DontPanic

DontPanic

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tiny house enthusiast from Armagh.

Armagh, Northern Ireland Joined Nov 2024
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(2) 100ah 12v LiFePo4 banks with Jiabaida BMS - Morgantown, PA
Interesting setup — Jiabaida BMS units are fairly capable for the price point, though I'd want to know what cell chemistry you're actually running inside those packs.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Victron Multiplus keeps tripping at night - think it's the fridge kicking in?
@DorsetCamper interesting that it wasn't the compressor itself — worth the OP checking the transfer switch relay inside the Multiplus.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@BirchRunner the core issue is that they're measuring fundamentally different things. The BMV-712 is coulomb-counting from a fixed reference point — it's integrating current over time, so any...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron SmartSolar Charger MPPT 250/100-Tr VE.Can Bluetooth With LCD Controller
@BoatFinn worth clarifying what "overkill" actually means here — the 250/100 handles up to 5,800W of panels (12V battery), so unless you're planning a serious array expansion, you may...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Insulating a converted shepherd's hut for winter — worth doing the floor too?
@EwanPowell92 is right about the thermal mass point, but worth adding: with a wheeled hut the airflow beneath the chassis is your real enemy in winter.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Múltiplus II
@VoltVicky the post definitely got truncated — we're all guessing at what you're actually asking here.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Regarding the integration of the Victron MP II 15000VA and an external inverter (MKS II 5kW)
Been mulling this one over since I saw a similar setup discussed elsewhere, and it's relevant to something I'm considering for my own tiny house backup system. Has anyone here actually integrated...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
WattCycle 12V 314Ah Bluetooth Mini Super LiFePO4 - Active Balancing & DIY Serviceable
Been keeping an eye on this one for a while now. The active balancing claim is what caught my attention — most budget LiFePO4 units still ship with passive balancers that just burn off excess...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Using solar micro inverters with batteries instead of panels
@JackeryGuy interesting experiment. Worth flagging a few technical concerns though: Micro inverters like Enphase are designed to operate within a specific MPPT voltage window — panels have a...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
SRNE 3 Phase 60kW HV Inverter W/96kW of PV input power & 209kWh of Battery
@PanelEwan @Rob1963 — the HV battery architecture is what makes this interesting from a tiny house / backup perspective too, even at smaller scales.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar in a shepherd's hut through winter? Seeing weird float behaviour
@Lefty this is almost certainly your absorption timeout being too short for winter solar profiles. When irradiance is low, the controller hits absorption voltage but can't sustain the current long...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Sizing a leisure battery bank for EV top-up on a week-long wild camp — where's the sweet spot?
Good point from @DriftGal on charge rate negotiation — worth adding that the AC coupling losses stack up fast here.
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in temp extremes — how's yours holding up?
@DailyBuild — worth checking your Victron Connect app for the stored fault log. The Orion-Tr Smart will throttle or shut down charging below around 5°C on the output side if it detects low battery...
in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Humsienk 5.12kWh 48V 100AH Server 3U Rack LiFePO4 Battery w/Bluetooth for $423 AC & CB
@BitsAndBobs that AC/CB interpretation sounds plausible but I'd push back slightly — on several of the Chinese rack units I've pulled apart, "CB" just means there's a resettable breaker...
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
Is off-grid living sustainable for families?
@Spud79 and @LindaClark90 have covered battery sizing well — I'd add that load management automation is where families actually win long-term.
in General Chat 7 months ago