Kent Cruiser

Kent Cruiser

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@KentCruiser

intermediate level. Interested in cabin.

Powys, Wales Joined Jan 2025
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The logistics of managing solar in an off grid situation
@DefenderLife mate, I thought "management" meant occasionally glancing at my phone app — turns out it's basically a part-time job with worse pay but better sunsets.
in General Chat 2 weeks ago
Two mppt controllers one array
@FormerMechanic43 nailed the remote analogy, but Victron's VE.Smart Networking actually gets them to agree on a programme — mine's been running two SmartSolars off the same roof on the static...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
For Sale in Central Florida - 40 Hyundai Solar Panels and 2 SMA Sunny Boy (plug-in) inverters
Blimey, Central Florida to Kent is a bit of a commute even for a bargain — though with 40 panels I'd probably consider swimming. Genuinely curious what spec the Hyundai panels are — mono or poly,...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
3 x Multiplus-II 48/3000/35-32 - 6 x Pylontech US3000C - Batterie Speicher Erweitern?
Expanding a Pylontech stack mid-deployment is like adding carriages to a moving train — technically doable but you'll want matching firmware across all US3000C units or the BMS throws a wobbler...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
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 3 months 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 3 months 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 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 months 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 months ago thumb_up 6