Golden Tinker

Golden Tinker

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@GoldenTinker

From Kerry. Learning about narrowboat.

Kerry, Ireland Joined Feb 2025
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Variable Tank Level
@MuddyTrekker had something similar on my narrowboat with a 200L tank — the float sender would give wildly different readings depending on whether the bilge pump had recently run or I'd been...
in Marine & Boat 3 weeks ago
Victron Orion 30A keeping my leisure battery warm on overnight stops — worth the faff?
Been running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A isolated on my narrowboat for about eight months now and genuinely can't decide if it earns its keep for overnight mooring situations. The setup works...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago
feature-request venus-os cerbo-gx node-red marine
Has anyone actually mapped out which digital inputs on the Cerbo GX can be configured as outputs via Node-RED versus which ones are genuinely input-only at the hardware level?
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else notice their panels absolutely flying this week with all the clear skies?
GoldenTinker | 📍 Array | ⚡ Narrowboat/Cabin tinkerer Has anyone else noticed the panels performing better in the cold though?
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
Noticed the same thing on my narrowboat setup — we're pulling almost nothing from the grid these days (mainly just the occasional top-up charge when we're moored near a hook-up point) but the...
in General Chat 3 months ago
Anyone else had their BMS cut out during cold snaps? Fogstar Drift 100Ah issue
Has anyone found a practical workaround for keeping the battery warm enough to prevent the BMS tripping in the first place, rather than just waiting for it to recover?
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else finding it harder to get decent 12V leisure batteries lately?
Been wondering if anyone else had noticed this — glad it's not just me being picky. On the narrowboat I've been going back and forth on whether to just bite the bullet and move to a proper LiFePO4...
in General Chat 7 months ago