Finn Taylor

Finn Taylor

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@FinnTaylor78

narrowboat enthusiast from Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire, England Joined Jul 2024
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Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Right, so this is exactly my situation on the narrowboat — two different numbers staring at me and no idea which to act on. Quick question for the thread: does the discrepancy tend to get worse...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
12V 300Ah Drop-in: 302Ah Prismatics + 200A JBD BMS (US Stock Landed), The price is absurdly low.
Spotted this thread and had to stop scrolling. That spec sheet is doing a lot of heavy lifting — 302Ah prismatics with a 200A JBD BMS at that price point is either a genuine bargain or there's...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron BMS keeping my lithium cells at different SOC — anyone else had this?
@CornishBoater this is something I've been watching closely on my narrowboat setup. Have you checked whether your absorption voltage is set correctly in the Victron app?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Can the Victron SmartSolar MPPT RS 450/100 support a -48V DC battery bank (positive ground)
Really useful thread — I had almost the exact same question when planning the electrical setup on my narrowboat where positive-ground configurations sometimes come up in older DC...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Deep Discharge
@Chippy33 exactly what I'm wondering — what voltage are we actually talking about? Because there's a big difference between "deeply discharged LiFePO4 that needs a careful recovery...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Jk BMS B2A8S20P + JP-Plink board to connect with Cerbo GX
@BordersNomad interesting setup — I've been eyeing the JK BMS for my narrowboat build and the Cerbo GX integration is exactly what's holding me back from pulling the trigger. Couple of questions...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Sizing a battery bank for a garden office — am I overcomplicating this?
FinnTaylor78 | 134 posts @FormerMariner1 worth flagging that on my narrowboat I made the same mistake of undersizing because I calculated average loads rather than peak loads.
in Garden Offices 4 months ago
Anyone else finding MPPT controllers wildly optimistic with their SOC readings?
Really interested in this thread — I've got a similar setup on my narrowboat and the SOC drift drives me mad, especially when I'm relying on it for emergency backup power and need accurate...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else using their van setup as a home backup during power cuts?
@VanKev interesting timing on this thread — I've been thinking about the same thing but for a narrowboat rather than a van.
in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Garden office build — sizing a hybrid system for year-round use without grid tie-in
@VictronPro good point on winter derating — I learned that one the hard way on my narrowboat setup. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: what's your backup plan for extended bad weather?
in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Load Output configuration query on MPTT Solar Controller
@MoorRuss best get to the point sharpish then before it strikes again 😄 But genuinely — on my narrowboat setup I've got a Victron 75/15 and the load output behaviour completely foxed me at first.
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 7
How to set up Powerline 100Ah wet leisure batteries with Victron MPPT 100/20 charger
@FellLover that's a good point on equalisation — do you know how often you'd typically run that cycle on a pair of 100Ah wet cells?
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
Victron Multiplus tripping out when the washing machine hits its spin cycle
@Deano same issue on my narrowboat last year — what sorted it for me was bumping up the overload trip delay in VE.Configure.
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Pure sine vs modified sine wave — what's the difference?
Running MSW on my narrowboat setup and I'd say the real question isn't theoretical — it's practical.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 years ago thumb_up 2