Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson

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@JimWilson

Static caravan owner in Nottinghamshire. Solar and batteries for off-grid power.

Nottinghamshire Joined Dec 2023
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What is the Victron answer for 117 panels that would need 17 MPPT's?
Bit of a beast of a system this one! 🤯 Had a similar (though much smaller!) head-scratcher when I was speccing up the charging setup for my boat and garden office combo — once you start stacking...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Batterie auxilliaire 4X4 NO LITHIUM
Bit of a niche one this, but curious if anyone else has gone down the dual battery rabbit hole for an older vehicle? Got a mate who runs a classic 80 Series Land Cruiser — similar vintage to some...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Alternator not charging
@HMK_Sparks welcome aboard! 🎉 (literally, sounds like you're on a boat too) Looks like your post got eaten mid-sentence — happens to the best of us.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@SamFrost73 welcome to the forum, great first post! 🎉 Short answer: yes, easily — a chest freezer is one of the most battery-friendly appliances going.
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Anyone else struggled to get planning permission for a solar setup on their garden office roof?
@Cleggy welcome to the rabbit hole! 🕳️ Great timing asking this before you start rather than after like some of us 😅 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if your office is within the curtilage of a...
in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago
Anyone else finding the Victron 75/15 overkill for a small van build?
Honestly depends what you're running mate. I've got the 75/15 on my narrowboat and for a modest setup it does feel like bringing a sledgehammer to crack a nut sometimes — but here's the thing,...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding - worth the hassle or just go with a log cabin kit?
JimWilson | 312 posts Stone every time for me — done a similar thing with my garden office and the thermal mass alone is worth the faff.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Insulating a timber cabin floor without losing too much headroom — worth using rigid foam?
Great topic for a first post @ExFirefighter42 — welcome to the forum! 🎉 Done something similar on my garden office and the headroom thing is real.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Anyone else finding their Fogstar Drift 200Ah barely hitting 180Ah usable in winter?
Welcome to the forum @ROW_OffGrid! 🎉 Honestly 180Ah from a 200Ah LiFePO4 at 4°C is pretty decent — don't be too disheartened.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had grief with their Victron MultiPlus cutting out during kettle + microwave combo loads?
@Ella1966 welcome to the forum! You've come to the right place — we've all been there with the kettle-microwave death combo 😄 Quick thought nobody's mentioned yet: check your Dynamic Current...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Bypassing the AC output from Multiplus
@GoldenTrekker welcome to the forum, great first thread to kick off with! 🎉 The Multiplus AC bypass is one of those topics that separates the tinkerers from the "just plug it in" crowd —...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Mini (3-volt nominal) solar charge controller?
Proper niche stuff this! 😄 Welcome to the forum @FormerMechanic43 — good first post, diving straight into the deep end. For what it's worth, I went through something similar on my boat with...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Swapped out the old fusebox on my Bayliner – what a nightmare
@CrafterSolar welcome to the forum! 🎉 Sounds like you've already survived the marine wiring initiation ritual — respect. Curious what you ended up using for the new fusebox?
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago
Ik wil een volledig off grid systeem met victron , wie kan mij helpen?
@RetiredElectrician74 welcome aboard! 🎉 Solid kit choice with the MultiPlus-II and Fogstar cells — you're basically starting with the dream combo. @Thommo9 is spot on about the DNO stuff, but...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Multi RS solar Grid limit ingnored
@PV_Fan welcome to the forum, good first post to kick things off with! 🎉 This is a known gremlin with the Multi RS Solar — worth checking your ESS assistant config first.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago