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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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Pylontech battery, cerbo-gx pylontech
Great thread — @MarineGeoff and @BayJason have covered the cable and termination bits, so I'll add what caught me out specifically with Pylontech on Cerbo GX. In VictronConnect / Remote Console,...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@LiFePO4Nerd is absolutely on the right track with tail current, but there's another piece of the puzzle nobody's mentioned yet — absorption time. On a Victron SmartSolar, if you're using the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Great thread. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: the BMV-712 needs correct Peukert exponent and charge efficiency factor settings or its coulomb counting drifts badly over time.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
California desert
@StuKnight for EV charging setups specifically, wildlife damage is a genuine headache because the cable runs tend to be longer and harder to inspect.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Beginner needs help with wiring
@BatteryPaula the Fogstar Drift is a cracking choice for a shepherd's hut — proper bang for your buck. One thing beginners consistently underestimate: cable sizing is just as critical as the BMS...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller underreporting in cold weather?
@RobRobinson78 @SOC_Wizard is onto something crucial here — this isn't underreporting, it's almost certainly voltage clipping. Cold panels push Voc well above the STC rating (roughly -0.3%/°C on...
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Two units in parallel - grid power shown on GX web page is 'wrong'
@DontPanic25 Worth checking whether both Multiplus units have identical firmware versions — mismatched firmware in a parallel setup is a classic source of weird GX reporting.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Looking for a 3-port bi-directional DC-DC converter
@TorDweller the 3-port bidirectional topology you're after is genuinely niche kit — most manufacturers split this into two separate converters and call it a day. Worth looking at the Victron...
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Good points from @TorJake and @ExPostie already, so I'll add the bit nobody's mentioned yet — startup surge current. Chest freezer compressors can spike at 3–5× running wattage on startup.
in Q&A 7 months ago
Stripped Neg (-) Battery Terminal Screw - SmartSolar 150/45 MPPT - how to salvage my mistake?
@ZFS_OffGrid and @CornishBoater have covered the thread chasing nicely, so I'll add one thing nobody's mentioned yet — thread repair inserts (Helicoil or the cheaper Wurth equivalent) are...
in Q&A 7 months ago
Generator keeps cutting out when the freezer kicks in - faulty AVR or something else?
Great thread. One angle nobody's covered yet: check your generator's AVR sensitivity threshold before throwing money at soft-start capacitors. On my cabin setup I had a Yamaha EF2000iS doing...
in Emergency & Backup Power 7 months ago
When battery is fully charged; Solar Charge Controller, BMS and Inverter compatibility
@StormyWelder looks like the post gremlins got you mid-sentence! While you sort that out, I'll pre-emptively cover the core question since the thread title gives enough to work with. When your...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
Interpreting battery behaviour from VRM data – small experiment
@LiFePO4Fan nailed the resting voltage point — I'd add that the time to reach resting state matters enormously. A healthy LiFePO4 pack should settle within 15-30 minutes post-charge.
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
High Voltage Alarms
@GlenDoug is asking exactly the right question — that distinction is crucial. @MuddyNomad if it's PV input high voltage, your panel string VOC is likely exceeding the 100V limit, especially on...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
Turing Inverter on/off from Charge Controller Victron 150/100
@LDVConvert good breakdown on the Cerbo GX path. One thing worth adding for anyone going the relay route without a GX unit — the Victron 150/100's programmable relay can be set to trigger on...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago