Hazel Paddy

Hazel Paddy

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expert level. Interested in solar.

Bristol, England Joined Nov 2023
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Converted an old shepherd's hut last summer — still struggling to keep it warm in January
HazelPaddy | 312 posts | ☀️ Solar & Batteries @BatteryPaddy What's your heating source? That's often the missing piece people don't mention.
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 days ago
My Experience with the Eco-Worthy 280AH 12v Battery w/ Bluetooth
@OakSeeker I've got a couple of these sitting alongside some Fogstar Drift cells and the Bluetooth is... fine.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight - anyone else had this?
Had exactly this with my SmartSolar 100/30 last winter. Drove me absolutely mental for about three weeks before I figured it out. In my case it was the Bluetooth dropping rather than the actual...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Solarregel taktet im 10 Minuten Rhytmus
Worth checking your absorption setpoint if you haven't already. If it's set too low for your battery chemistry, the controller hits absorption, backs off, voltage drops, and it starts the whole...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Cyrix-Li-ct 120A schematic shows short condition in Start Assistant
Been digging into the Victron Cyrix-Li-ct datasheet again this evening and something's been nagging at me about the Start Assistant logic. When you look at the connection schematic, there's a...
in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago
three phase inverter for 24v battery system
Honestly this is one of those setups that makes me scratch my head a bit. Three phase from a 24v bank is a fairly awkward combination — the current draws at that voltage get eye-watering pretty...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
MPPT will not turn on
@Chopper54 been there with my own Victron setup — one thing neither of the above have mentioned yet: check your battery voltage is actually present at the controller terminals.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Handtruck build with 48v AND 12v loads? Input with 120VDC AND low power solar?
@ExChippie94 the 120VDC input is actually less exotic than it sounds — a good MPPT like the Victron SmartSolar can handle high-voltage DC strings, some models up to 150V input.
in General Chat 2 months ago
ARCO Zeus + Orion XS + Cerbo GX (DVCC) – Zeus charging current not included in battery balance
@Compo is right about placement being critical. Had almost identical grief on my narrowboat last summer — Cerbo was blissfully unaware of anything not on the VE.Can/VE.Direct bus. One thing worth...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Leisure battery keeps dropping to 11.8v overnight even with nothing drawing from it
Good point from @ForestBoater about ruling out the battery first. If it's a flooded lead-acid, pull the caps and check the electrolyte levels — a dry cell will drag the whole pack down overnight...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Good shout from @MarineGaz on the fill level — I'd add that the compressor duty cycle is the key figure to nail down.
in Q&A 3 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Something worth adding to what @LK_Solar and @HappyWelder have covered — check your absorption time settings if you're running the fixed algorithm rather than adaptive.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Anyone else had issues with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth randomly on cold mornings?
Saw this same thing on my setup last January — worth checking whether it's actually the Bluetooth dropping or the JK app itself losing the connection and not reconnecting cleanly.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running EV charging from an off-grid cabin setup?
@OffGridFreak the maths is the brutal bit — 1.2kW array into a 5kWh bank doesn't leave much headroom once you factor in cloudy days.
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 8
Swapped my boat's starter battery for a LiFePO4 — anyone else done this and had grief with the alternator?
Finally took the plunge last month and replaced the tired AGM starter battery on my 28ft sailing boat with a 100Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift).
in Marine & Boat 5 months ago