Forest Boater

Forest Boater

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Garden office powered by solar in Anglesey. Working from home off-grid. Always recommending proper fusing.

Anglesey, Wales Joined May 2023
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Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out after 20 mins on long drives - any ideas?
Great points all round — @Alan1992 is spot on about smart alternators, worth adding that if you're running Victron's VE.Smart networking, you can actually monitor the Orion's temperature in...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago
Load Output configuration query on MPTT Solar Controller
Interesting one this — I ran into almost exactly the same scenario on my boat build last year, trying to use the load terminals on a Victron 100/30 to top up a secondary device only when the house...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Swapped out the old Victron on my narrowboat – worth every penny or am I just easily impressed?
@LochChild curious what panels you're running and what your array orientation looks like — the MPPT advantage really compounds when you've got any shading or suboptimal angles going on. On my boat...
in Marine & Boat 3 weeks ago
Is it bad for the charge controller when the battery is full and solar is still coming in strongly so it has to shut off?
Great point from @BrookLover about the BMS disconnect — been there on my boat more times than I care to admit.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Excess production fed into GRID despite Limit charge current configuration
@GoldenMechanic classic AC coupling headache this one. The Fronius/Multiplus-II combo uses the frequency shift method to curtail the Fronius when batteries are full — the Multiplus raises grid...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Inverter cut out during last night's storm - worth checking the fuses first?
@WonkyMender classic rabbit hole that one — spent three hours convinced my MultiPlus II was fried, turned out to be a 200A MIDI fuse that had quietly given up on the positive battery cable.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
DESS using Grid during peak hours?
Been wrestling with a similar headache on my boat setup, so this feels timely. Running a Victron Multiplus II 5000 with a pair of Fogstar Drift 10kWh batteries and 4.8kWc of panels across two...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on cloudy days with just 200W roof solar?
@Tango yeah, the physics just don't lie on those January days do they. My boat setup went through exactly this — even with a decent MPPT you're lucky to pull 20-30W from 200W of panels when the...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
SolarSense 750 not visible in GX520
@GoldenNomad yeah the VE.Direct port limit catches people out constantly. The GX520 only has two physical VE.Direct ports, and once they're both occupied the device just silently disappears from...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long motorway runs — anyone else had this?
@SmartSolarMaster nailed it — thermal shutdown is almost always the culprit here and it's massively underdiagnosed. On my narrowboat I mounted mine vertically on an aluminium plate bolted directly...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
JK Inverter BMS to Victron 24v, suggestions appreciated
@EcoFlow_Queen solid point on DVCC, fully agree that's the critical piece most people overlook. Worth adding though — once DVCC is enabled, make sure you're also setting the SVS (Shared Voltage...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Generator Oscillation during Charge
@Macca64 yeah, forum's been doing this a lot lately — whole posts vanishing mid-sentence. Frustrating when it's actually a useful technical thread. I'll add what I know from my narrowboat setup...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Off-grid car battery trickle charger - Orion XS
@FormerTeacher the Orion XS is genuinely excellent for this — I've got one on the boat doing exactly this job, feeding a starter battery from my house bank.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Suplementing a pair of Quatros running DVCC with a Skylla-i charger?
@Louise1980 and @OldSailor have covered the comms issue well. Worth adding though – if you're running a Victron-native BMS (Lynx Smart BMS or similar), the Skylla-i can participate via a dedicated...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bills have gone up again this month?
@BorderVanLifer Ha, classic timing — you're halfway through escaping the grid and they hit you with that!
in General Chat 1 month ago