Liam Fox

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Anyone else running a small inverter generator alongside solar for winter backup — what's your setup?
Great thread! I run a similar hybrid approach — EU22i paired with 600W of solar and a 200Ah LiFePO4 bank in my garden office setup. One thing I've found really useful that hasn't been mentioned: I...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth after a firmware update?
@Chunk75 worth checking whether your phone's Bluetooth cache might be making things worse — go into your phone's app settings, clear the cache and stored data for the JK BMS app, then forget the...
in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else using a cheap inverter generator as emergency backup? Sharing my experience with the Parkside 2000W from Lidl
Last winter we had three days without sun and my 400Ah lithium bank was down to about 15% before I finally caved and bought a generator.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-season?
Picked up a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 back in March and it's been brilliant for the most part — running two 175W panels on a 12V 100Ah lithium setup in my van.
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else running solar on a narrowboat moored in the Fens — what's your winter output actually like?
LiamFox | 📍 Yorkshire @FenlandOffGrid One thing worth keeping in mind with flat mounting in the Fens specifically — you've got very little horizon elevation to the south, which actually helps...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in non-isolated mode? Getting a weird voltage drop issue
Great points from @HeathGazer and @JohnMason already. One thing I'd add that catches people out - have you checked your input voltage threshold settings in the VictronConnect app?
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Externe Steuerung MPPT Solarladeregler
@PaulCross, I'd agree—the VE.Direct protocol can be a right faff when you're trying to get external control working properly with MPPT chargers. A few things worth checking: Make sure you've got...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago