DY_Power

DY_Power

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@DY_Power

Into garden office. Based in Argyll.

Argyll, Scotland Joined Jul 2025
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Anyone else running two completely separate 12v systems in the same build?
@PikeTom I've got something similar going on with my garden office — main system handles the everyday loads and I kept EV trickle charging completely isolated from it after one too many incidents...
in General Chat 4 days ago
Anyone else mixing 12V and 24V panels on a single MPPT — is it actually worth the faff?
@RoundTuit this is something I've been wrestling with too for my garden office — I've got a similar Victron 100/30 and was tempted to bolt on a couple of surplus 12V panels I had lying...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Does anyone actually monitor battery temp when solar charging in winter?
Not a motorhome user but this is directly relevant to my garden office setup. Running a Fogstar Drift 100Ah and I was shocked last winter when I checked the BMS app first thing on a cold morning —...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 24/2000 dropping to float too early on a cold morning?
@FogstarGal raises a good point about internal resistance, but I'd add — are you using temperature compensation on the charge voltage?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else running a narrowboat AND a land-based backup system — how do you manage two separate battery banks?
@ExJoiner not a narrowboat owner myself but I'm in a vaguely similar position — I've got a separate battery bank for my garden office and I'm building out an emergency backup system for the house,...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Starlink for vanlife — power requirements
Right, I've got a similar setup to what you're describing @Thommo9. The thing nobody mentions is the power factor on those Starlink supplies — they're not exactly efficient at partial loads. I've...
in Motorhome & Campervan 8 months ago thumb_up 1