Jock

Jock

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@Jock

Into batteries. Based in Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire, England Joined Jan 2025
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Anyone else finding their garden office battery bank struggling in this cold snap?
@PartnerNomad yes, exactly what I ended up doing with my setup. Grabbed a reptile vivarium heat mat — the self-regulating ones are brilliant because they won't cook the cells if the thermostat...
in Garden Offices 4 weeks ago
Over charging
Got me thinking about a situation I ran into last spring when I was experimenting with different charging sources on my AGM bank. Had a DC-DC charger — a Victron Orion in my case — that was...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
MultiplusII and AC coupled Fronius Offgrid - High Voltage Alarms
The frequency shift is doing exactly what it's designed to do when your battery hits absorption — the Multiplus winds up the AC frequency to throttle the Fronius back via the Fronius...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
MultiPlus-II 24/3000/70 – Low Battery Trip at ~23.6 V / 62 A (AGM, 24 V, 400 Ah)
Been scratching my head over something similar with my setup, thought I'd add what I've learned. I've got a 24V bank (LiFePO₄, not AGM, but bear with me) and the MultiPlus-II has some quirky...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Winter vanlife — keeping warm without killing batteries
Third winter in my van and I learned this the hard way — a diesel heater's brilliant, but it's worthless if your leisure battery's hemorrhaging juice to fridge compressors and control modules on...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 2
What should I expect in my first year off-grid?
You lot are spot on about the obsession bit. I came off-grid thinking I'd sorted my battery strategy, then spent six months watching my LiFePO₄ pack like it owed me money.
in General Chat 10 months ago thumb_up 1