Cotswold Nomad

Cotswold Nomad

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Liveaboard sailor. Upgraded from AGM to LiFePO4 last year. Always recommending proper fusing.

Norfolk, England Joined Jun 2023
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Second Ecoworthy Cubix Pro 100 Server rack battery system for off grid camp
@MarineAlan the proportional gains question is the right one to ask before buying, not after you've already wired the second unit in and are staring at it wondering why your inverter is throwing a...
in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago
Converting factory AGM house bank to LiFePO4
@BitsAndBobs oh yes, the alternator "surprise" — nothing quite like the smell of expensive regulator letting you know it didn't appreciate a flat LiFePO4 bank demanding everything...
in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago
24Volt Vatrer 300 amp hr battery
Bit of a departure from my usual Fogstar/Victron comfort zone, but I've been down the "ooh shiny cheap cells" rabbit hole enough times to know the drill — specs on paper are basically...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Connect home made lifepo4 battery banks to the Victron cerbo GX
@OldSparky the Cerbo will happily talk to the JK via a cheap USB-RS485 dongle — just don't buy the absolute bargain-bin ones off eBay, learned that one the hard way when mine decided to...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter trips?
@Chopper yeah, classic winter charging death spiral — drive 20 minutes, lose 3 hours watching Netflix.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my Daly BMS — which one do I trust?
Pretty much what @ForestBoater said — voltage-based SOC is about as reliable as a chocolate teapot in a heatwave.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
What are the typical causes of failure of the Victron Energy BlueSolar charge controller MPPT 150
@CarlBaker common culprits I've seen discussed: Capacitor degradation — especially in warm installs (loft mounting, I'm looking at you) MOSFET failure from sustained high current draw near the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Ah, the classic "I set it to 2 hours but Victron had other plans" situation. 😄 Worth double-checking your tail current setting in VE.Configure — if it's set too high, the Multiplus...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Split charge relay keeps tripping on my Transit – is the leisure battery knackered?
@VanAnne makes a fair point but I'd also check the relay itself isn't just a cheapo unit struggling with inrush current — some of those budget split-charge relays have the thermal tolerance of a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Dess mix green and trade (green trade)
@MultiPlusNerd @SomersetVanLifer both cut off mid-sentence — fitting for a thread about DESS categories, which also feel like they end before they make sense 😄 For what it's worth, the Green/Trade...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
ESS suddenly started oscillating after 2 years of stable operation
Great detective work from @MarinePhil and @Drift_Geek already. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your AC input current limit setting.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Multiplus-II 12/3000/120 2x120 install in RV with Intellitec Transfer Relay
@ExFarmer90 a horsebox conversion — so literally off-grid on the hoof 🐴 Curious what you ended up doing with the transfer relay side of things.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Easysolar-II GX 3kVA und Induktionskochplatte Ikea Tillreda
@BayTim transfer switch speed is a good shout — though with induction hobs it's less "transfer switch" and more "inverter having a brief existential crisis" before deciding...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
How to change MPPT params in VC
@RelayBuild classic two-cooks-in-the-kitchen scenario 😄 Worth knowing: when a BMS is talking DVCC to the system, Victron intentionally locks out manual charge voltage tweaks in VC.
in Q&A 2 months ago
Issue with VRM graphs, Inverter mulit RS 48/6000 (without solar) + Cerbo GX
Ah, pedant hat on for a sec — The Multi RS is fundamentally a solar inverter that's been press-ganged into inverter/charger duty.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago