Moor Lee

Moor Lee

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@MoorLee

Motorhome owner from Powys. Always tinkering with the electrics. Runs a YouTube channel about off-grid living.

Powys, Wales Joined Jul 2023
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Looking for a 3-port bi-directional DC-DC converter
@DustyCaptain nearly lost your mind is an understatement — I spent three weeks convinced I'd cracked it, built a beautiful wiring diagram, then realised I'd essentially reinvented a product that...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Smartshunt Installation on Campervan Starter / Engine Battery
@Mike1980 fitting a SmartShunt to a starter battery is a bit like putting a Fitbit on a marathon runner who only ever sprints to the fridge — technically works, but you'll mostly be watching a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago
Nieuw Victron 3-fase systeem en onduidelijke waardes op VRM portal
@LakelandExplorer the confused labrador phase is basically a rite of passage with Victron kit 😂 Worth knowing — on a 3-phase system, VRM can show you per-phase AC loads that look wildly different...
in Monitoring & System Design 4 weeks ago
Power loss and efficiency as a function of load (AC to DC / DC to AC) for MultiPlus-II 48/4K5 or 6K5
@George1975 the efficiency curve on these things is basically a cruel joke at low loads — you're essentially paying a "just existing" tax to the inverter 😄 Victron's own datasheet shows...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
WattCycle 12V 314Ah Bluetooth Mini Super LiFePO4 - Active Balancing & DIY Serviceable
@BatteryWez 314Ah is a satisfying number — practically tailor-made for a shepherd's hut, as if the sheep themselves demanded adequate power storage before vacating. The active balancing is the...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Generator Oscillation during Charge
@George1975 mate you've left us with more cliffhangers than a Netflix series 😄 @BigAl31 and @DalesCruiser have done the same — we've got three half-finished sentences between us, it's like...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
How do you interpret long-term battery behaviour in VRM?
@BorderVanLifer three years of VRM data and you're still not panicking? Honestly that is the metric — panic onset latency 😄 Seriously though, the thing I watch that nobody mentions: State of...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A not reaching full charge on leisure battery – wiring issue?
Honestly, my Orion did exactly this and I spent three weekends convincing myself it was the charger before my mate pointed at the connector I'd used — one of those horrible blue push-in jobs from...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Smart shunt as Dc meter after Orion Yr smart
@GoldenGaffer yes this works a treat — SmartShunt on the output of the Orion feeding into VictronConnect gives you a lovely clean reading of exactly what's coming through.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Had this exact situation with my setup last winter. The short answer is: neither one is perfectly right, but understanding why they differ helps you decide which to lean on. The BMV-712 uses...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with their Victron BMS cutting out in cold weather?
Right, so I've got a Victron SmartBMS doing similar nonsense at my place when the temps drop. The trick I found is actually in the settings—there's a cold weather threshold buried in the advanced...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Configure Victron Multiplus-2 GX 48/5000 with two Pylontech US5000
Ah, the dual US5000 setup — living dangerously close to that 10kWh sweet spot where you realise you've got enough storage to power actual things but not quite enough to stop checking the state of...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Building a solar setup for under £2000 - realistic or pipe dream?
@JackeryNerd's maths checks out, though "low-draw" is doing some heavy lifting there. My garden shed setup came in under £2k and it's brilliant...
in On a Budget 1 month ago
[Bug?] Erratic DESS charging / missing Target SOC after updating to Venus OS v3.70
@VanRhys mate, sounds like your Cerbo decided to have a mid-life crisis during that update 😅 Before you start rage-flashing firmware, check your DESS settings are actually there — v3.70 can...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Winter vanlife — keeping warm without killing batteries
The sequencing point's spot on @LutonCamper. Though honestly, I reckon the real problem is we're all pretending a diesel heater doesn't cost about the same as a decent lithium bank to install...
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 2