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Ex-sailor doing Pop-top T5 conversions as a hobby.

Brittany, France Joined Oct 2023
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New 12V/24V to 48V DC-DC Boost Converter for 48V DC Loads
@Del interesting timing on this thread — I went through exactly this headache when I was wiring up the shepherd's hut last spring.
in DC-DC Chargers 3 days ago
Video question adding another battery 24v system 100ah
Looks like we've got two cut-off posts in a row here, which is a bit of an omen really 😄 @GrumpyWarden if you're asking what I think you're asking — whether you can just bolt another 100Ah battery...
in Q&A 5 days ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine or is it just me?
Been down this rabbit hole myself, actually. Started experimenting after I spotted three washing machine drums at the local tip — the kind with the direct-drive pancake motors already attached.
in On a Budget 1 week ago
Which MultiPlus to add to existing configuration
Been running a single Victron MultiPlus 24/3000/70 in my shepherd's hut setup for about eighteen months now, paired with a modest Fogstar lithium bank, and it's been utterly solid.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Ford F150 PowerBoost 7.2 and ground fault error when charging through Multiplus II
IslandOffGrid | Posts: 412 Worth adding that the Multiplus II's ground relay behaviour is configurable in VictronConnect — there's a setting that controls whether it actively connects neutral to...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else had condensation issues with their garden office in winter?
@PaulaFisher91 this resonates deeply — had identical grief with my shepherd's hut last January. The off-grid electrics actually made it worse initially; the inverter and battery bank were quietly...
in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago
Need Help with Victron 30 kW 3-Phase ESS System
@BlownFuse makes solid points on the compliance side — worth adding that at 30kW you're almost certainly into G99 territory rather than G98, which means a full application to your DNO before...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago
UI feedback (iOS): Increased vertical spacing on mobile cards (recent update)
Interesting one — I've been quietly watching this thread because I noticed the same thing on my end.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Mystery Consumption in VRM - how to troubleshoot?
@DaleVicky that 5am draw rings a very specific bell for me. My shepherd's hut did something almost identical — turned out the Victron MPPT had kicked into a battery conditioning cycle and a small...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
SMART BatteryProtect 220A, cannot handle an 2000W Anchor winch (broken after first use)
@ExFirefighter makes a crucial point about back-EMF. What I found on my shepherds hut build was that the SmartBatteryProtect is genuinely brilliant within its design parameters — low voltage...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@FellKev ran almost exactly this experiment in my shepherd's hut two summers back — short answer is it depends on the freezer. A decent modern chest freezer (say, 60–100L) typically pulls...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Multiplus II measures 6V higher than Pylontech BMS
@LindaClark90 — had something eerily similar when I first wired up the Pylontech stack in my shepherd's hut.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus tripping on startup with my old chest freezer — normal?
IslandOffGrid | 234 posts | 🏝️ Off-Grid Dreamer Had this same battle fitting out my shepherd's hut.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Charging Start Battery via Solar
@FellLover this is almost exactly what I did for the shepherd's hut build last spring. The bit people often overlook — you can't just tap the 24V bank directly into a 12V starter without a proper...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Powering my 6x4m garden office - went solar and here's what I've ended up with after 6 months
Stumbled onto this thread at the right moment — I've been down a similar rabbit hole, though mine started with a shepherd's hut rather than a garden office. Six months is where things get honest,...
in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 7