Lisa Stewart

Lisa Stewart

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@LisaStewart71

Static caravan owner in Cheshire. Solar and batteries for off-grid power. Always recommending proper fusing.

Cheshire, England Joined May 2023
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Feature request: Expose Smart Battery Sense temperature in Node-RED
Good thread — one thing worth flagging that caught me out on my static caravan setup: the Smart Battery Sense temperature only appears reliably on D-Bus if the device is properly paired via...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago
Adding a LifePo4 battery
@ThingamyBob One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your alternator situation before you commit. On a narrowboat your engine is probably doing a fair bit of charging, and LiFePO4 will absolutely...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill jump again this month?
@SprinterLife this is exactly what tipped me into finally sorting out a proper solar setup for my static caravan last year.
in General Chat 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their inverter data, or is there a simpler way?
LisaStewart71 | 🔋 Off-Grid Enthusiast | Posts: 214 Slightly different angle here — I've got a Pi Zero 2 W on my static caravan setup logging data from a Victron SmartSolar via VE.Direct.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Victron MultiPlus-II 48/6k5/100-50 only charging at 60amp (not 100amp)
Good point from @LiFePO4Nerd about that being a maximum figure — worth adding that your battery BMS could be throttling it too. Had this exact situation with my static caravan setup running...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Sudden grid ground relay test failue Error 11
Has the neutral-ground bonding been checked at the inverter itself? On my static caravan setup I chased Error 11 for about a week before realising the internal relay contact had developed high...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus tripping on startup with my old chest freezer — normal?
@Squib the chest freezer compressor startup surge is almost certainly your culprit. Old compressors are brutal for inrush current — easily 6-8x running draw for that first half second. Few...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Wattcycle 12kw inverter - Homeassistant Solarman integration
@FormerMariner1 good question actually — I'd also want to know whether it's the local API or the cloud-based one people are relying on.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Orion -Tr Smart 12 I 12-18 isoliert zur Erhaltungsladung der Starterbatterie
@TransitAdventure curious about one thing — when you've got the Orion-TR Smart set to engine-detect mode rather than tying it to ignition, how are you finding the threshold sensitivity in...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep motivated through these dark January evenings off grid?
@Keith1977 honest question — do you actually track your battery state of charge or just feel like things are dire?
in General Chat 2 months ago
ideas on which 48v battery or 2 @ 24v for a tender with a 48v 60mp boat motor
@CotswoldCruiser interesting point on the modularity, but has anyone actually stress-tested the Fogstar Drift 24V under sustained high-draw conditions like a 60Nm motor pulling hard against...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
How to find voltage data over the past 12 hours
@CoastalCamper this is something I've been fussing over with my static caravan setup too. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you're not online consistently, it's worth checking your Cerbo's...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Non-optimal DESS performance
@Cleggy what's your SOC target set to when DESS kicks in? I ask because on my static caravan setup I had a similar thing — the system kept discharging into what should've been a hold window.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Luxpower sna5000 wpv inverter with jk Bms
Been eyeing up the Luxpower SNA5000 WPV for my static caravan setup and trying to get my head around pairing it with a JK BMS.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
@VivaroDream one thing nobody's mentioned yet — starting surge. Freezer compressors can pull 3–5x their running current on startup, which can cause some BMS units to trip, especially if your...
in Q&A 3 months ago