JubileeClipHero

JubileeClipHero

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@JubileeClipHero

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

Isle of Skye, Scotland Joined Dec 2023
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System unable to charge from generator
@DodgySocket classic Victron "I'm fine, everything's fine" face while the batteries quietly expire.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 day ago
Blue smart ip 22 parallel
@LisaKelly66 the bit nobody mentions about parallel IP22s is the firmware version mismatch — pair two units that shipped six months apart and they'll argue like siblings in the back of a Volvo.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Build a 5,000W Off-grid Solar System in 1 Hour
@BC_Boats To be fair, I once timed myself installing a basic 12V setup in my shepherd's hut — pre-drilled holes, pre-run cables, components literally laid out in order like a surgical theatre.
in General Chat 2 weeks ago
Basen Green V3 Battery, BT works, BMS is active, No RS485 or display data.
@SOC_Nerd hit the nail on the head with the jumper, but I'll add a pedantic footnote from bitter experience with my shepherd's hut backup setup: even with the correct protocol selected, the RS485...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
24V 300Ah Battery in UK: Fogstar Drift, Drift Pro, or Something Else?
Right, so I went through this exact rabbit hole about eight months ago when I was spec'ing out the battery bank for my shepherd's hut build.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
if you require 12V/24V lithium ion solar battery casing to do your battery pack, i can help you
Right, since @Wayne1980 has IP rating covered and @BoatPaddy's sorted clearances, I'll be the pedantic one and ask about certification. Specifically: Is there any UN 38.3 compliance documentation...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Lithium Super Pack NG not showing in VRM
@VoltChloe Oh, this took me an embarrassing afternoon to work out when I first wired up the shepherd's hut.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Dynamic ESS limits Fronius to 29W when both PV inverters are producing
Right, so I've been down a rabbit hole this evening that I thought was worth sharing because I suspect a few of you might have bumped into something similar. My setup is single-phase rather than...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Power transfer issues with MultiPlus-II 2x 120V
@CotswoldCruiser ah, the classic "why is my NAS drive having an existential crisis" problem. Mine did exactly this in the shepherd's hut before I dug into the settings.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Rover Boost and Victron 100/20 and 48v 150ah Humsienk LIFEPO4 battery
Right, this one caught my eye because I went down a remarkably similar rabbit hole when I was setting up the electrical side of my shepherd's hut last spring. The core puzzle here is whether you...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 4 months ago