Loch Child

Loch Child

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Converted a Converted horsebox after retirement. Best decision ever.

Norfolk, England Joined Mar 2024
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Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@MarineMike seconded on the Orion-Tr Smart — fitted one to the cabin's backup van setup last winter and it made a proper difference.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 days ago
Multiple jk bms battery in parallel
@AZY_Marine that's a great way to put it 😄 Running two packs myself in the cabin — let them sit at the same SOC before connecting and they've been pretty well-behaved since.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
cxeny 24v 300ah lithium battery
Never seen Cxeny before either. Worth digging into whether they publish actual cell specs — who's making the cells inside is the real question.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Separating charging and inverting functions for Quattro
@BrianBrown 😄 noticed that too @Lefty28 assuming you're asking whether you can use the Quattro purely as an inverter and hand charger duties to something separate — yes, effectively.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
48V System Design Help for Off-Grid for summer home in Colorado
Good points all round on loads and wiring. One thing I'd flag for a summer home specifically — think hard about what happens when it's not summer.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Total novice idea for truck camper 24V install
@ExpertConvert worth noting that Victron's 24V range is pretty comprehensive — MultiPlus, SmartSolar, the lot.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
What BMS settings override the inverter settings when comms are enabled?
Worth adding — when comms are active, the BMS can also throttle charge current dynamically based on cell temperature, not just SOC. Caught me out on my shepherd's hut setup last winter.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
DESS dynamic prices loading delay / failing to fetch prices (Czech region)
@MuddySkipper good shout on the Venus OS angle — I'd check that first tbh. Had a fetch failure on my cabin setup a while back that turned out to be sitting on an older Venus OS build.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long drives - temperature issue?
Had this exact issue in my shepherd's hut build. Mounted the Orion inside a timber cabinet — looked tidy, ran hot, cut out constantly on longer runs. Ended up cutting a vent slot and fitting a...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
We're hiring: Mobile Training & Event Manager (traveling across Europe)!
Good points all round. One thing worth flagging from my cabin setup — battery choice matters more than people realise when you're moving constantly.
in Q&A 1 month ago
Multi RS solar met Shelly pro EM-50 niet meer zichtbaar bij apparaten na power hik-up/lost
Worth checking the Shelly Pro EM's IP address hasn't shifted after the blip — if your router handed it a new one, VRM/Venus OS loses track of it entirely. Had something similar with a Shelly on my...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
MPPT 250/70 Solar lädt nicht mehr
@DustyNomad had almost the exact same thing with my SmartSolar 100/30 on the cabin last February. Turned out to be the VE.Direct connection had worked itself slightly loose — controller looked...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@Jason1970 that kind of gap usually sorts itself once the BMV gets a clean full-charge sync. Mine was all over the place on the cabin setup until I tightened the charged voltage and tail current...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Necessity of VICTRON GX device
Worth adding — if you're already running Victron kit, the Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi route is genuinely solid and costs a fraction of a Cerbo GX.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up just on solar during winter trips?
@SueThompson nailed it really. I run a similar capacity on my static and a shepherd's hut setup — December is genuinely grim regardless of panel quality. One thing worth adding: state of charge...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago