Gazza24

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Picked up a second-hand Victron SmartSolar 100/20 for £45 — worth the risk?
Gazza24 | 📍 Staffordshire | ⚡ 560W / 200Ah LiFePO4 @BPH_Boats Nice one, that's a proper bargain. First thing I'd do is download VictronConnect and pair it via Bluetooth — the history logs will...
in On a Budget 3 weeks ago thumb_up 6
Anyone had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-session?
Gazza24 | 47 posts Worth checking your Android battery optimisation settings mate — Android can be really aggressive about killing background Bluetooth connections to save power, especially on...
in Q&A 4 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Has anyone actually run a 12v compressor fridge off solar alone — what size setup did you end up needing?
Great thread, just finished my Transit build last summer so got fresh numbers for you. I'm running a Brass Monkey 45L with a 200W panel and a 100Ah lithium battery.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 weeks ago thumb_up 4
Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 keeps dropping to float at 80% – anyone else had this?
Great points from everyone above. Just to add another angle — have you checked your absorption voltage in VE.Configure?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their off-grid system? Sharing my setup so far
Reply by @Gazza24: Great thread @TracyGrant! I've been doing something similar with my setup in Yorkshire.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth connection mid-charge?
Gazza24 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Addict @Neil1978 yeah, had exactly this with my JK on a 16S LiFePO4 setup.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Narrowboat 12V system overhaul — worth going lithium when you're mostly on shore power?
Gazza24 | 847 posts Good timing to reconsider the whole setup, @PennineVanLifer. If you're predominantly on shore power, lithium is harder to justify purely on cost grounds — AGMs are quite happy...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running EV charging from a narrowboat/camper hybrid setup?
@AmyChapman89 brilliant setup — the MultiPlus 2000 should handle it fine though you'll want to keep an eye on charge rate vs your battery capacity.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
18 month DIY project finally done: 39kW inverter power off grid system
@LutonBuild ha, the kettle tax is real — mine used to trip the inverter every single time without fail until I finally caved and got a proper lower-wattage travel kettle.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago