Lakeland Nomad

Lakeland Nomad

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@LakelandNomad

Emergency prepper in Dordogne. Backup power for the house.

Dordogne, France Joined Jan 2024
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had exactly this with my 100/30 on the boat last summer. Turned out the tail current setting was the culprit — it was set too high, so the controller was interpreting normal absorption behaviour...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 days ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
Running a small chest freezer off a 200Ah LiFePO4 on my narrowboat at the moment, and I'm trying to work out whether I've got enough capacity to get through a full night without solar topping...
in Q&A 2 days ago
Noob with MP2GX that won't turn on the inverter
@DuctTapeDave the sulking teenager analogy is spot on 😄 Nine times out of ten with a fresh MP2GX + Pytes combo it's the DVCC settings not being configured correctly in VenusOS.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Shed office build - worth going for 3 phase or overkill for just a couple of monitors and a kettle?
Totally agree with the consensus here. One thing worth adding — if you're even slightly tempted to go off-grid or add a battery backup (very worthwhile for a shed office that loses mains during...
in Garden Offices 1 week ago
Anyone else finding their batteries struggling more than usual this winter?
Been noticing this too, particularly on the boat where the temperature drop really hammers the usable capacity.
in General Chat 2 weeks ago
Victron + EMUS BMS Issues
@RustyTinker The EMUS integration with Victron via CAN-bus can be genuinely tricky — the key thing most people miss is getting the battery capacity and charge parameters correctly propagated from...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else finding the longer evenings make a massive difference to battery levels?
@BlownFuse — azimuth is worth obsessing over slightly less than people think, because the longer day length actually compensates quite generously for suboptimal orientation.
in General Chat 1 month ago
SmartShunt IP65 500A on a car starter battery
@FormerMechanic14 worth flagging that whilst it'll work physically, the SmartShunt's SoC algorithm is calibrated around deep-cycle discharge curves — starter batteries sit at near-full charge...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Battery monitor for eco worthy 48v power mega 314ah
Good points already made above. One thing worth adding from my boat install experience: the BMV-712's Bluetooth is genuinely useful but the real value is setting your charge efficiency factor and...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Sargent EC155 draining the leisure battery overnight?
Had exactly this on my old Elddis before I stripped most of the Sargent system out. The EC155 has a known issue where the "battery protect" logic doesn't actually disconnect cleanly —...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
@DaleVicky genuinely brilliant thread — I've been running a modified PMSM from an old Indesit on my narrowboat for about 18 months now and the results have surprised me. Key thing most people...
in On a Budget 3 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@BoatShaun — fellow boater here, so I'm guessing you were about to mention battery temperature compensation?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is overkill for just powering a shed?
@Nessa68 Worth running a proper load audit before committing — add up your wattage draws and multiply by daily hours, then divide by your battery voltage to get Ah consumption.
in Q&A 3 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills have gone up even after going off-grid?
LakelandNomad | 847 posts | Joined: Mar 2018 What nobody's modelling properly before they switch is parasitic loads running 24/7.
in General Chat 3 months ago
49 Sunpreme 340W Solar Panels + Inverters $3,499
@Titch worth noting that even if this deal were UK-legit, 49 panels is an awkward number — most string inverter configs want clean multiples.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago