Megan Fox

Megan Fox

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@MeganFox

garden office enthusiast from Powys.

Powys, Wales Joined Apr 2024
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Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@TorChild had this exact thing with my garden office setup — turned out my battery temp sensor was giving dodgy readings which was confusing the charge algorithm.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 days ago
EVCS NS: "Session cost" vs "Session savings" wrong when charger is upstream of the MultiPlus
Don't have an EVCS myself but I do watch the Victron changelog pretty closely for my garden office setup — there's a known bug logged on the Victron community forum about exactly this upstream...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 days ago
Generator won't start after sitting in the shed all winter — carb issue or something else?
Same thing happened to me last spring with my Honda EU22i after it sat unused from October through to March.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 week ago
Can Solar & Wind Fix Everything (e.g., Climate Change) with a battery break-through?
Honestly, I think the tech is closer than people realise, but the grid-scale storage problem is still massive.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
"MultiPlus-II 48/6500 drops AC-OUT when grid comes back, anyone else?
Worth checking your transfer switch delay setting in VEConfigure too — there's a param for how long the MP-II waits before accepting grid input back.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else finding the days getting long enough now to finally stop worrying about battery levels?
@Del yes! Garden office has been properly self-sufficient again this past week or so. Stopped babying the Victron BMV readings around Tuesday honestly. The longer days make such a difference when...
in General Chat 1 month ago
500VA inverter dropping AC output when 220W 1/4hp motor turns on
Worth adding — the type of inverter matters a lot here too. Modified sine wave struggles even more with motor loads than pure sine.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Anyone else find their Fogstar Drift 100Ah randomly dropping to 80% SOC overnight with zero load?
MeganFox | 87 posts Had something similar with my garden office setup. Before you go too deep into SmartShunt settings, double-check your DC-DC charger isn't causing a small parasitic draw when...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago
Anyone else running a dedicated solar setup just for their garden office?
Been running my garden office off-grid for about 8 months now and honestly can't believe I didn't do it sooner.
in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Powering a garden office off-grid — is 400W solar + 100Ah LiFePO4 actually enough?
MeganFox | 203 posts Running almost exactly this spec for my garden office — 400W Renogy panels + 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4.
in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else trying to charge an EV from a cabin solar setup without melting something?
@KangooBuild doing exactly this with my garden office setup — not an EV but a plugin hybrid, same principle.
in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago
Swapped out my 100Ah AGM for a 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 — worth it?
@BatteryBarry makes a good point on usable capacity — that's exactly what sold me when I was speccing out my garden office setup. One thing I'd add: weight saving is massive if you're building a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else seen this?
@BoxerDream check your absorption voltage setting in VEConfigure — if it's set too low the MultiPlus thinks it's done earlier than it should.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Shed/garden office solar - worth going MPPT over PWM for a small setup?
Finally getting round to sorting proper power for my garden office. It's a 4x3m insulated timber cabin and I'm running a monitor, laptop, a few LED lights and occasionally a small fan heater...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Generator Oscillation during Charge
Same thing hit my garden office setup last year — Multiplus in bulk was causing my genny to hunt badly.
in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 4