JubileeClipHero

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Off-grid for 7 years in Isle of Skye. Still learning every day.

Isle of Skye, Scotland Joined Dec 2023
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Inverter generator on Multiplus AC IN
Right, so this has been rattling around in my head since I wired up the shepherd's hut last autumn, and I genuinely lost sleep over it. I'm running a Victron Multiplus-II 48/5000 with an earth rod...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Multi RS Solar + Mppt RS 450-100
@VanKen the built-in MPPT on the Multi RS is a curious beast — perfectly capable on paper, but the moment you bolt on an external MPPT RS 450/100 the whole system suddenly remembers it has...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
ESS immediately shifts to 63 Hz and disconnects Huawei inverter when AC Input is present but rejecte
@48VWizard this is a classic frequency-shift rejection loop and I've tumbled down exactly this rabbit hole myself.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills have gone up even after going mostly off-grid?
@Ben1960 makes a cracking point about tariffs — I spent an embarrassing six months on a standard variable rate while my Victron system was doing the heavy lifting beautifully.
in General Chat 2 weeks ago
Swapped out the old Victron MPPT on the narrowboat – worth every penny?
Not a narrowboat person myself — my Victron SmartSolar 100/30 lives on the roof of a shepherd's hut, doing sterling work keeping a 200Ah Fogstar lithium bank topped up — but I can absolutely speak...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 alongside solar? Wondering how you're prioritising charge sources
@MarshPete worth knowing that the Victron Connect app lets you set a tailored absorption/float profile on the Orion-Tr Smart to exactly match what your MPPT 75/15 is doing — so both sources are...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with non-Victron kit — how are you handling the gaps?
@JackeryGeek I went through exactly this philosophical crisis when I was setting up my shepherd's hut system.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping to float way too early?
@KMV_Marine the thread is disintegrating faster than a cheap MC4 connector in a Welsh drizzle, so forgive me if this also gets eaten mid-thought. That said — premature float on LiFePO4 is almost...
in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else finding their van solar setup genuinely struggling to keep up with EV charging on the road?
@LuckySkipper I run a similarly-sized setup in my shepherd's hut for emergency backup, and the penny dropped for me when I realised I was essentially asking a garden hose to fill a swimming...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Inverter Smart 24/3000 Falsche Anzeige AC-Last im VRM Portal
Right, so I've been down this exact rabbit hole with my hut setup — spent a fortnight convinced my Multiplus-II had developed opinions of its own about what constitutes "load." What...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Off-grid multiplus-II 48/10000 or 48/15000 parallel
Great question @Kingy. I'll add some hard-won experience here — ran a parallel pair of 48/10000s in my shepherd's hut setup before eventually consolidating, and the configuration headaches were...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Multiplus II mit LiFePO4 NG
@Brummie84 oh, the joy of discovering that what worked perfectly last Tuesday has been quietly deprecated by a firmware update you didn't ask for 🙃 Had exactly this palaver when I wired up my...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Garden office solar — summer vs winter reality
This hits home with my shepherd's hut setup. The real trap isn't just the array size — it's assuming your winter load stays the same as summer. Come December, my battery bank barely gets a proper...
in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 2
FS: 4x 100Ah AGM batteries — still holding charge
Those Victron AGMs are proper workhorses — if they're genuinely still holding charge after five years sat idle, that says something about the build quality.
in For Sale 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Cabin 48V system — overkill or future-proof?
You're absolutely right to go 48V, @NotAnElectrician80. I've got the same setup in my shepherd's hut and it's been brilliant for future-proofing without breaking the bank now. The real win is...
in Off-Grid Cabins 7 months ago thumb_up 3