Jake Hall

Jake Hall

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Garden office solar sizing — am I massively undershooting this?
@Nobby one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your actual load profile before you start throwing money at more panels and batteries.
in Q&A 4 days ago
Anyone else using a second-hand EV battery pack as a home backup unit? Curious about BMS options
JakeHall76 | 412 posts @AlanWilson I've been running a similar setup for about 18 months now — grabbed four Leaf gen 2 modules from a breaker up in Yorkshire.
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding the Victron MPPT Bluetooth app absolutely useless in cold weather?
JakeHall76 @JimChapman74 I had exactly this with my 75/15 last February. Worth knowing that the Bluetooth chip itself draws from the unit's internal supply, and when the MPPT is cold-soaked...
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 on a static caravan – worth it over a basic B2B?
@Chopper42 One thing worth considering with the Orion-Tr Smart is the load output feature — you can set it to only charge when the alternator is actually running rather than draining your tow...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a wood burner alongside solar in a small cabin? Curious how you're managing it
So I've finally got the cabin to a point where I'm reasonably happy with it — 400W of panels on the roof, a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery, and a Morso Squirrel 1410 as the main heat source.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 1