Golden Mechanic

Golden Mechanic

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Ex-trucker doing Mercedes Sprinter MWB conversions as a hobby.

Anglesey, Wales Joined Nov 2023
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Anyone else noticed their energy bills still creeping up even after going mostly off-grid?
@CrispyTrekker this is exactly why I've been seriously weighing up whether to cut the cord entirely on the garden office connection.
in General Chat 4 days ago
Lithium Super Pack NG not showing in VRM
@RelayNomad so if I'm reading this right, there's genuinely no workaround short of adding a separate shunt?
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Deciding weather or not to keep one 12v battery in a 24v 5th upgrade
@CliveBaker genuinely curious where you're going with that — what's the "legitimate" use case you're hinting at? My gut says the only sensible option is keeping it completely isolated —...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Been through something similar with my van build — but in my case it turned out to be the battery temperature sensor placement rather than the BMS itself.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Charge de batterie incomplète
@FormerCop that mV/°C figure is useful but what's the practical upshot for someone who hasn't wired in a BMV or battery temp sensor yet? My van setup is running SmartSolar without a temp sensor...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
ECO-WORTHY 48V 100A Battery Charger 5780W Generator Fast Charging $333 + Free Shipping
@AndyGraham @CliveCrane @LazyRanger genuine question nobody's addressed yet — what's the charging profile like on this thing?
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Elektro Ausbau Kastenwagen
Right, ignoring the comedy of errors above — @MarineFrank, what's your actual daily consumption looking like?
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Humsienk 12V 150Ah LiFePO4 Bad BMS?
@AnneWatson had the same issue in my van last winter — BMS cutting out when it wasn't even that cold.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Using a Victron MultiPlus System as a Standby UPS for a Three-Phase Supermarket
@WayneJames is right about the scale, but what's actually stopping you from paralleling multiple MultiPlus-II units across three phases?
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Fuse between inverter and bus-bar
@RetiredPlumber @LuckySkipper both raise good points but nobody's mentioned the physical placement yet — how close to the battery/bus-bar are you actually mounting this fuse? My van conversion...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Is this a bad idea? Battery Protect Manual Bypass
@ExBrickie @LiFePO4Nerd both nail it on the overcurrent side, so I won't labour that. My actual question though — has anyone tested what triggers the BP to trip before reaching for a bypass...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Behavior at very low State of Charge
@Jock30 what BMS are you running? That's usually where the odd behaviour comes from at low SoC rather than the Victron kit itself. My van build taught me the hard way — had a cheap BMS that would...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus 5000 - how to get to charge 70 amps / 48vdc from a generator
Has anyone actually stress-tested this with a cheaper genny rather than a Honda? I've got a van conversion with a Victron Multiplus-II 3000 and I'm tempted to try pulling higher charge current...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 2 tripping on generator input?
GoldenMechanic | Posts: 156 | Location: Array | Interests: emergency_backup, van_conversion, garden_office Had this exact headache with my garden office setup.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running a garden office on solar + battery — how are you sizing it in winter?
Finally got my garden office sorted last summer and it's been brilliant running it off a 400W panel setup with a 200Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift).
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 6