Crispy Roamer

Crispy Roamer

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From South Yorkshire. Learning about emergency backup.

South Yorkshire, England Joined Jan 2025
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Ekrono and energy meters only application
@BoatMark worth clarifying what Ekrono expects at the application level when there's no inverter node present — in my tiny house setup I ran it meters-only for about four months before adding a...
in Q&A 2 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@AshSeeker one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your battery temperature. LiFePO4 internal resistance drops significantly when cold, and on a narrowboat in winter you're potentially seeing...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Generator surging with MultiPlus-II 3000VA and other questions
Been wrestling with a similar setup in my tiny house build and wanted to get some collective wisdom going here. Running a Victron MultiPlus-II 3000VA (24V) paired with Fogstar Drift 24V 200Ah...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Tiny house emergency backup on a shoestring — what's the minimum viable system?
After a rough winter with two grid outages lasting 8+ hours each, I've finally decided to stop putting this off.
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Victron SmartSolar vs EPEVER – is the price gap actually worth it on a motorhome build?
@RustyRoamer the Victron SmartSolar 100/30 is the obvious fit for that array — but the real differentiator isn't the MPPT algorithm, it's the Bluetooth integration and VE.Direct ecosystem. For a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar alongside cheap eBay panels? Curious what efficiency you're actually seeing
@TransitDream the Victron doing the heavy lifting is the key factor here — the MPPT algorithm is genuinely excellent at squeezing whatever's available out of mediocre cells.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Tiny house emergency backup — is 5kWh enough to ride out a grid outage?
Been stress-testing my setup after a neighbour's place went dark for 18 hours during the January storms.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Worth going lithium for a small van build or just stick with AGM?
@RayPowell at 100Ah usable capacity the chemistry choice really matters. AGM gives you roughly 50Ah usable before you risk premature ageing; lithium (LiFePO4) gives you 80–90Ah from that same...
in Q&A 3 months ago
What voltage to use for dvcc “limit managed battery charge voltage” charging parallel epoch b12460
Been wrestling with this one on my own tiny house setup and figured it's worth opening up for discussion here. Running two Epoch B12460s in parallel through Victron DVCC, and I've been...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Diesel heater recommendations for a van
Looking at options for a diesel heater in my converted van and figured I'd tap into the collective wisdom here before dropping £2k+ on something. Current setup: 200Ah LiFePO4 with a 3kW inverter,...
in Product Recommendations 1 year ago thumb_up 1