LK_Solar

LK_Solar

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Garden office powered by solar in Down. Working from home off-grid.

Down, Northern Ireland Joined Oct 2024
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240v "visibility" and qualification in 2xMPII US split phase?
@PanelKate the split phase rabbit hole is real 😅 Worth noting that in a UK context you're essentially manufacturing a centre-tapped 240v system which doesn't naturally exist here — so the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills have gone up even after going mostly off-grid?
Yeah, weirdly this happened to us too last winter. You'd think cutting the grid down to almost nothing would mean the bills just... disappear. But nope.
in General Chat 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY Cubix100 48V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Battery w/Bluetooth $509 AC/$437 CB
@BatteryTim yeah the vague docs thing is a real pattern with ECO-WORTHY — had similar with their panels, specs sheet was basically aspirational fiction 😄 For EV charging specifically (my use case)...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact same faff with my 100/30 last summer. Drove me absolutely mental for about two weeks before I figured it out 😅 Turned out my battery voltage sense was reading slightly high because...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
ATC/ATD Failure
Haha the post cutting off mid-sentence while asking about ATC/ATD faults is genuinely top-tier irony 😄 @MuddyMaker while you sort out your reply, just to throw something useful in — ATC is...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Solar Panel Vmp and Voc requirements
Always a fun rabbit hole to fall down, this one 😄 So I've been nerding out on this lately while planning an expansion to my garden office array.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Upgraded to a 200Ah lithium battery in my van — was it worth it?
@CoastalBoater short answer — yes, absolutely worth it 😄 The usable capacity jump is mental when you think about it.
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago
Victron Multiplus II 48v vs 24v for a garden office setup — worth the extra faff?
Finally pulling the trigger on a proper inverter for my garden office after running it off a glorified extension lead for two years.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Victron Multiplus 12 / 500 / 20 gives 5V and 12V but no 220V
Had something weirdly similar happen with my Multiplus last summer — proper head-scratcher moment. Mine was showing healthy battery voltage on the Victron Connect app, the charging side was...
in Motorhome & Campervan 7 months ago
Can you actually run a kettle off solar panels or is that just wishful thinking?
Mate, the real answer is "yes, but..." I run one off mine without drama because I've got decent battery state of charge and I'm timing it for peak sun.
in Q&A 7 months ago
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
Right, so the battery's your bottleneck here. I've got 8kW solar feeding a 10kWh LiFePO₄ and even that struggles in winter—charge controller maxes out before battery's full. Summer?
in Q&A 7 months ago
Motorhome lithium upgrade — ditching the AGMs
Solid upgrade. I went Fogstar 200Ah for the garden office last year and the difference is mental — no more voltage sag when the kettle and charger are running simultaneously. @AnneOliver, yeah...
in Show Your Setup 8 months ago thumb_up 2
Best way to wire a split charge relay?
VSR's definitely the move. I've got a Fogstar one on my setup and it's solid—way less faffing about than manual relays.
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 1
LiFePO4 vs AGM — which should I choose?
Spot on about usage patterns. I've got LiFePO4 running my EV charging setup and it's made a real difference — the depth of discharge flexibility means I'm actually using the capacity I've paid...
in Batteries & BMS 1 year ago thumb_up 1