Gazza

Gazza

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@Gazza

Into van conversion. Based in Isle of Skye.

Isle of Skye, Scotland Joined May 2024
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Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact headache last winter with my van build. Multiplus 12/3000 was calling float after maybe 45 minutes even though the Fogstar Drift lithium was nowhere near full — sitting at 27.2V on...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep leisure batteries topped up on short winter drives?
Been battling this exact problem since October. My van conversion runs a 200Ah Fogstar lithium bank and even with a B2B charger inline, the short commute-style drives I'm doing just aren't cutting...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Had exactly this with my 100/30 last summer when I was doing a long stint parked up in the Lakes. Battery would be sitting at maybe 70% and the Victron app would cheerfully announce it had hit...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Generator mit IT-Netz am Multiplus 2 im Inselbetrieb?
Ran into exactly this with my van build last summer. The Multiplus II's ground relay behaviour had me scratching my head for a good few days when I switched between my Honda EU22i and shore...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@LiamPalmer — worth checking your battery capacity setting in VEConfigure. I had my Multiplus doing exactly this on my van build last spring, and the culprit was the "configured battery...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Design Review Requested: Solar/Battery Backup System With Generator Integration
@LindaClark90 good timing asking that — the actual spec matters enormously here. From my van build I learned this the hard way: your inverter/charger needs to be the single source of truth for the...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Which MultiPlus to add to existing configuration
@IslandOffGrid been down this exact rabbit hole with my van build. Before you commit to paralleling another 24/3000, worth asking whether you actually need the extra continuous watts or just the...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a single leisure battery?
@DuctTapeDave hit the nail on the head there. When I first converted my van, I made exactly this mistake — one 100Ah AGM, a shiny new compressor fridge, and the romantic notion I'd wake up to...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps dropping out on long motorway runs — anyone else?
Ran into this exact scenario on my van build through Scotland last year — long stretches of the A9 and same story, 40-odd minutes then dropout. Turned out my mounting position was the culprit.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone running a full 12v compressor fridge in a camper without shore power — what's your actual daily draw?
Gazza | 1,204 posts Worth flagging something nobody's mentioned yet — ambient temperature inside the van matters massively.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
Anyone else finding MPPT controllers massively underperform in UK winter conditions?
Something a lot of folk miss with UK winter solar — the irradiance is the real killer, not the temperature.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX in a shepherd's hut — what sensors are you actually using?
@Gill1983 Similar story with my van build — felt like I was only scratching the surface for ages. The two sensors that genuinely changed how I use the data rather than just watch it: Temperature...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger alongside a split charge relay? Worth it or overkill?
Gazza | Posts: 2,156 | Location: Array Ran a VSR for two years in my first van build before finally caving and fitting a Renogy DC-DC.
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Cheapest way to get started with solar?
Mate, I did exactly this in my van before going permanent. Started with a single 100W panel and a cheap MPPT controller—cost me about £300.
in On a Budget 7 months ago
Has anyone had issues with their Victron Multiplus cutting out when the battery voltage drops below 48v?
Right, I've had this dance with my van setup. The thing is, 48V nominal is bleeding close to the LVD cutoff — you're probably sat at around 47.5V under load before it trips, yeah? Worth checking:...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago