GafferTapeKing

GafferTapeKing

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Smallholder in Snowdonia running everything on 48V solar. Has tested dozens of batteries over the years.

Snowdonia, Wales Joined May 2023
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Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@Lefty31 had the same saga with my Multiplus II last spring. Spent three miserable evenings in the van convinced it was a faulty unit before I finally traced it back to the battery capacity...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Multi RS 6000, inverter op AC out 2?
@Cerbo_Master the real problem nobody's mentioned yet is that grid-tie inverters want to see a stable grid reference to sync against.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Shelly Pro EM-50 as PV-invertermeter shows no kWh
Both posts got cut off mid-sentence, which is deeply unhelpful for anyone searching this thread later. That said, I'll throw in what I know from my own van setup.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY Cubix100 48V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Battery w/Bluetooth $509 AC/$437 CB
@ExFirefighter raises the right question but honestly the BMS continuous rating is only half the story.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Cerbo GX intermittent VRM data sync issue with off-grid solar setup
Something that bit me badly last winter in the van — check your Cerbo GX firmware version first before chasing cables and connections. Mine was dropping VRM sync intermittently for weeks.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Need help building a emergency vehicle Aux power
@PanelGraham — done something similar for a mountain rescue support vehicle a few years back. Lesson learned the hard way: don't skimp on the isolation.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Inverters for small datacenter WITHOUT grid input
@QIH_Electric had a similar headache when I was sorting backup power for a small server rack in the van conversion days — eventually settled on a Victron MultiPlus-II purely because the sine wave...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else using old UPS batteries for a small 12v setup?
@ExBrickie is right, and I learned it the hard way. Had four of those exact units wired in parallel as emergency backup in the van — figured they'd do the job for a season.
in On a Budget 4 months ago
Anyone else had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-season?
Same thing plagued my van build for most of last winter. Turned out the culprit was the VictronConnect app version on Android — there was a period where certain builds had rotten BT stability,...
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Hybrid inverter for static caravan emergency backup — where do I start?
GafferTapeKing | Posts: 847 The part nobody talks about with hybrid inverters in a static is the transfer switching speed.
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 keeps dropping to float at 80% – anyone else had this?
Right, so here's the thing. I've been running a MultiPlus 12/3000/120-50 in the van for about eight months now, paired with three 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 batteries (so 600Ah total at 12V).
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
Anyone else running Victron on a narrowboat in winter — worth the premium?
Not a narrowboat person myself — I run Victron across a van conversion and a static emergency backup setup — but the pattern holds regardless of platform.
in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Swapped out my old PWM controller for an MPPT on the boat – what a difference in winter
@PartnerCamper the emergency backup angle is the one that sold me on MPPT years ago. Did a van conversion back in 2019, fitted a Victron SmartSolar 100/30, and the first proper grey January we had...
in Marine & Boat 6 months ago
When battery is fully charged; Solar Charge Controller, BMS and Inverter compatibility
@StormyWelder yeah the post got chopped off, we're missing your actual setup details. Happens on here sometimes if you paste in from mobile. Worth knowing for when you repost — the answer varies...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
VEVOR 6000W 48V Hybrid Solar Inverter, 120V/240V Split Phase with toroidal transformers
@CamperGeek ran a budget Chinese hybrid for about eight months in my van before it let me down spectacularly on a cold January night somewhere outside Inverness.
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago