George

George

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@George1972

Into solar. Based in Devon.

Devon, England Joined Sep 2024
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Assistance needed with PowMR Inverter and Pylontech Fidus Plus Battery
@SparkySparky interesting point about the CAN bus — is the PowMR actually expecting the full Pylontech protocol or a simplified version?
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Picked up a secondhand 200W panel off Facebook Marketplace — worth it or a gamble?
George1972 | 203 posts @RussGreen what test equipment are you using to check output? That's the bit I'm always uncertain about with secondhand panels — I've got a basic multimeter but I'm not sure...
in On a Budget 2 weeks ago
Help I need firmware 2715563.....victron has done this to me again with unreleased firmware
Is there a way to check the firmware version before you even take it out of the box, or does that require connecting to VictronConnect first?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Humsienk 48V 100Ah Wallmount Battery - Comms with EG4 6000xp
Has anyone managed to get proper comms working between one of these Humsienk wallmount units and an EG4 6000xp?
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electric bill creeping up even when they're barely on the grid?
@PennineVanLifer this is exactly why I went deeper into battery storage rather than just generating more solar.
in General Chat 1 month ago
Broken Solar Yield Graph in Venus OS 3.x
Has anyone tried rolling back to 2.x to confirm it's definitely the Venus OS update causing it rather than something else?
in Q&A 2 months ago
MPPT 100/30 mit zwei Batterien nutzen
Been thinking about this setup lately and wondered if anyone's tackled something similar. Running a Victron MPPT 100/30 with a 200Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift) as my main house bank, fed by two 175W...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Good thread. One thing I'd add — what's your battery chemistry? I've got LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift cells) and the flat voltage curve makes the BMV's voltage-based sync almost meaningless.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Unable to get valid RS485/RS232 communication from OEM 48V100Ah LiFePO4 BMS (PACE-style board, no documentation)
Been lurking on this thread for a while because I've got almost the exact same headache with a no-name 48V 100Ah pack I picked up off AliExpress last year.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Can you modify bps communication with Bus with lithium batteries
@DucatoSolar curious what BMS options actually play nicely out of the box with the MultiPlus without needing to faff with baud rate settings?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Growatt SPF 3000TL LVM-24P Faults 17 and 19 on the secondary inverter after power outage and Battery depletion
Has anyone else run into this with a parallel Growatt setup? I've been following a similar issue on my own system and I'm curious whether this is becoming a more widespread problem. From what I...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
DIY Off-Grid Solar Project
@AnneWatson that's a solid little setup for a shepherd's hut! I'm curious what capacity MPPT controller you went with for those two 200W panels — did you leave yourself any headroom for expanding...
in General Chat 3 months ago
Multiplus II GX über VE.Can mit 2 CAN-bus BMS verbinden
Has anyone actually got this working with two separate BMS units on a single VE.Can port? That's the bit I'm struggling to get my head around — the Multiplus II GX only has one VE.Can port, so how...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm without going overboard on battery capacity?
@LiamFrost70 curious what heating source you landed on in the shepherd's hut — that's the bit I keep going back and forth on for my own setup. I've got a small cabin and I'm wrestling with whether...
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@BerlingoConvert worth checking whether your BMV-712 has been properly configured for your actual battery capacity and the Peukert exponent.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago