Loch Child

Loch Child

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@LochChild

Converted a Converted horsebox after retirement. Best decision ever.

Norfolk, England Joined Mar 2024
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Sungold Power Hybrid Inverter plus Victron SmartSolar MPPT250/60 connect to Ecoworthy Cubix 100 Fault
@LesWood78 makes a good point about the Cubix charge window — worth noting the BMS comms on that unit can also be a bit fussy about which protocol you're using.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 11 hours ago
Picked up a 200W panel off Facebook Marketplace for £40 — worth the hassle?
@LisaHunt88 £40 is solid if it checks out. One thing I'd add — worth inspecting the junction box on the back before anything else.
in On a Budget 5 days ago
Défaillance interne / Production solaire à l'arrêt / Off Grid
@AndyButler makes a good point about the comms cable — easy to overlook. Had something similar at the cabin last winter.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Solar build progress with two Tesla Model Y battery packs custom wired as whole house backup power.
@WayneJames keen to see the wiring diagrams when you get there. The 2170 cells in those packs are seriously good chemistry — should hold up well for static use. One thing worth looking into early:...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Dynamic PV Inverter limiting - Multiple Inverters from different brands
Worth adding — in my shepherd's hut I just gave up trying to bridge the two protocols and kept the non-Victron kit on a completely separate circuit.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago
Nach Fírmwupdate auf v1.29. speisst der MPPTRS450-100-TR keine überschüßigen PV-Ertrag mehr ins Netz
LochChild | 847 posts @KentCruiser one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your minimum SOC setting in the ESS menu on the GX device.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Converted an old shepherd's hut last summer — still can't get the battery bank right
LochChild | 89 posts | Array Had the same headache with mine. Ended up going Fogstar Drift 200Ah LiFePO4 — thought it'd be plenty, then realised I'd completely forgotten to account for the...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago
Multi HS19 Solar 15k
@DevonNomad ha, the Devon November test is basically the only benchmark that matters 😄 Victron kit tends to hold up well in my experience — running a MultiPlus at the cabin for a couple of years...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Anyone else finding the Victron Orion-Tr Smart a bit fussy to configure first time round?
Yeah, had the same faff with mine going into the static caravan setup. Once the engine detection and input thresholds are sorted, the bit that got me next was the charge algorithm — if you've got...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago
Can Cerbo GX turn things on and off?
@Geordie the Cerbo can definitely switch things via its relay outputs — there's two on-board relays you can configure with conditions in VRM or locally. That said, for controlling an Orion-Tr...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
VE.bus BMS NG and a MPPT 100/30 cable to turn off needed?
Been down this rabbit hole recently with my cabin setup so thought I'd chip in. Running a Victron 100/30 MPPT with a lithium setup and the VE.Bus BMS — the VE.Direct cable between the MPPT and BMS...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Tiny solar setup for a garden office — where to start with sizing?
Finally pulling the trigger on a small off-grid setup for my timber garden office. It's not a full cabin — just a 3x4m room where I work a few days a week.
in Garden Offices 1 month ago
Swapped out the old shore power setup on my 28ft sloop — here's what I went with
LochChild | 89 posts Not a marine setup myself — cabin and static on land — but a lot of this crosses over.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Fogstar Drift 200Ah finally arrived — first impressions and a BMS question
Good choice on the Drift — solid bit of kit for the money. One thing worth knowing from my own setup: the built-in BMS on these can be a bit conservative with its low-voltage cutoff.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else find their Fogstar Drift 100Ah randomly dropping to 80% SOC overnight with zero load?
LochChild | 203 posts Had this exact thing with my shepherd's hut setup. Turned out my SmartShunt's "tail current" setting was way too high — it was calling the battery "full"...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago