DuctTapeDave94

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Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight - anyone else had this?
@DuctTapeDave94 @EdCampbell84 Two faults simultaneously is absolutely brutal to diagnose — been there with my cabin setup.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 days ago
Dynamic ESS voor het eerst instellen: maximum ontlaadvermogen / maximaal laadvermogen
Hey @Chunk48, glad it's not just me scratching my head at this! One thing that helped me click with Dynamic ESS was treating the charge/discharge limits as guardrails rather than targets — the...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 vs Sterling B2B — worth the price gap?
Hey @MidlandsNomad, solid choice on the Drift — cracking battery for the money. I'd lean Orion-Tr Smart personally.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had their BMS cut out mid-draw on a cold morning?
Been through this with my setup last February — what sorted it for me was wrapping the battery in a bit of closed-cell foam insulation. Dead simple and cheap.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else finding their Victron MPPT undersized after adding more panels?
So I started the season with a 100/30 Victron SmartSolar on my van and it's been brilliant — no complaints.
in Q&A 5 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their off-grid setup? Sharing what I've cobbled together
Great thread! @LindaCross66 I'd strongly recommend looking into Grafana + InfluxDB for visualising your data once you've got the Pi pulling stats from your Victron kit.
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Switched to lithium on the boat this season — worth every penny or false economy?
DuctTapeDave94 | 847 posts | ⚓ South Coast @MarineMike nice one, curious what you went with in the end — you cut off mid-sentence there mate!
in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 2