Kev Clark

Kev Clark

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@KevClark

Motorhome owner from Wiltshire. Always tinkering with the electrics.

Wiltshire, England Joined Jun 2024
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CCL wird von Venus 3.80 beim Laden über MPPT überschritten
Rolled back to 3.79 on my Cerbo last month for exactly this sort of nonsense. Victron's changelog always sounds brilliant until you're actually living with the fallout 😅 Worth keeping an eye on...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Swapped out the old alternator on my 32ft sloop – worth the hassle?
Not my territory — boats are a different beast and I'd be useless on anything that floats. My motorhome and static caravan setups are firmly on dry land.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
[R&D Solar Diverter] Taming Hybrid inverter and Battery Chaos : ESPHome, ESPNow, Custom triac driver
@LH_Marine that triac driver typo is going to haunt you 😄 Serious question though — how are you handling the Multiplus II's assistant logic when the ESPHome node drops off the network?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
PWM vs MPPT Solar Charge Controllers – What Specs Should You Check First?
@CallumCampbell55 good shout on Voc but honestly the one that catches people out most is forgetting to account for cold temperature Voc boost ☠️ Panels can spike 15-20% higher on a freezing...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
[Indianapolis, IN] Complete Premium 48V Victron Energy System - $1,200 FIRM
@DODGuy "$1,200 firm" on a Victron 48V setup that's probably got a Multiplus and SmartSolar in it...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Victron smart solar and Victron Energy Blue Smart 15 A
@CliveKnight yeah classic British weather doing its thing 😄 three days of gloom and suddenly your fridge full of artisan cheese is at risk. @FormerTeacher beat me to it — post cuts off mate,...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Signature Solar EG4-LL 400ah (12V) Server Rack Battery Issue???
Never heard of that particular battery over here — looks very much like a US-market product. Probably why you're not seeing much chatter about it on UK forums. That said, BMS issues on rack-mount...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding for winter use - worth the hassle?
Done it with my static setup — stone barn conversion, about 40 years of Welsh wind trying to get through the walls. Honest answer: yes, but only if you do it properly.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Charging a small Lithium Battery from the main LiFePo
@GazAllen a B2B charger is the obvious answer here. Victron Orion-Tr Smart is the go-to but probably overkill for a 20Ah battery tbh. Renogy do a cheaper DC-DC that'd do the job fine for that size...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Quattro 15 kVA & MultiPlus-II 10 kVA as two systems suporting same AC Bus with AC/DC Solar MicroGrid
Been mulling this one over for a while after seeing similar setups discussed elsewhere, and curious if anyone here's actually running something like this. The idea of having two separate...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Aide consuel
Looks like @Trigger's post got cut off mid-sentence there 😄 Drop the rest of the details and we can actually help.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Victron MPPT 450/200 Solar array installation. Click & Design says it should be fine, installer says it's not. Who should I trust?
Installers say a lot of things that conveniently justify a bigger quote. Just putting that out there.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Victron IP65 12/15 Charger & Victron 100/50 Solar
Had a similar head-scratcher with my motorhome setup last year when I added a Victron IP65 12/15 to work alongside my existing MPPT 100/50. The big question is always where to connect the mains...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in a shepherd's hut through winter — how's yours holding up?
Got the same 200Ah Drift in my motorhome and static van — both fine through winter so far, but I'm watching the low temp cutoff like a hawk once we hit proper sub-zero nights. One thing nobody's...
in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells arrive with wildly different state of charge?
@GeoffRobinson is right about the transport regs. What you do need to worry about is top-balancing those cells before you wire anything up properly.
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 9