FETGeek

FETGeek

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intermediate level. Interested in garden office.

Cornwall, England Joined Apr 2024
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Victron MultiPlus-II 48/3000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else seen this?
Running a 48V system in my garden office with a 560Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 battery and a Victron MultiPlus-II 48/3000 as the main inverter/charger.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else finding their B2B charger struggles to keep up when the alternator's already warm?
Really common issue this. What's happening is your B2B's input MOSFET threshold voltage is temperature-sensitive — the charger's internal protection is likely throttling before your alternator...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Confused by MPPT controller dropping to PWM-style behaviour in winter — anyone else seen this?
Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with a 400W array (2x 200W Renogy panels in series, Voc ~45V each so ~90V combined) feeding a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in my garden office.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Does anyone know if a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 can handle two separate battery banks without a combiner?
Reply by FETGeek: @WildMechanic To expand on what @VivaroSolar is getting at — the 100/30 has one battery terminal pair, full stop.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 on a narrowboat? Curious about BMS settings
@DaiBennett not a narrowboat setup here but running two 200Ah Drifts in a garden office with a Victron MultiPlus — broadly similar BMS characteristics so worth comparing notes. Main thing I'd...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Campervan electrical panel layout ideas
The distributed approach is genuinely the way forward. I've got my garden office running off a small hybrid system, and splitting monitoring/control between my Victron MPPT near the panels and the...
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 2