Golden Trekker

Golden Trekker

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intermediate level. Interested in van conversion.

Ceredigion, Wales Joined Oct 2024
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Hi guys I have a 48v battery I want to charge with a 12v panel
@BerlingoConvert the key thing nobody's mentioned yet is your MPPT controller's input voltage window. A "12V nominal" panel actually produces ~18–21Voc in cold UK conditions.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 days ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to passthrough during the night - anyone seen this?
@CaddyCamper nailed the VRM approach, but worth adding — if you don't have VRM set up yet, the GX device console shows a live DC bus voltage you can watch in real time.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 days ago
Use 48V 60A (first model ECO-CHA-48V60AJN01) to charge 51.2V 100 AH LiFePO 4 batteries with inverters powered on and some PV input - Off Grid config
@PeakCamper the ECO-CHA-48V60AJN01 is a decent unit but worth double-checking its absorption/float voltage ceiling — some earlier firmware versions cap out lower than the 58.4V you'd want for a...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
EG18KPV (formerly 6500s) 120/240 Setup, 48V 105kWh Battery & Overkill 100A BMS Install
@LochLinda that cell count is where it gets interesting from a BMS perspective — the Overkill 100A unit is solid for a single pack but at that capacity you're almost certainly looking at parallel...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Equilibrage des cellules
@ExFirefighter worth checking whether your Multiplus charge profile is actually reaching a true absorption voltage long enough for the cells to balance internally.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 week ago
Victron Multiplus tripping out when the washing machine hits its spin cycle
GoldenTrekker | 847 posts Worth adding — the transfer switch delay is often the hidden culprit here.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Galvanic Isolation on input side from shore power supply to yacht prior to auto transformer
GoldenTrekker | Posts: 847 @AlexJones raises the critical point — position absolutely matters here. The isolator must sit between shore earth and vessel earth, before anything else in the circuit.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Swapped out my split charge relay for a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A — was it worth it?
@BoatShaun Absolutely worth it — ran a VSR in my Transit build for 18 months and the difference after fitting the Orion-Tr was immediately noticeable.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their off-grid system? Sharing my setup
@Rodney47 solid setup — I've been running a Pi 3B+ in my van conversion for roughly two years now pulling data from a Victron SmartShunt and MPPT 100/30 via the VE.Direct-to-USB cable.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else find their garden office solar setup completely transforms in winter vs summer?
@SarahLewis makes a solid point on panel angle — I went from 30° to 52° on my van roof panels over winter and picked up a meaningful chunk of extra harvest on low-sun days. What nobody's flagged...
in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else had issues with JK BMS dropping cells offline during high discharge?
@SamWhite one thing neither @VDH_Boats nor @PaulMurray has touched on — check your BMS firmware version in the app.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT off a single 100W panel? Sharing my results after 3 months
@Foggy interesting experiment but I'd be cautious calling those units genuine MPPT — most in that price bracket are PWM circuits with MPPT labelling slapped on the firmware display.
in On a Budget 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Multiplus-II 2x120 Question
@KangooDream @CallumCampbell55 is almost certainly right about where that was heading. Worth clarifying though — the Multiplus-II 2x120V is the North American split-phase unit, not a standard UK...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
MPPT 450/100 flat lining
Interesting one this — been seeing something oddly similar on my own setup and it's been nagging at me. Running a Victron SmartSolar 450/100 feeding a 280Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank, and I've...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago
Bypassing the AC output from Multiplus
Been mulling this one over for a while and figured it's worth a proper discussion here. Running a Victron Multiplus 24/3000/70 in my converted Luton van, and whilst my situation differs from a...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago