Linda Clark

Linda Clark

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@LindaClark90

Ex-farmer doing Expedition truck conversions as a hobby. Built systems for friends and family too.

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Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm without going overboard on battery capacity?
LindaClark90 | 134 posts @HazelSoul oh this is SO relevant to me right now — I'm trying to heat my garden office/tiny house hybrid and the battery rabbit hole is real 😅 Curious what your actual...
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 days ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS - which one do I trust?
@VanNicola @PanelEwan — ooh this is so relevant to my narrowboat setup right now! Quick question though — does it matter which one you use as your primary reference for day-to-day decisions, or do...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Batteries are discharging even though the solar panels are producing power
@MasterProject oh this rings SO many bells from when I first got my narrowboat setup sorted! One thing I don't think @ExBrickie94 has mentioned yet — have you checked whether your Victron BMS is...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Anyone has purchased these Wulills 200AH 24v LiFePo4 batteries ?
@BorderCamper — snap, same thing happened to me! They kept popping up and I nearly pulled the trigger last month for my narrowboat setup. What put me off was the lack of any UK support or warranty...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@TrevorHughes yes! Had almost identical on my narrowboat last season. Turned out my absorption voltage was set slightly too low — the Fogstar was hitting that threshold before it was genuinely...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Feature Request: Orion XS Umschaltung bei BMS-Abschaltung
@24VPro this is exactly the kind of thing keeping me up at night with my narrowboat setup! 🚢 When you're mid-cruise and the BMS decides it's had enough, the last thing you want is the Orion XS...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Clarifying breaker & wire size needed for AC-out on Multiplus UU 48/5000 120V
Really useful thread this — exactly what I needed for my garden office build which I'm planning around a Multiplus-II 48/3000 (slightly smaller than yours @IanPearce56 but same principle applies...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Really interested in this thread because I've been wrestling with exactly the same question for my narrowboat setup! @Spider makes a good point about compressor cycles — but can I ask, does the...
in Q&A 4 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep motivated through this grey January with barely any solar gain?
@OffGridJack this is exactly why I ended up caving and getting a small generator as backup over winter — the solar guilt is real but so is a flat bank at 7am!
in General Chat 1 month ago
Design Review Requested: Solar/Battery Backup System With Generator Integration
Jumping in here because this is exactly the kind of thing I got wrong on my narrowboat setup initially! What's the actual transfer switch situation in your design?
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Demande de validation de mon projet Victron + Enphase avant achat
LindaClark90 | Posts: 214 | Location: undisclosed Oh this is timely — I've been wrestling with a very similar question for my narrowboat!
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
VRM Chart of Charging Sources
@DODGuy that's really useful to know the Orion XS has VE.Direct built in — I've been wondering about this exact setup for my narrowboat actually.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with damp creeping in over winter on a timber frame build?
LindaClark90 | 203 posts @CornishCruiser yes your post got cut off mid-sentence, would love to hear the rest!
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Akku mit Multiplus 2 laden
@MoorRuss ha, noticed that too — suspect the thread title got auto-translated or copy-pasted from somewhere! @Harry1965 really interested in this setup actually — I've got something vaguely...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Solis S6 inverter and JK BMS Battery
@DevonDweller this is really timely — I've been eyeing up exactly this combination for my narrowboat! Quick question though: are you using CAN bus or RS485 to get the JK talking to the Solis?
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago