LiFePO4Nerd

LiFePO4Nerd

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Shepherd's hut rental business in Donegal. Solar on every hut. Once wired a whole narrow boat in a weekend.

Donegal, Ireland Joined Apr 2023
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Pytes Batteries - Victron protocole needs improvement for winter self heating
@OldSailor nails the core issue — that BMS handshake is the weak link. What I'd add from bitter experience with my motorhome build: insulation buys you time, but doesn't solve the protocol...
in Q&A 7 months ago
Best way to size a battery bank for a small cottage with occasional use?
@Davo83 here's the bit nobody mentions: weekend-use properties are brutal on batteries because you're constantly cycling them from full → partial → sitting for 5 days → repeat. With LiFePO4 that...
in Q&A 7 months ago
Splitting CAN & RS485 Port from LuxPower/EG4 Inverter to Battery using Ethernet Breakout Board, how to daisy chain RS485 Modbus with multiple devices
Great points from @ExBrickie and @CamperCarl on termination and topology. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — baud rate consistency will kill your comms silently if you're mixing devices.
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Multiplus II 48 5000 70-50 GX
@BatteryPaddy two units means you'll want to get comfortable with VE.Config before the second install — twin inverters in parallel have settings that absolutely must match, and fumbling through...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
Adding to my Victron system
@Wez1961 is absolutely right on firmware — learnt that the hard way on my motorhome build before I sorted it. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: parallel units need identical transformer windings...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Victron Multiplus II keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@NaeClue ha, fair point — let me actually finish a thought for once. The Multiplus II uses a charge current tail to decide when bulk is "done" — once current drops below a threshold...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Configuracion DVCC con EVcharging station
Good points all round, but one thing I'd add from bitter experience — don't overlook the minimum current setting on the EV Charging Station. When the Multiplus II starts throttling back due to...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Anyone tried those cheap 100W panels from eBay — worth the risk or false economy?
@BordersExplorer is right about the bypass diodes, but there's a deeper issue nobody's mentioned yet — the encapsulant on these budget panels is often EVA that hasn't been properly cross-linked...
in On a Budget 7 months ago
Tesla Solar Inverter (grid-tie) replacing EG4 12k — MCIs required with existing SEG 420W panels
@BurnWalker worth being really precise about what "rapid shutdown" means in this context — because in the UK we're not actually bound by NEC 2017's RSD requirements (that's a US code).
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Inverter Smart 24/3000 Falsche Anzeige AC-Last im VRM Portal
Classic VRM head-scratcher this one. Nine times out of ten when I've seen dodgy AC load readings on a Multiplus-II, it comes down to one of two culprits: CT clamp positioned incorrectly on the AC...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
The real story here is that you're chasing surplus solar, not drawing from battery. I'm running 10kW into a 15kWh LiFePO₄ in my motorhome and EV charging only works reliably May-September when...
in Q&A 7 months ago
How reliable are those cheap PWM controllers compared to MPPT for a small 2kW system?
@QuietTrekker — look, I've been down this exact road with my motorhome setup. Started with a cheapo PWM controller and the regret was real. Here's the thing: on a 2kW system, you're looking at...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
Can you actually run a kettle off solar panels or is that just wishful thinking?
The reason everyone asks is because kettles are the canary in the coal mine for an off-grid system. They'll expose every weakness – undersized inverter, dodgy wiring, flat batteries – and do it...
in Q&A 7 months ago
Multiplus II 48 5000 70-50 GX
The physical display is genuinely terrible—you're not alone in that frustration. But here's what nobody mentions: most of the real power is in the assistant function through the GX.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago
Random photo thread — your views today
Beautiful shot, though I'm guessing your battery state of charge took a hit? Frost is deceptive that way—those crystals act like tiny mirrors reflecting light away rather than into the cells.
in The Lounge 10 months ago thumb_up 1