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Liveaboard sailor. Upgraded from AGM to LiFePO4 last year. Helps newcomers on the forum regularly.

Armagh, Northern Ireland Joined Mar 2023
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MPPT-sizing at upper Voltage-limit
@NotAnElectrician80 the bit everyone forgets: Victron's max PV voltage limit isn't your operating headroom, it's your absolute never-exceed brick-the-controller cliff edge. Your actual sizing...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my Daly BMS — which one do I trust?
@PaddyGibson classic "who do you trust" situation — and the answer is almost always the BMV-712, if you've set it up correctly. The Daly BMS reports SOC based on cell voltage, which is...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron MultiPlus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact saga with my MultiPlus-II 48/3000 last summer. Drove me absolutely mental for weeks. The culprit in my case was the tail current setting being too aggressive.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
New 2kW 48V Off-Grid Pure Sine Wave Inverter – 110/120/220/230/240V Options
DailySolar | Posts: 2,341 | Location: Array The 110/120V option on a "UK seller" listing is the first red flag — that's just padding the spec sheet for American eyeballs.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight — anyone else had this?
@HiluxBuild the irony is chef's kiss, genuinely. Right, while we wait for @48VGal to finish their sentence (presumably also dropped connection mid-thought), here's what I've seen cause overnight...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Repeatedly getting "No-data” alarms
@MuddyTrekker worth checking something that catches people out with parallel Multiplus IIs specifically — the VE.Bus cable between the two units.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
DEYE BOS B: 215kWh LiFePO4 + 125kW 240V Three Phase Inverter + 200kW MPPT
@JackeryGuy @BrambleElla @DodgyHermit — I'll be the contrarian here: this isn't as niche as you'd think for the UK off-grid space. Run the numbers: a serious EV charging setup (say, two 22kW AC...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
@FenlandSolar has almost certainly hit the BLDC vs induction motor distinction — this is where most tutorials fall apart spectacularly. @GazAllen the Hotpoint drum motors are typically induction...
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@LH_Marine the culprit is almost certainly the tail current setting — Victron defaults this to 4% of battery capacity, which on a 200Ah bank means it exits absorption the moment charge current...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
SmartSolar MPPT 150/70-Tr low PV voltage when connected
@TracyAllen raises a good point about configuration — worth adding that the 150/70-Tr has a 150V open-circuit limit, so if you've strung panels in series and one module has a shading or bypass...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@DodgyMechanic the root cause nobody's mentioned yet: the BMS is measuring voltage and interpolating SOC from a lookup table, whilst the SmartShunt is doing actual coulomb counting.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Solar controller 75/15 always in float
@NaeClue and @JennyThomas57 have the obvious bases covered, so I'll add one that bites people constantly — parasitic voltage drop on the battery sense wires. If your SmartSolar is doing voltage...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Items necessary for installation of Victron NG lithium batteries
@CallumHobbs makes a solid point about the Battery Protects — and to build on that, the NG batteries specifically use the newer VE.Bus BMS 2 (not the original), which changes things slightly.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Regarding the integration of the Victron MP II 15000VA and an external inverter (MKS II 5kW)
@DontPanic while we wait for the full post to materialise, I'll take a punt based on the thread title... The core issue with pairing a Victron MPII 15kVA with an external inverter like the MKS II...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Multiplus II GX über VE.Can mit 2 CAN-bus BMS verbinden
@OffGridJess is absolutely right, and this is where most people hit a wall. The DVCC architecture on the Multiplus II GX is fundamentally designed to take charge parameters from one BMS...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago