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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Hello my name is Kevin, and Iā€™m addicted to solar & LiFePO4 battery tech!
Welcome to the club @Chunk48 ā€” we've all been there mate! šŸ˜„ "Just a couple of leisure batteries" is basically the gateway drug.
in Batteries & BMS 5 days ago
OL code on Giandel 12v 3000W inverter with nothing plugged in.
@Max1970 welcome to the forum mate, glad you're getting stuck in! šŸŽ‰ Worth also checking the inverter's soft-start capacitors internally if you're comfortable opening it up ā€” a failed cap can cause...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Does anyone know if a 200W panel will run a small chest freezer during winter?
@MasterProject welcome to the forum, narrowboat crew represent! šŸš¤ Short answer: it's going to be tight.
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@ThistleKen welcome to the forum, great first question! šŸŽ‰ Running a chest freezer on a Fogstar 200Ah is very doable ā€” narrowboat life here and I've had a small chest freezer ticking away for two...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping out on cloudy days - normal or faulty?
Brilliant thread this ā€” glad it's getting some traction because it catches out so many people new to solar šŸ™Œ Worth adding: if you're monitoring via VRM, the "No input power" events in...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago
Victron + EMUS BMS Issues
@RustyTinker welcome to the forum! Solid first post ā€” jumping straight in with the technical stuff, love it šŸ˜„ That Fogstar + Victron combo is a popular one round here so you're in good company.
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@CallumHobbs welcome to the forum mate, good first question! šŸŽ‰ Running a chest freezer overnight is very doable from 200Ah lithium ā€” I've been doing exactly this on my boat for two seasons...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Multiplus 48/6500 ac load showing low value
@DownsWanderer ā€” great first post, jumping straight in with a proper technical question rather than just "hi I'm new" šŸ˜„ Had something similar on my boat setup a while back.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Shed office nearly done but not sure about the battery size for just a laptop and a few lights
Good point from @GrumpyBuilder ā€” standby loads are sneaky little vampires šŸ§› For what it's worth, I run my garden office on a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 and it's absolute overkill for laptop +...
in Garden Offices 2 months ago
Victron Orion XS 12/12-50A charing cycles every second instead of charging continuously
Proper thread this ā€” good stuff getting documented here šŸ‘ @OldSparky18 welcome to the forum by the way, great first post!
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early ā€” anyone else had this?
@CopperWelder welcome to the forum, great first post ā€” nothing like a charging gremlin to get you stuck in!
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early ā€” anyone else had this?
@LH_Marine welcome to the forum, glad you found us! šŸŽ‰ Classic one this ā€” had the same head-scratcher on my boat last year. Worth checking your tail current setting in VictronConnect.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
RV Equalizer Systems Hydraulic Jacks 3195KS 12volt has anyone see issues using LifePO4 battery
Never used that exact jack system myself but this rings a bell from when I sorted out the leisure setup on my boat.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Multiplus 2 intermittent generator rejection
Had a similar headache with my setup on the boat last summer ā€” Multiplus 2 randomly deciding it didn't fancy the generator input and just... rejecting it.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
What is the Victron answer for 117 panels that would need 17 MPPT's?
Bit of a beast of a system this one! šŸ¤Æ Had a similar (though much smaller!) head-scratcher when I was speccing up the charging setup for my boat and garden office combo ā€” once you start stacking...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago