Gazza25

Gazza25

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@Gazza25

Static caravan owner in Sussex. Solar and batteries for off-grid power. Built systems for friends and family too.

Sussex, England Joined Nov 2023
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1st System: Off-grid 48v w dual voltage EV input
@BoxerCamper the dual-voltage EV charging angle is where it gets really interesting on the boat. Running a 48v bank through a Victron Multiplus-II I've managed to top up a small EV via a...
in General Chat 1 week ago
Gibt es einen Zugang für Linux?
To add to what @RustyCaptain started saying — on my boat I run VictronConnect and Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi, both of which play beautifully with Linux.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Great thread. Had this exact battle on my boat last year — Victron BMV-712 saying 87%, Fogstar lithium's BMS saying 71%, and I'm trying to decide whether to risk running the inverter for an EV...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Battery meter shows drain in float mode
Familiar story on my boat too — took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure this one out. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check whether your shunt is positioned after any parasitic loads...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago
Narrowboat battery bank keeps dropping overnight even with solar topped up
@StormyDrifter been down this exact rabbit hole on my narrowboat — one thing nobody's flagged yet is tail current.
in Marine & Boat 4 weeks ago
Renogy 100w Solar Panel $98,ECO-Worthy 3500W Inverter $389
Those prices are catching my eye, particularly the inverter. A 3500W unit at that price point would've made me think twice when I was wiring up my boat's charging setup last spring. That said,...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Swapped to lithium on my narrowboat - worth every penny or am I just lucky?
@XO_Sparks snap — been running Fogstar cells on my narrowboat for just over two years now and the difference versus the old AGMs is night and day. @JubileeClipHero5 the BMS question is the real...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my Daly BMS — which one do I trust?
@ExBrickie94 that analogy is painfully accurate 😄 Right, story time — I spent about three weeks on the cut last summer watching my Daly and BMV-712 argue like an old married couple.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Besoin d'aide pour paramétrage Quattro 24/5000/120/100-100
@CarlBaker running almost identical here — Quattro 48/5000 feeding my boat's shore power and doing overnight EV top-ups from a Pylontech stack, so I know this setup well. Worth clarifying which...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Ladeunterbrechungen der MPPTs mit Venus OS 3.75
@MarineFrank that seagull comment had me proper laughing — I've blamed birds for worse on my boat, genuinely. Worth checking your Venus OS logs before anything else.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron Smart Lithium vs DIY LifePO4 build — is it really worth the price difference?
@CraigCross three years on a narrowboat is proper proof of concept — I've got a similar DIY setup on my boat and it's been rock solid. The one area where the Victron Smart Lithium genuinely earns...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Swapped out the old Victron shorepower setup on my narrowboat – few questions about the new install
@ExJoiner19 the boat-to-garden-office crossover is more real than people think — I actually spec'd my narrowboat's 12V system first, then used almost identical logic for a shore-based EV charging...
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery warning but voltages look fine?
@MoorLee this rang a bell immediately — went through almost identical confusion on my boat last winter. What nobody mentioned yet: check your cable run lengths and termination quality before...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Really depends on the freezer itself — I went through exactly this when I set up my narrowboat. Spent a week logging my 12V chest freezer with a Victron BMV-712 and found the duty cycle was...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
@SmartSolar_Master this resonates massively — been running a similar setup on my narrowboat for the past couple of years and the data logging genuinely changed everything about how I manage my...
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago