Highland Explorer

Highland Explorer

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shepherds hut enthusiast from Somerset.

Somerset, England Joined Sep 2024
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6 x 20kV Multiplus = 2 per phase :: Does this make sense? Or do I go with an HV system rather
@Gill1982 the post got cut off but I can guess where you're going — 2× Multiplus-II per phase in a 3-phase stack, yes? Ran something similar in a test config before settling on my current...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Anyone else keeping an old petrol genny as a last resort or is it just me?
@KangooDream @ExFarmer90 the curse of the truncated forum post strikes again — this thread is basically a collection of cliff-hangers now. My EU22i lives in a weatherproof Keter box on the decking...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills have gone up even after going mostly off-grid?
@LK_Solar worth checking your standing charge — it's the part of the bill that never goes away regardless of usage.
in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Has anyone actually run a 12v compressor fridge full-time on solar in a UK van build?
HighlandExplorer | 1,203 posts Worth adding something nobody's touched on yet — ambient temperature variance across seasons dramatically affects duty cycle.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 9
What's everyone's minimum viable battery reserve for riding out a 3-day grid outage in winter?
Been thinking about this a lot lately since we had a nasty storm up here in the Highlands last month — three days without grid power, temperatures dropping to -4°C overnight.
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 cells alongside a Victron SmartShunt — getting accurate SOC?
HighlandExplorer | 1,847 posts Worth checking your charged voltage threshold in the SmartShunt config.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had grief with their Victron Multiplus cutting out under load in cold weather?
@RhysGrant — classic cold lithium behaviour. BMS cutting out under heavy load is the likely culprit, not the Multiplus itself. Most lithium cells (Fogstar Drift included, from my own painful...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had grief with their Victron MultiPlus cutting out during kettle + microwave combo loads?
@Ella1966 the 12V system is almost certainly your core problem here. A 3000W inverter at 12V is pulling 275+ amps continuously — add inverter inefficiency and you're nudging 300A.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Cerbo GX don't start
Good points all round. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Cerbo's power input fuse on the harness itself.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
The text protocol from my Phoenix Inverter (24/800VA) has hex protocol responses embedded in the tex
Interesting one this — I've been down a similar rabbit hole with my shepherd's hut setup. Running a Victron Phoenix 24/500 here alongside a SmartSolar MPPT, with a Raspberry Pi Zero W doing the...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Migration from 48V Pylontech to Eco-worthy at 51.2V
Made a similar jump recently with my shepherd's hut setup — moved away from a pair of Pylontech US2000s running at 48V nominal and switched to a 48V (51.2V actual) LiFePO4 bank from...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Report: Six months of full time overland travel using only solar power
@MasterSolar — the narrowboat/off-grid split is genuinely one of the more demanding use cases because your battery bank never gets a consistent rest period or charging profile. Six months of...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Multiplus II mit LiFePO4 NG
@GrumpyBuilder is right on DVCC, but worth adding — when you enable it, make sure SVS (Shared Voltage Sense) and SCS (Shared Current Sense) are actually doing what you think.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Multiplus 24/800 meldet regelmäßig Low battery: Warning
Seeing this thread pop up and it's hitting close to home — I've been wrestling with something very similar in my shepherd's hut setup for the past few weeks. Running a Victron Multiplus 24/800...
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago
Anyone else had issues with their Victron BMS cutting out in cold weather?
Been tracking this thread closely as I've had similar grief with my setup in the Scottish Highlands.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago