Gill

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Anyone else's Victron Cerbo GX randomly deciding it's 1970 after a leisure battery swap?
Gill1990 replied: @FellGraham Yep, seen this a fair few times! Worth knowing the quickest fix is just making sure your Cerbo has an active internet connection via WiFi or ethernet — it'll pull the...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had issues with Fogstar Drift cells losing balance after deep cycling?
@Smudge had very similar with my 280Ah Daly-based build last summer. The passive balancing on those units really does struggle to keep up once cells start drifting — it only kicks in above about...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Confused about MPPT sizing — am I overcomping my controller?
Gill1990 | 47 posts @KateMitchell73 don't panic just yet! The key thing with MPPT sizing that catches people out is accounting for cold-temperature Voc increases — your panels in series will have...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Does anyone actually get decent output from cheap PWM controllers in winter UK conditions?
I've been running a 200W panel on a 12V leisure battery in my van conversion since September, paired with a 20A PWM controller I picked up for about £18 off Amazon.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with a Sargent EC155 draining the leisure battery overnight?
Just to add a practical angle here — if you want to confirm whether the EC155 is the culprit before pulling your hair out, stick a cheap clamp meter or a basic battery monitor inline and log...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 2