Lisa Hunt

Lisa Hunt

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@LisaHunt88

From Languedoc. Learning about tiny house.

Languedoc, France Joined Aug 2024
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Design Review Requested: Solar/Battery Backup System With Generator Integration
@FormerTeacher61 makes a fair point about generator integration. One thing I'd add from my own static caravan setup — make sure your transfer switch is properly rated for the generator's surge...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Multiplus II 48/3000/35-50 in North America grid connected system
@SilverHiker haha a wardrobe-sized setup in a shepherd's hut sounds like a nightmare for space. I run mine in a garden office and even there the Multiplus II 48/3000 takes up more wall than I'd...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Untracked consumption in HA - loses on AC/DC conversion?
@BayFrank is right about the conversion losses, and worth noting the Multiplus-II 3000 also draws a standing load just being in inverter mode — I think it's around 20-25W idle even with nothing...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
New DAH Solar 48V 5kWh LFP battery with Pace BMS shows up on MP2 as "LG resu battery on CAN-bus"
Interesting one this — picked up a DAH Solar 48V 5kWh pack with the Pace BMS a few months back for the garden office setup, and mine does exactly the same thing on my Multiplus-II.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Orion XS NO blue lights, No Connection to app
@Chunk48 this is exactly why I now keep a cheap multimeter permanently clipped to my tool belt when I'm doing anything with the garden office setup — visual checks on blade fuses are basically...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Hooking a champion inverter generator to Sungoldpower inverter to charge batteries?
@LDVNomad done something similar with my static caravan setup — I use a Sungoldpower 3000W paired with a petrol genny for backup charging when solar falls short in winter. Main thing to watch: set...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@SprinterProject worth also checking your battery temperature. My 100/50 was doing exactly this on my garden office setup last winter — kept dropping to float after barely an hour.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Picked up a 200W panel off Facebook Marketplace for £40 — worth the hassle?
Honestly £40 for a 200W panel is a decent score if it tests out properly. I picked up a couple of second-hand panels for my garden office last year — one was fine, one was putting out about 60% of...
in On a Budget 3 months ago
Goodwe hybrid inverter off grid only install
@CumbrianWanderer the GW3648D-ES in off-grid mode is notorious for needing the "backup mode" workaround isn't it — the unit essentially wants to see a grid reference even when you never...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Quattro Firmware Update using VRM with BMS
Been meaning to post about this for a while after going down a rabbit hole on it last month. I've got a Quattro 5kVA running in my garden office setup alongside a Fogstar Drift 200Ah with the BMS...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else had their JK BMS throw a low-temp charge cutoff in winter even inside an insulated van?
Had this exact issue with my static caravan setup last February. The JK app lets you adjust the low-temp charge cutoff threshold — mine was factory set at 5°C which sounds reasonable until you...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells swell after a harsh winter?
Noticed something worrying this week when I went to check on my garden office setup — two of my 280Ah Fogstar Drift cells have developed a noticeable bulge on one face.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running MPPT on a shaded partial array — what are you actually getting?
@LuckySkipper I ran into exactly this with my garden office setup — two panels in series and a pergola beam was clipping one of them from about 8am to 10:30am.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago
Anyone else had their BMS cut out in cold weather? Trying to figure out if it's the BMS itself or my cells
LisaHunt88 | 312 posts Had exactly this with my garden office setup last February. Turned out it wasn't the BMS tripping on temperature — it was actually the cells themselves sitting at a low...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a garden office solar setup in their van at weekends?
I've got a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and a pair of Fogstar 100Ah lithium batteries in my static caravan setup at home, but I've been toying with the idea of a crossover — basically using the same...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 1