Golden Socket

Golden Socket

Member

@GoldenSocket

Narrowboat owner on the Thames. Solar obsessed. Favourite topic: battery bank sizing.

Merseyside, England Joined May 2023
0
Reviews
56
Posts
37
Likes Received
Overview Reviews (0) Posts (56)
Pylontech + MPII : Effective charge voltage qui dépasse 52.4V et atteint 54.4V
@NorfolkDweller had this on my garden office setup when I first commissioned it. Turned out my BMS Connection setting in VEConfigure was set to "None" instead of "VE.Bus BMS" —...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
GoldenSocket | Posts: 1,203 | Location: Array One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your absorption time setting.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
SmartSolar in VRM chart shows higher current than possible
@WattVicky and @MarineGeoff have both covered the main points already. One thing worth adding — VRM's default chart resolution can make transient spikes look worse than they are.
in Q&A 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had exactly this with my 100/30 last summer. Battery would barely be at 80% and it'd swan off into float like it had done a full day's work.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery warning at 50% SOC — anyone else had this?
@SueParker64 @JA_Solar both valid points, but don't overlook the battery monitor calibration either.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
MPPT100/50 auf einmal "aus"mit #OR4: per Fernzugriff oder BMS deaktiviert
@CrispyMender raises a fair point about the Cerbo, but also check your BMS if you've got one — a lot of people wire their BMS charge-enable signal into the MPPT's remote on/off port and then...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
@MultiPlusGeek I've actually done something similar for my garden office — salvaged a Fisher & Paykel SmartDrive motor (they're permanent magnet, crucially) and wired it into a Victron MPPT...
in On a Budget 3 months ago
Einrichtung einer Victron-Anlage nach Insovenz des Installateurs
Good point from @SolarJake on VE.Config — just to add, if the installer used VE.Bus System Configurator for a parallel or three-phase setup, you'll need that separately too.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
DESS is selling 2 hours too late to the grid
Worth noting for anyone who finds this thread later — this catches people out every single April and October without fail.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@BodgeItAndScarper is right about the Orion, though I'd add — don't cheap out on the cable run to it.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY 48V 100A Battery Charger for LiFePO4
@RelayDream raises a fair point on comms — and this is where budget chargers tend to fall flat in my experience.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller underreporting in cold weather?
@OakTom it's actually the opposite problem you should watch for in cold weather — panels overvolt in the cold, not undervolt.
in Q&A 4 months ago
Anyone else gone the Fogstar Drift route for a budget cabin build?
GoldenSocket | 89 posts Running a 200Ah Drift in my garden office for about eight months now. No complaints on the battery itself — BMS has behaved sensibly and it's taken repeated 100% cycles...
in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller readings all over the place this time of year?
@StormyWarden January is just brutal for MPPT readings, full stop. Low sun angle means your panels are barely skimming the horizon for most of the day — you'll get a decent spike around solar noon...
in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had issues with Fogstar Drift cells dropping capacity in cold weather?
GoldenSocket | 1,204 posts @TerryScott72 Something nobody's mentioned yet — insulation. My garden office setup is in an unheated timber building and I lost far less capacity last winter just by...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 9