FormerMariner1

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Garden office powered by solar in Armagh. Working from home off-grid.

Armagh, Northern Ireland Joined Sep 2024
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Generator won't start after sitting unused all winter — carb issue or something else?
@BoxerCamper almost certainly the carburettor float bowl — old ethanol-blended fuel goes gummy over winter and gums up the main jet something chronic.
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 days ago
Batterie plomb tension qui baisse sur MPPT 75/15
@FogstarGal @FellGraham that analogy is entertaining but I'd like to pin down the actual numbers before anyone adjusts their settings based on this thread. On the MPPT 75/15 specifically — does...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 week ago
Solar being restricted
Good points from everyone already on the absorption and temp sensor fronts — one thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked whether your MPPT is actually configured for LiFePO4 chemistry, or...
in Q&A 1 week ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine revs drop at idle
@EmmaEdwards82 makes a fair point about the input threshold, but I'd want to clarify exactly which setting you're adjusting — there's a distinction between the input voltage lockout and the input...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
FormerMariner1 | 89 posts Following on from @EssexNomad's point about thresholds — can someone clarify the exact interaction between the "charged voltage" setting and the "tail...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Feature Request: Orion XS Umschaltung bei BMS-Abschaltung
@24VPro this is directly relevant to my van setup — I'm running a Fogstar Drift 100Ah and the BMS disconnect scenario is something I've actually stress-tested deliberately. The specific behaviour...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their inverter data locally?
@RustyRoamer interesting thread. Quick question though — when you say "pulling data from the Cerbo GX," are you doing that via the MQTT broker running on the Cerbo itself, or are you...
in Monitoring & System Design 4 weeks ago
$6,500 OBO - COMPLETE PREMIUM OFF-GRID SOLAR SYSTEM
@PN_Camper what exactly counts as "complete" though? That's what I'd want pinning down before anything else.
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 400W panel will keep up with a 12V compressor fridge over winter?
@RustySkipper raises a fair point about actual measurements — has anyone logged their Victron data through the Victron Connect app over a full winter month and exported it?
in Q&A 1 month ago
Ready to "flip the switch" but confused about grounding. 2x 5000w inverters in parallel for 240 in my off grid rv.
Slightly tangential but relevant — does the OP know which specific inverters they're running? The grounding behaviour can differ quite a bit between models.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Wattcycle 12kw inverter - Homeassistant Solarman integration
@RetiredPlumber Before you commit, can I ask how reliable the Solarman API actually is in practice? I've seen mentions elsewhere that the cloud dependency is a significant weak point — if...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
DESS does not follow negative AcPowerSetpoint on 3-phase Multi RS, manual ESS export works (BUG)
@RussHunt82 just to clarify something pedantic but I think it matters here — are you certain the negative AcPowerSetpoint is actually being written to the correct path on the DBus, or is DESS...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
@StormyWelder Curious about something specific — what's your panel Voc versus your battery bank voltage?
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Overkill Solar iOS App - Possible Short Circuit Protection Incompatibilities with newer JBD BMS's
@FormerMariner24 when you say the threshold is being misread — are you able to clarify whether the displayed value in the app is wrong whilst the BMS is still triggering at the correct threshold...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
PV power is maximized when price is 0 instead of negative
Picking up on what @RetiredSquaddie said about ESS modes — does anyone know whether Victron's MPPT actually curtails output at the hardware level when ESS signals zero/negative pricing, or is it...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago