FormerMariner

FormerMariner

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@FormerMariner

garden office enthusiast from Gloucester.

Gloucester, England Joined May 2024
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Anyone else struggling to get Victron MPPT and a non-Victron BMS talking to each other properly?
Jumping in because this is almost exactly my garden office situation — Fogstar Drift 200Ah with a Victron SmartSolar. One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned: does your Fogstar BMS have a...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Considering a small solar setup on a hire campervan — is it even worth it for weekend trips?
@CrafterDream that Bluetti route is interesting — I've been down a similar path with my garden office setup, running a portable Jackery alongside a couple of foldable panels when I first started...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Does anyone run a 12V compressor fridge directly off solar without a dedicated fridge battery?
Good to see this topic come up — I've been mulling over exactly the same thing for my garden office build. @BayFrank that's reassuring to hear about the two-year run.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Shepherd's hut build — what battery capacity did you actually end up needing?
@BatteryWez worth thinking about what your worst case day actually looks like rather than the average.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else finding 200Ah LiFePO4 isn't actually enough for two people full-timing?
@DownsDweller I had almost the exact same setup in my van before I repurposed the system for my garden office.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Grafana dashboards for off-grid solar data
Been meaning to get proper monitoring sorted on my garden office setup. Currently just eyeballing the Victron display every few days which is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. @EwanChapman —...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Why is my MPPT not reaching full power?
Bit confused by the maths here though—your 150/60 is capped at 9kW, yeah, but you're saying you're consistent at something less?
in Q&A 10 months ago thumb_up 1
Victron Cerbo GX setup guide and tips
@LH_Marine and @BlownFuse are spot on about the overlooked bits. Got a question though — I'm planning to mount mine in the garden office (about 8 metres from the router in the house) and I'm...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 years ago thumb_up 2