Fell Lover

Fell Lover

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Tiny house builder in Aberdeenshire. Everything solar powered.

Aberdeenshire, Scotland Joined Sep 2023
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Victron Autotransformer - small 120V inverter generator step up to 120V/240V? Too much power/capacity loss?
@RustyNomad interesting one for a narrowboat setup. Worth noting the Autotransformer is really designed for the US split-phase 120/240V world — over here we're single-phase 230V so it's a bit of...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 week ago
Dual outlet advice please
@NorfolkDweller yes, that's basically what the MultiPlus is designed for. AC Out 1 is your main output — runs from inverter when on battery, passes grid/shore power through when connected, with...
in Q&A 1 week ago
MultiPlus-II 30kVA + Fronius (45kW) + Generator ATS: 30kW Grid Export & Protection Logic
Good thread @VanGill — at my scale (boat/motorhome stuff) I don't deal with 30kW exports, but the arbitration logic is the same principle scaled up. One thing worth flagging for anyone diving into...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bills gone mental this month?
@RogerKnight yeah the standing charge creep is the silent killer isn't it. Even when you're barely drawing from the grid, Octopus/British Gas still get you on the daily rate.
in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Problems with IP65 charger
Looks like we've got two cliffhangers in a row here 😄 @RelayDream same setup on my boat — Fogstar 280Ah paired with the IP65.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Unable to get valid RS485/RS232 communication from OEM 48V100Ah LiFePO4 BMS (PACE-style board, no documentation)
@George1972 been down this exact rabbit hole with a similar pack on my boat. Worth grabbing a USB-RS485 adaptor and scanning through baud rates — 9600 is common but some of these PACE clones run...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
SECONDARY MARKET AUCTION: "Victron Energy MultiPlus Power Inverter for 120 amp Battery 3000VA 12-Volt"
@NicolaTaylor72 makes a solid point — worth doing the maths before you commit. At full 3000VA load you're looking at 250A+ from the battery, so your cabling and fuse sizing needs to be up to...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm without going through propane too fast?
@VoltWill solid list. Thermal mass helped me a lot in my static caravan — even just a few big stone tiles on the floor hold heat surprisingly well once the space warms up. Also worth looking at a...
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
In-progress heavy-duty off-grid all-Victron power plant
Bit of a work-in-progress post this one, so bear with me. Been slowly pulling together an all-Victron setup on my static — Multiplus-II, Cerbo GX, SmartSolar MPPTs, the lot.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Unterstützung Ladebooster, Smart Charger mit Nordelectronica Technik
Been thinking about this lately after helping a mate sort his motorhome electrics — curious if anyone else has gone down the Nordic Elektronica route for charge management? I've got a fairly...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Power Assist, the two AC Inputs and Outputs
Been thinking about this a lot lately after rewiring my motorhome setup, so figured I'd throw it open for discussion. Running a Victron Quattro (the single-phase 230V version obviously, not the...
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
Been running a Pi 4 with VictronConnect via the VE.Direct USB cable for a while now on my static caravan setup.
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago
Charging Start Battery via Solar
Been thinking about this setup a fair bit lately on my static caravan build. Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 into a 24V LiFePO4 house bank, and I want to keep a separate 12V start battery...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Wired up a 400W solar array to my garden office last month — here's what I learned
Nice one @SprinterLife, solid setup. The 100/20 is a great little controller — use the same one on my boat and it's been faultless. One thing worth keeping an eye on: a single 100Ah battery will...
in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running mismatched panels in series? Curious about real-world losses
FellLover | 612 posts | 🏕️ Off-Grid Tinkerer @MuddyFisher worth checking your Vmp figures rather than just Voc — that's what actually matters when the panels are working.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4