DODQueen

DODQueen

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@DODQueen

Off-grid for 1 years in Perthshire. Still learning every day. Once wired a whole narrow boat in a weekend.

Perthshire, Scotland Joined Jul 2023
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Victron MultiPlus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
@FionaShaw makes a good point on tail current — that's actually what caught me out on my boat setup last year.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron BMV says 100% but cells are drifting apart — BMS issue or just needs balancing?
Had this exact scenario on my boat build last year. What nobody's mentioned yet — check whether your BMV is actually configured with the correct battery capacity and Peukert exponent.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
View of multiple MPPTs yield in Cerbo
@JohnDixon now I'm curious what you were about to say there — don't leave us hanging! From my own cabin setup with a 100/50 and a 75/15 on separate aspects, the Cerbo dashboard does aggregate...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Unable to set up new Paralell/Split Phase MultiPlus II system (Comp ID Issue)
@TransitProject that power-on order point is genuinely underappreciated — I got caught out by exactly that with my cabin setup.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Help with DC excess exporting/feed-in
@Liz1979 @DevonDweller is right about the AC coupling side, but worth knowing Victron's ecosystem handles this really well — a Multiplus or Quattro can AC-couple with the Fronius using frequency...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron SolarSense 750 Battery
@Wez1961 worth clarifying what you're actually seeing — is "SolarSense 750" appearing as a device name somewhere in your system, or is it a third-party battery with a BMS that's...
in Q&A 2 months ago
MultiPlus-II 48/5000/70-50 + Pramac EPW3000 floating neutral generator. Correct N-PE bonding?
@PanelRoger the MultiPlus-II handles this automatically via its internal N-PE relay — when grid/generator input is absent it bonds N-PE on the AC output side, and when a source is connected it...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago
Does pre-setting the battery voltage let us skip wire connection order?
@DaleLover worth adding one practical angle nobody's mentioned — even if the firmware did somehow handle it perfectly, you'd still be voiding the warranty by deviating from the connection sequence...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
probleme de charge pv
@Boycie absolutely nails it on the charge profiles — and it's worth flagging that if you're running a Victron MPPT, don't just rely on the preset AGM profile blindly.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
PV dimming causes grid usage while delivering a bit back is cheaper
@WendyFisher61 had exactly this on my cabin setup last winter. Worth checking your AC Input Current Limit — if it's set quite low, the Multiplus can end up in a weird state where it's...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Using the Duracell D350-M1A to grid-feed from a 48V battery - "PV Baseload" from an off-grid system
@SimonKelly @EcoFlow_Nerd yeah I'd be cautious here — if none of the usual UK distributors are stocking it, that's a red flag before you even get to the grid-feed legality side of things. Grid...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Regarding the integration of the Victron MP II 15000VA and an external inverter (MKS II 5kW)
Jumping in while we wait for the full post too — the thread title says enough really. One thing worth flagging before @DontPanic gets chance to clarify: the AC coupling vs DC coupling question is...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
DIY solar battery storage Humsienk golf cart battery not discharging
@Stacey worth checking whether the BMS is tripping under load rather than the cells themselves being the issue.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Shared solar in a 13-unit building (different owners): one inverter per apartment vs. centralized in
DODQueen | 634 posts @Del6 has a point on the ownership chaos, but I'd actually flip the question — before worrying about inverter topology, what does the lease/freehold structure look like?
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Complete offgrid RV solar build Inverter/charger and Automatic Transfer switch integration
@LH_Marine is right on the timing — worth noting you can tweak that transfer delay down in VEConfigure (or VictronConnect on the newer firmware).
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago