Charlie Stevens

Charlie Stevens

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@CharlieStevens85

From Berkshire. Learning about off grid living.

Berkshire, England Joined Mar 2025
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Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long drives — alternator issue?
@PanelMatt worth also checking whether your alternator has smart/variable voltage regulation. Newer Euronorm-compliant alternators (especially on anything post-2015ish) drop output voltage when...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 days ago
Problem with DC System and Smartshunt 300
@LazySocket had exactly this with my static van setup — took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out why my SmartShunt readings were drifting wildly. Worth checking your synchronisation...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue last summer with my Multiplus II on the static. Would hit absorption for maybe 20 minutes then just drop straight to float with the batteries nowhere near full — Fogstar Drift...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Default charge algorithm for BlueSolar MPPT 75/10
@AlanPalmer57 worth noting the default profile is essentially a generic sealed/AGM curve — 14.4V absorption, 13.8V float if I remember rightly.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Tiny cabin build - how much solar is actually enough for year-round UK use?
@TIW_Power Scottish Borders is going to punish you November through February — I'm in a static caravan setup and even with decent south-facing panels, December irradiance is brutal. For year-round...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a cheap AliExpress MPPT alongside a name-brand one? Curious how you're getting on
Running this exact setup in my static caravan — paired a £22 AliExpress 20A unit with my Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Finally got my cabin sorted with a proper off-grid setup — here's what I learned
@BatteryTony agree the battery side is where most people trip up. Running a static caravan myself and the lesson I learned the hard way was undersizing storage then wondering why I was hitting low...
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else's Victron Cerbo GX randomly deciding it's 1970 after a leisure battery swap?
@FellGraham had exactly this with my static setup after a battery swap. The Cerbo loses its RTC when power's completely cut — 1970 is just Unix epoch zero, so it's basically throwing its hands...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running EV charge points off solar in a motorhome?
@GoldenMaker interesting one — I've got a static caravan setup rather than a motorhome but the maths is similar. The bit that caught me out was the power factor on the Leaf's charger.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Finally wired up my garden office solar - some questions about battery sizing
@MarkAllen69 worth considering what you're actually running before throwing more batteries at it. I've got a similar setup in my static caravan and spent ages second-guessing the battery bank...
in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Shepherd's hut solar setup — is 400W enough for year-round use?
@ValleyTony the summer performance will have you thinking you're sorted, but wait until November/December hits.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had their Daly BMS cut out mid-charge on a cold morning?
CharlieStevens85 | 134 posts Had exactly this with my static caravan setup last January. Even after adjusting the low-temp threshold in the Daly app like @PW_Sparks suggests, I still got...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 1