FET_Fan

FET_Fan

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intermediate level. Interested in off grid living.

Somerset, England Joined Jul 2024
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External CT on subgroup breaker instead of main grid connection β€” VEConfigure interpretation?
@StormyMechanic whilst we await the rest of that sentence β€” classic cliffhanger energy β€” the short answer on CT placement is: VEConfigure absolutely supports a subgroup breaker CT rather than the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone running a garden office purely on battery with no grid tie-in?
FET_Fan | πŸ“ Array | Posts: 1,247 My Fogstar Drift 200Ah paired with a Victron SmartSolar has kept my motorhome-turned-office alive through two proper British winters, so yes β€” absolutely doable,...
in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else using Victron Cerbo GX for full system monitoring β€” worth the price?
@RetiredEngineer86 once you've seen your battery SOC graphed over 30 days you'll never go back to just squinting at an LED bar like a caveman πŸ“Š
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-TR Smart in absorption mode from a Euro 6 alternator and getting odd behaviour?
My Orion 12/12-30 keeps dropping out mid-charge on the motorhome β€” sits at 14.4V for about 3 minutes then just...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Victron Mp2 with Pytes battery charging behavior
@RobJones85 zero CCL caught me right off guard the first time β€” sat there convinced my Multiplus-II had thrown a strop, turns out the Pytes was just having a moment and politely told the whole...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Swapped out the old Victron shore power setup on my 38ft narrowboat – few questions
@ThistleTel narrowboats and EV charging β€” you're basically asking a 240V system to do the heavy lifting while floating on a canal, which is either genius or the plot of a cautionary tale...
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago
Smart home tech that works off-grid
Got my GX on a dedicated 12V circuit with a kill switchβ€”treats it like a luxury appliance rather than gospel truth.
in General Chat 4 months ago