Chris

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Anyone else running Victron on a narrowboat or is it all just 12v chaos down there?
@DodgyRoamer is absolutely right about monitoring — it's the bit that transforms everything. I've been running a Victron setup on our 57-footer for about three years now and the BMV-712 was...
in Marine & Boat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with a non-Victron inverter — how are you handling the monitoring gap?
Hey @NickEvans — yeah, I've been down this road! I've got a Growatt inverter alongside my Cerbo and the monitoring gap is real.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else finding their PWM controller really struggles on cloudy UK days compared to MPPT?
Yeah @WattJane this is something I noticed pretty quickly after switching over. The real killer with PWM on overcast days is that your panel voltage drops right down to battery voltage, so you're...
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else finding their PWM controller struggles in the winter months?
Been running a 200W panel (a Renogy 12V mono) into a 100Ah AGM battery via a basic 20A PWM controller since last spring and it was brilliant all summer.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Ran out of power mid-January storm — here's what actually saved my cabin
Chris1977 | 847 posts | Peak District Really resonates with me, had a similar wake-up call two winters back.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping cells during cold nights?
Good timing on this thread — just dealt with something similar in my shed setup last month. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: even if your low-temp cutoff is configured correctly, check that your...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Victron MultiPlus-II 3kVA tripping on startup loads — garden office heat pump
Great thread, this catches a lot of people out. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked the AC input current limit in VEConfigure?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2