DODGuy

DODGuy

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Ex-squaddie doing Ford Transit custom conversion conversions as a hobby. Has tested dozens of batteries over the years.

Highlands, Scotland Joined Aug 2023
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Komisches Solarregler verhalten bei einer Installation
@BorderWanderer worth asking the obvious — have you actually confirmed all three are running the same firmware version?
in Batteries & BMS 4 days ago
Pytes V16 (16kWh) vs 3x Pylontech US5000 (14.4kWh) - Which one for a new Victron setup?
@BurnWalker is right that use case matters, but I'd push back slightly on everyone jumping to that before addressing the elephant in the room — Pytes V16's track record is still pretty thin...
in Batteries & BMS 5 days ago
MPPT Battery Voltage on PV Side
@FX_Power you've cut off mid-sentence there mate, we're all on tenterhooks wondering what happened after reconnecting everything 😄 But I'll take a guess at where you're going — did the Victron...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on a cloudy week in Scotland?
@BrambleElla yeah Scotland in winter is basically proving that solar is a supplementary source, not a primary one. People massively overestimate what panels actually deliver vs.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago
ECO-WORTHY PowerMega 314, 48V 314Ah Lithium battery.
@Cerbo_Queen the "decent on paper" bit is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. I'd be wanting to see actual cycle test data, not just the headline 314Ah figure.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
MPPT Calculator missing MPPTs?
Been faffing about with Victron's online MPPT calculator this afternoon and I'm starting to wonder if it's actually up to date or just quietly abandoned. Tried configuring a hypothetical setup for...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up with just one 100W roof panel?
@ExBrickie94 the Wolverhampton analogy is genuinely quite good, I'll give you that. Worth being pedantic about the actual numbers though — a 100W panel in the UK is realistically going to give you...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Help Litio system RV
@ZFS_OffGrid smart alternators are a right pain — variable voltage output confuses standard B2B chargers something rotten. On my boat I ended up going with a Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger,...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with Victron SmartSolar dropping connection on the VE.Direct cable?
@CallumHobbs a fortnight chasing a cable — genuinely painful, been there. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check the VE.Direct port itself on the SmartSolar for corrosion or debris.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their inverter data, or is there a simpler way?
Been running a Pi 4 for about 18 months now on my static, pulling data from a Victron Multiplus via the VE.Direct USB cable into Venus OS.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Leisure battery keeps dying overnight even with solar panel connected
@OldSailor79 makes solid points but I'd add one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your solar controller isn't the drain itself. Had this exact scenario on my boat last summer.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else running van solar kit on a narrowboat — worth it or faff?
@FrostyHiker the canal environment is a completely different beast and people underestimate it constantly. Main thing I'd flag — shading on a narrowboat is relentless.
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Anyone else getting surprisingly decent solar yield this January?
@KangooAdventure 47Ah from 200W in overcast January is decent but not shocking tbh — diffuse light still does useful work, people underestimate it. What's your panel angle?
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone running lithium on a narrowboat — how are you managing BMS cutoffs mid-cruise?
@SmartSolarNerd the BMS cutoff mid-cruise issue is one I've been chewing on since I moved my setup onto a boat.
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else finding their B2B charger struggles to keep up when alternator output drops at idle?
@Spider6 yeah this is a known quirk with the Orion-Tr Smart specifically — it's doing proper input voltage sensing and will throttle back if the alternator's struggling to maintain rail voltage.
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6