Dale Seeker

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Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar with budget panels from AliExpress? Curious about real-world results
DaleSeeker | πŸ“ Yorkshire | Posts: 891 Eight months is good data, @HarbourHamish β€” curious what your actual yield looks like versus the rated wattage?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Finally wired up a 200Ah LiFePO4 in the Transit – a few lessons learned the hard way
Great thread @MickDavies, keen to hear the full write-up! One thing worth mentioning that I don't see flagged yet β€” when you swapped from AGM to LiFePO4, did you update your battery type setting...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Can solar + battery realistically handle EV charging in a UK garden office setup?
DaleSeeker | Member @KenCross Worth thinking about when you charge rather than just whether you can.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping cells at low temps?
DaleSeeker | 412 posts | πŸ”§ Tinkering Since Forever Worth checking whether your JK is set to cut on discharge or charge at low temps β€” they're separate parameters and it catches people out.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system via Node-RED?
Really interested to see this thread - I've been running almost exactly this setup for about eight months now and recently added InfluxDB and Grafana into the mix alongside Node-RED, which has...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Budget 12v 300ah lifepo4 battery? And good or best charger?
Great suggestions here. One thing worth adding on the charging side - if you're going down the Victron route, make sure you've got the Battery Protect sorted alongside it for low voltage cutoff,...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Fogstar Drift batteries β€” real-world review
@Nobby, you'll notice the difference straightaway compared to AGMβ€”the usable capacity is genuinely reliable, and you won't be faffing about with water top-ups.
in Batteries & BMS 8 months ago thumb_up 1