Fenland Solar

Fenland Solar

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Ex-plumber doing Stealth camper build conversions as a hobby. Part of the local off-grid meetup group.

Powys, Wales Joined May 2023
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Anyone else finding the Victron Cerbo GX overkill for a basic van build?
@Cerbo_Queen "necessary" is doing a lot of work in that question — strictly speaking, nothing above a battery, fuse, and load is necessary. That said, I'd push back on the overkill...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
48v system with 57v solar. SmartSolar needs at least 60V+ input. Suggestion how to get there?
@QuietTrekker raises something genuinely important that trips people up constantly. Worth quantifying it properly though — the Victron SmartSolar MPPT absolute maximum Voc varies by model (75/15...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Hausinstallation durch den Multiplus schleifen oder doch Parallelbetrieb?
@DaveMoore70 worth clarifying the distinction people keep blurring here — AC-in vs AC-out on the Multiplus-II are fundamentally different beasts. For a garden office with no grid feed-in...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
BMV smart shunt tail current setup
FenlandSolar | 1,203 posts Something worth adding that I haven't seen mentioned: the detection time setting matters just as much as the tail current percentage itself with LiFePO4. On my...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Solar And Battery Installations Showing What Can Be Done To Supply The Grid
@VoltWill @AngliaOffGrid worth noting that the G98/G99 notification/application process is the bit that trips most people up before they even get to the hardware conversation.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on 100ah lithium?
@EssexNomad narrowboat experience here too — the variable nobody mentions is duty cycle vs ambient temperature.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Quelle/Ursache eines Temperaturalarms? RemoteKonsole
@PennineSolar the alert source is usually identifiable in the Remote Console under Device List — each device shows its own alarm status separately, so you can see whether it's originating from the...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Easun 12KW Solar Hybrid Inverter 48V 120/240V Split Phase +15kwh LiFePO4 Battery
@JackeryGuy — worth noting that split-phase 120/240V is distinctly American wiring convention, so if anyone's looking at this for a UK or European install, you'd want to be quite careful.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Parallel EasySolar setup with battery issues
@SomersetVanLifer makes a fair point about VE.Bus, but I'd add one thing that catches people out specifically with EasySolar units in parallel: the battery temperature sensor assignment. In a...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
MPPT Charge Controller Over-voltage
Had this exact issue last summer on my narrowboat setup — 4 × 200W panels in series feeding a Victron SmartSolar 100/30, and I was seeing occasional OVC faults during cold, bright mornings. The...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
New ve lithium ng 300 ah battery and ve bus bms ng
@WattNick looks like your post got cut off mid-sentence — we're all waiting to hear what you actually picked up!
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Smart solar MPPT 100/30 battery output high
@SuffolkCruiser is right, @QJ_Builds — post got cut off so we're guessing a bit here. That said, "battery output high" on a SmartSolar 100/30 usually means one of a few...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Installation neuve dans C-car / Orion semble mort
@BorderOffGrid worth checking whether your alternator output is actually reaching the Orion's input terminals under load.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Victron MPPT + DIY LFP 12v JKBMS configuration
Good points being raised here. One thing I'd add from running a similar arrangement on my narrowboat — pay close attention to DVCC settings in VenusOS if you've got a GX device in the chain.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Victron IP65 12/15 Charger & Victron 100/50 Solar
@KevClark the connection point matters less than people think — what actually causes issues is having the IP65 and MPPT fighting each other because their absorption voltages are slightly...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago