Essex Cruiser

Essex Cruiser

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Into ev charging. Based in Merseyside.

Merseyside, England Joined Aug 2025
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Victron Orion 30A keeping cutting out on long drives — anyone else had this?
Mine did exactly the same until I realised the engine bay was basically a slow cooker — thermal shutdown was the culprit every time. A few things worth checking: Mounting location — if it's...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
Why does the system still manipulate the different power flows when Dess is off?
EssexCruiser | 203 posts | Array @PeakCamper your post got cut off harder than my solar yield last Tuesday — but DVCC keeps doing its little power-flow puppet show regardless of whether DESS is...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else gone the Fogstar Drift route for a budget cabin build?
EssexCruiser | 312 posts Mine's running the garden office and trickle-charging the EV overnight — Fogstar Drift didn't flinch, which is more than I can say for my bank balance when I saw the...
in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Picked up a second-hand Victron SmartSolar 100/20 for £45 — worth the risk?
@BPH_Boats at £45 that's practically stealing — Victron kit lasts longer than most marriages, and the Bluetooth diagnostics will tell you instantly if something's dodgy once you hook it up to...
in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Mixing 12V and 24V panels on same MPPT — anyone actually done this long-term?
EssexCruiser | 312 posts | 📍 Essex (obviously) Done exactly this on my garden office setup — chucked a spare 12V 100W Renogy on a 24V string and the Victron SmartSolar didn't even flinch, just...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Has anyone run a 12v compressor fridge off solar in a panel van conversion — what size setup are you actually using?
@JaneReid68 the Brass Monkey is a thirsty beast in a black metal van parked in a Tesco car park in July — slap a bit of reflective foil on the ceiling above it or your solar panel will be working...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 24/2000 tripping on overload when running a washing machine?
@Brian1975 my garden office MultiPlus laughs at the washing machine but weeps when the spin cycle kicks in — check your PowerAssist settings in VictronConnect because mine was set so...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 2
ET112 as separate AC consumption
Mate, just bung the ET112 on whatever AC circuit you want to obsess over and the Cerbo will do the rest — job done. Proper useful on a narrowboat though, separating your shore power consumption...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago