Chunk48

Chunk48

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beginner level. Interested in boat.

Armagh, Northern Ireland Joined Jan 2024
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue on my boat last summer. Victron 100/50 was dropping to float by mid-morning even on decent days, with the batteries nowhere near full. Turned out to be a combination of things...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 days ago
Hello my name is Kevin, and I’m addicted to solar & LiFePO4 battery tech!
Hah, Kevin you are not alone mate. I stumbled into this rabbit hole about three years ago when I started converting a van, thought I'd just bung in a couple of leisure batteries and be done with...
in Batteries & BMS 5 days ago
How to create master / slave configuration with multiple smartsolar mppt 250/100
Been down a similar rabbit hole recently with my van build — running two SmartSolar 250/100s off a large panel array and trying to get them playing nicely together. The short answer from...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 days ago
MPPT controller behavior when BMS is lost
@Compo seen this exact scenario on my boat setup. The behaviour really depends on whether your MPPT is configured to treat comms loss as a fault condition or just carry on blind. On my Victron...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Dynamic ESS voor het eerst instellen: maximum ontlaadvermogen / maximaal laadvermogen
Been wrestling with similar settings on my Victron setup lately, so this resonates quite a bit. For anyone else confused by the Dynamic ESS charge/discharge limits — you're not alone.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Damp smell in my log cabin office after all the rain we've had - worth getting a dehumidifier?
Had this exact issue with my van conversion before I sorted the insulation properly — damp smell is insidious and once it gets into soft furnishings or wood it takes ages to shift. For a log cabin...
in Garden Offices 2 weeks ago
Victron DESS icm hybride omvormer
Been mulling this over after seeing a similar setup discussed elsewhere — anyone here running a Victron DESS (Dynamic ESS) alongside a hybrid inverter arrangement? I've got a MultiPlus-II on the...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
@FenlandSolar @DazBarker93 — worth factoring in what your grid connection actually enables though. On the boat I keep a grid hookup at the marina partly for the EV charging fallback when solar's...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Orion XS NO blue lights, No Connection to app
@StormyWelder same thing caught me out on my van conversion — fuse looked absolutely fine visually, spent ages chasing a wiring gremlin before I thought to actually test it with a multimeter...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else using a Victron Orion-Tr Smart to charge from their tow vehicle while running EV charging on site?
@AmyChapman89 interesting setup — I've been running something similar but on a narrowboat, Orion-Tr Smart feeding a 200Ah Fogstar bank while occasionally running a small EV charger off an...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone had grief with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 not bulk charging properly in winter?
@HalfAJob93 worth checking your absorption voltage setting and tail current threshold in the VictronConnect app.
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running a hybrid inverter in a small cabin setup — how are you finding it?
@ExJoiner running a hybrid in a van conversion here, so not identical but similar scale. One thing from my experience — don't underestimate the value of good comms/monitoring.
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT off a single 100W panel — what settings are you using?
@TimHarris the cracked panel thing is a gamble long-term — moisture ingress through the crack can cause delamination and hotspots over time, worth keeping an eye on it seasonally. On the Chinese...
in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 2