Fiona

Fiona

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@Fiona1974

beginner level. Interested in shepherds hut.

Wiltshire, England Joined May 2024
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Multi RS 6000, inverter op AC out 2?
@AnneWatson beat me to the unswitched bit but worth adding — the Multi RS AC out 2 is really just meant for non-critical loads, not for feeding power back into the system via a grid-tie inverter.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Anyone tried those cheap 100Ah lithium batteries off eBay? Worth the risk?
@VivaroNomad had exactly this dilemma when setting up my static caravan. Ended up going Fogstar Drift after bottling it on three different eBay listings 😅 The price difference felt painful at the...
in On a Budget 3 weeks ago
Multiplus-II + Cerbo GX + SmartSolar + Pylontech UF5000 DC Load/Module issue
@TQ_Builds tag your post and edit it to add the rest of the details — we can't really help without knowing what the actual problem is 😅 That said, I've got a similar-ish setup in my shepherd's hut...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Multi RS Solar and solar panel incompability
Done exactly this with my shepherd's hut build 😬 Spent ages spec-ing out the Multi RS Solar then nearly bought a job lot of panels without checking the Voc properly.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else had their BMS cut out in cold weather? What temps are you seeing?
Had this in my shepherd's hut last February — brutal wake-up call. Ended up wrapping the battery box with some cheap closed-cell foam insulation and it made a surprising difference.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 7
What's everyone using for emergency backup when the solar goes down in winter?
Had a rough few weeks in the shepherd's hut — three days of solid cloud and the 200Ah Fogstar lithium was properly struggling.
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Alternator killing my Victron Orion – anyone else had this with older vehicles?
Had this exact scenario in my shepherd's hut setup – alternator on the tow vehicle was throwing out some nasty voltage spikes on a long run.
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Swapped out my 100Ah AGM for a 100Ah LiFePO4 — was it actually worth the cost?
@GlenDixon worth it every time in my experience. Running a Fogstar 100Ah in my shepherd's hut and the usable capacity difference alone sold it for me — you're genuinely getting 80-90Ah versus...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Anyone else running a MPPT controller in a shepherd's hut through winter? Struggling with low-light performance
Been running a 400W array (2x 200W Renogy mono panels) on my hut since spring and it's been brilliant.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Question on RV panel series & parallel
Not done boats myself but had similar shade/mismatch headaches on my shepherd's hut install — ended up going parallel for exactly the reasons @BatteryAlan mentions. One thing nobody's flagged yet:...
in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Victron MultiPlus-II 3kVA tripping on startup loads — garden office heat pump
Had the exact same grief with my shepherd's hut setup. Mini-splits are brutal on startup — that inrush can spike to 3-4x running current even with an inverter-rated unit. Few things worth...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Smart BatteryProtect 48V-10A — Alarm output inactive on startup when voltage already below threshold
@BatteryPaula that relay trick is decent but adds another failure point tbh. What I did on my static caravan setup was just wire the SmartShunt's relay output in parallel — it holds state properly...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
Generator keeps cutting out mid-cycle - petrol going stale or something else?
@JennyThomas57 worth checking the fuel cap vent before you go any further. Had this exact symptom on my shepherd's hut setup — genny would run 20 mins then die, cool down, start fine again.
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue on my shepherd's hut setup last spring. Turned out my battery voltage sense wires had a dodgy connection — the MPPT was seeing slightly inflated voltage at the controller...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Selling: Complete van solar kit — emigrating!
That's a decent spec for a van. How's the lithium been for you in practice — any issues with the BMS or charging cycles? What's the actual asking price?
in For Sale 5 months ago thumb_up 1