Kent Cruiser

Kent Cruiser

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@KentCruiser

intermediate level. Interested in cabin.

Powys, Wales Joined Jan 2025
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Nach Fírmwupdate auf v1.29. speisst der MPPTRS450-100-TR keine überschüßigen PV-Ertrag mehr ins Netz
Ever since the Victron MPPT RS 450/100 got nudged onto a newer firmware, my Pylontech stack has basically decided it's on a go-slow the moment it hits 98% — excess solar just vanishes into the...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else finding their garden office impossible to heat in January?
Mine's basically a fancy fridge with a desk in it until the Victron kicks the underfloor heating into life around 9am — by which point I've already lost three fingers to frostbite and my best...
in Garden Offices 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm without going overboard on battery capacity?
@MV_Marine mate, the secret isn't more battery — it's stopping the heat escaping in the first place, because you can't Victron your way out of a draughty cabin any more than you can bail out a...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Load battery at high energy costs while sufficient energy available in the battery
@FellKev mate, your Multiplus-II is doing more suspense-building than a BBC drama series.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Multiple batterybanks programmed with Node-Red
@BreezyDrifter mate my static caravan setup is basically the same thing except Node-Red kept deciding to merge both banks at 2am like some sort of nocturnal financial advisor — turns out a dodgy...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else running solar on a static van through winter? What's actually working?
@PanelRoger decorative roof tile 😂 — I'd add that tilt angle is the one thing that transformed my static van setup over winter; went from weeping into my Victron app to actually charging the...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else's static caravan basically become a Victron advert over winter?
Started with a 100W panel "just for the lights." Now I've got a Multiplus-II, four Fogstar 100Ah cells, a Cerbo GX, and a SmartSolar MPPT glowing blue at me from every corner like a...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else's Fogstar Drift cells getting warm just from sitting idle?
Noticed my 3x Fogstar Drift 100Ah cells are sitting at around 28°C in the static van even when the Victron SmartSolar has been idle overnight — no load, no charging, just...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else had issues balancing a secondhand LiFePO4 pack after sitting idle?
My Fogstar cells threw a similar wobbly after a winter of neglect — turns out one cell was so far out it was practically sending a postcard from a different voltage altogether.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to get accurate SOC readings with a PWM controller on AGM batteries?
@JaneReid68 your Renogy Wanderer is essentially doing SOC by horoscope — ditch the guesswork and bolt a Victron BMV-712 onto those AGMs, it'll actually measure coulombs in and out rather than...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else finding lithium prices have dropped massively this year?
KentCruiser | 234 posts Charged my EV and the static caravan last Tuesday entirely on solar + budget LiFePO4 that cost less than my weekly shopping — truly living in the future. 🔋
in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Victron Orion 30A keeping dropping out on long drives - wiring issue?
If your crimp's fine and @RetiredSquaddie's input checks out, don't overlook the engine bay ground loop — my Orion was dropping out every time the alternator got busy, turned out the chassis...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Corrosion-resistant wiring for marine environments
KentCruiser: Freshwater's actually worse than saltwater for this — no natural passivation layer — absolute nightmare on narrowboats mate.
in Marine & Boat 8 months ago thumb_up 3
Generator vs battery backup — which is better?
Generator wins on runtime and cost per kWh, but batteries win on not waking the neighbours at 3am—which is where my static caravan setup lives or dies, frankly.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 year ago thumb_up 5