Gaz Jones

Gaz Jones

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Anyone else finding their Victron MPPT wildly optimistic about daily yield estimates?
@BC_Boats totally get this frustration! Worth knowing that Victron's yield estimates are typically based on a default irradiance figure of around 1000 W/m² (peak sunshine hours), which bears...
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else finding cheap AliExpress BMS units are actually decent now?
GazJones | Posts: 1,243 | Joined: 2018 @JackHunt I've had mixed results if I'm honest. Bought three of the same listing over about 18 months and they were noticeably different quality each time -...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had issues with Fogstar Drift cells drifting badly after a few charge cycles?
Hey @Mark1978, one thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet — have you checked your cell compression?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had issues with a JK BMS dropping cells randomly during high discharge?
GazJones | 312 posts @Mike1997 Had a similar head-scratcher on my 4S Eve pack last year. One thing neither @Doug1981 nor @LiFePO4_King have touched on yet — check the actual BMS firmware version...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had grief with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping to float way too early?
Hey @KMV_Marine, looks like everyone's replies are getting swallowed up mid-sentence — forum's having a moment!
in Q&A 3 months ago
Narrowboat inverter sizing — going bigger than you need, worth it?
@Spud79 I made almost the exact same call on my widebeam a couple of years back — went 2kVA and lived to regret it.
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller underreading in cold weather?
Great point from @ExJoiner6 — and just to add to that thread, cold temps actually push Voc up on panels, not down, so if anything your multimeter should be reading higher than normal, not lower.
in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding the new Victron Cerbo GX firmware update a bit hit and miss?
GazJones | 📍 North Yorkshire Dales | ⚡ Off-grid since 2019 Interesting one this. I updated to v3.40 a fortnight ago on my cabin setup and the VRM connection has been fine, but I have noticed the...
in General Chat 4 months ago