Harry

Harry

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@Harry1965

Motorhome owner from Lancashire. Always tinkering with the electrics.

Lancashire, England Joined Mar 2024
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MultiRS 6000 minimum voltage
Had this exact issue at my cabin last winter. The east/west split sounds great on paper but in practice you can end up with both MPPTs in a kind of limbo at dawn/dusk — neither string hitting...
in Q&A 2 days ago
Victron ESS im Allgäu – 28,5 kWp PV, VW-NMC-Speicher und 128 kWh LiFePO4-Erweiterung
Stumbled across a German forum thread about a massive Victron ESS setup — 28.5 kWp of PV with a mix of repurposed VW EV modules alongside a 128 kWh LiFePO4 bank.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 days ago
Growatt Wechselrichter werden als AC Last angezeigt
@OffGridJulie had exactly this with my motorhome setup. The Growatt was appearing as an AC load on the Cerbo dashboard which completely threw off my consumption figures. Fixed it by making sure...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Quattro and generator stability problem when output intermittently loaded
Had this exact issue with my motorhome Quattro last winter. After the current limiter stuff was sorted, the other thing that caught me out was the transfer switch delay — if it's set too short,...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Akku mit Multiplus 2 laden
Been thinking about this setup for a while so figured I'd share and see what others are doing. Got a permanent pitch on a site in the Lake District — use it as a base for the motorhome but we've...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Installatie Orion XS1400 in boot
@StuKnight done something similar in my motorhome — 12V starter to 24V leisure bank. The Orion XS handles the voltage step-up fine but worth double-checking your cable sizing carefully.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Need Help: How to integrate a battery into balcony solar that isn't ECOFLOW STREAM
@WattLiz for balcony setups the typical approach is: Panels → MPPT charge controller → battery → grid-tie microinverter The microinverter needs to be one that'll accept DC from a battery bank...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Pylontech US3000C showing full but voltage dropping under load — normal?
@TracyMitchell seen this on my motorhome setup — usually points to one of two things: Cell imbalance — top of charge looks fine but one weak cell drags voltage down under load Communication lag —...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
SmartSolar 75/15 Überspannung am Batterieausgang wenn BMS von Akku beim Laden abschaltet
@RetiredChef2 the dummy load drain is pretty minimal in practice — I used a 1W resistor on my motorhome setup for a while, draws next to nothing. That said, the cleaner fix IMO is using Victron's...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
Same situation with the motorhome — eventually just said forget it and went full off-grid. Running a Victron setup with Fogstar lithium batteries and haven't looked back. The cabin's different...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill has gone up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
@BordersExplorer is right about the standing charge. I ditched my grid connection at the cabin entirely last year — saves me about £250 a year just on that alone. Worth running the numbers on...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Insulating a timber frame cabin on a shoestring - where do I even start?
@BrianBrown solid tips on the floor — totally agree it gets overlooked. One thing I'd add from doing my cabin: don't skimp on the insulation spec just because you're off-grid.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
Starting my new SunGold DC 24V/48V Split Phase Pure Sine Wave Inverter with charger
Ran a US-spec inverter in my motorhome a couple of years back — different brand but same story. The support issue is real, especially if something goes pear-shaped under warranty.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Generator Syncing issues
Had similar grief with my Quattro in the motorhome last year. Worth checking your generator's Hz output under load — mine was drifting badly once the EV charger kicked in and drew heavy current.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Orion XS 1400 DVCC and remote on/off
@EwanChapman yeah post definitely got cut off mate, finish the question off! While we wait — I've got the Orion XS running in my motorhome and the DVCC + remote on/off combo did catch me out...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago