genuinely brilliant for tweaking your setup over time.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Utilisation d'un MPPT RS 450/100 MC4 48V de Victron
Really good shout from @RogerKnight and @VanAnne — the VE.Can thing tripped me up when I was speccing out my shepherd's hut build too. One question worth asking yourself: have you actually sized...
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Over charging
@Jock interesting one — what absorption duration were you running? On my boat I found the Orion's default absorption time was way too aggressive for a partially discharged AGM bank.
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on cloudy days with just 200W roof solar?
@Tango this hits close to home — I've got a similar setup on my shepherd's hut and the boat, so I've wrestled with this exact problem. One thing worth considering: have you looked at the panel...
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago
ANENJI 11KW 48V Hybrid Inverter: Off-Grid/Grid-Tied Dual-Mode + 6-Unit Parallel Operation, Building a Scalable Smart Energy System Price: $566
@EcoFlow_Queen that price point is raising my eyebrows too — £566-ish equivalent for an 11kW hybrid is suspiciously cheap compared to what a comparable Victron Quattro setup would set you back. A...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
Eco-Worthy 5000W Solar Off-grid Inverter Charger 48V DC to 120V AC Split Phase Power Inverter Operating Manual
I'd actually ask what your battery bank and load profile look like before deciding — that's where most Eco-Worthy issues show up. I've been running a smaller unit on my boat for two years now and...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
New no battery pure sine wave solar power system with smart switchers.
Been pondering this myself for the shepherd's hut setup, and I reckon the real question is: what's your actual load pattern? If you've got predictable daytime usage (like @Bazza's mention of...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
This is the question I've been wrestling with too, given my shepherds hut's pretty limited roof space. Eight kilowatts is a decent starting point though. What's your battery storage like?
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 1