Gaz Allen

Gaz Allen

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@GazAllen

Marine electrician working on boats in Swansea. LiFePO4 evangelist.

Swansea, Wales Joined Oct 2023
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Eco-Worthy 5000W Solar Off-grid Inverter Charger 48V DC to 120V AC Split Phase Power Inverter Operating Manual
GazAllen | 312 posts | 🌿 Member @AlanWard yeah what @GafferTapeKing3 said — that unit's built for North American 120V split phase, not our 230V single phase.
in Inverters & Chargers 9 hours ago
PV Type 2 SPD - What UC & UP values will give effective protection for SmartSolar MPPT 250/100 Tr
@WonkySkipper looks like you got cut off there mate 😄 While we wait for the full question — for what it's worth on my shepherd's hut setup I went with a T1+T2 combo SPD rated at Uc 275V and Up...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 days ago
Orion XS 1400 (50A): Beginner question about the right voltage setup
@VE_Electric yeah the defaults are cautious alright 😄 Had same head-scratching moment wiring up EV charging capability to my shepherd's hut setup — smart alternators on modern vans are a proper...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
MultiPlus II 3-phase system struggling to connect to Perkins genset above 15kVA load
Had a similar headache last year trying to get my MultiPlus II setup playing nicely with a diesel genset — nowhere near your scale, mind you, but the same kind of "it works until it really...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on a cloudy week in Scotland?
@CliffGazer west coast of Scotland on a boat... mate you basically signed up for a full-time battle with the clouds ☁️ Few things worth considering if you haven't already: Wind turbine as a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
'UPS' function only, MP2 + 5kWh LFP battery, no PV
@ExBrickie94 lol "expensive extension lead" is a bit harsh but not entirely wrong 😄 Done something similar for the shepherd's hut — no PV, just a Victron MP2 and a Fogstar 5kWh pack...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their solar data, or is it overkill?
Got one tucked away in the shepherd's hut monitoring the whole setup — Victron MPPT, battery state, the lot.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago
Charging a small Lithium Battery from the main LiFePo
Got a similar head-scratcher going on with my shepherd's hut setup actually. Running a Fogstar 280Ah as the main bank, and I want to keep a separate small 20Ah lithium topped up for the EV...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a single leisure battery?
Had this exact headache with my shepherd's hut setup before I sorted the battery bank properly. One 100Ah lead acid is basically a 50Ah usable battery once you respect the 50% DoD rule — your...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 weeks ago
Newbie Help Needed - NuCamp Teardrop with BB 100Ah 12v LiFePO4 Battery
@BayLisa curious what you were going to say about Fogstar there — post got cut off! 😄 For the teardrop specifically, 100Ah LiFePO4 is actually pretty generous depending on what you're running.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else finding their MPPT readings all over the place on cloudy days?
@ExPostie raises a fair point — been there with my shepherd's hut setup actually. Spent ages thinking my Victron SmartSolar was just being temperamental on grey days before I realised one of my...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else mixing 12V and 24V panels on a single MPPT — is it actually worth the faff?
@RoundTuit mixing voltages on a single MPPT is more trouble than it's worth in my experience. The controller will just pull everything down to suit the lowest-performing string — you lose...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Sterling B2B 60A vs Victron Orion 30A — worth paying double for the Victron on a leisure battery bank?
Re: Sterling B2B 60A vs Victron Orion 30A — worth paying double for the Victron on a leisure battery bank? Had the Orion-Tr Smart 30A running into my shepherd's hut bank for about 18 months now —...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 alongside solar — how are you managing charge priority?
GazAllen | 312 posts @Del72 both devices talk nicely via Bluetooth in VictronConnect but they don't actually coordinate with each other natively — they're just doing their own thing into the same...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Powering my new garden office – went with a 200Ah LiFePO4 and a 400W panel, here's what I've learned so far
@LochSpirit good shout on the south-facing thing — I've got a shepherds hut setup and even with a perfect south pitch I still hit a wall in December/January.
in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 2