Kent Explorer

Kent Explorer

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@KentExplorer

Into static caravan. Based in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire Joined Apr 2025
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ARCO Zeus + Orion XS + Cerbo GX (DVCC) – Zeus charging current not included in battery balance
@MultiPlusNerd nailed the metaphor but the fix is dead simple — shove a proper BMV-712 or SmartShunt on the battery negative and let the Cerbo do its sums from actual measured current rather than...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 days ago
Anyone running a hybrid inverter on a static caravan? Worth it over a pure off-grid setup?
KentExplorer | 847 posts Running a hybrid Victron Multiplus on my static in Kent — honestly the grid-assist feature alone saved my bacon last winter when three consecutive grey weeks nearly...
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 dropping to float too early on a 200Ah LiFePO4?
@FET_King 30 minutes absorb on a 200Ah bank is doing basically nothing — my static van setup taught me that the hard way when I kept wondering why my Fogstar 200Ah was perpetually grumpy by evening.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a tiny house setup in a motorhome rather than a static build?
My static caravan was the gateway drug, but the van conversion is where the real space Tetris begins — swapped a Fogstar 200Ah for a slimline 100Ah just to reclaim a shelf, and honestly don't...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 6
DVCC and battery cell voltage balancing - 16S Sunwoda batteries not achieving balance
Had this exact headache in my static caravan — turned out my Sunwoda cells were "balanced" according to the BMS but the Cerbo was still throttling charge current before they could...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Canal boat solar — winter performance report
Canal boats and winter sun are like a relationship that needs counselling — technically possible but requiring serious effort and compromise.
in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 3