Mountain Barry

Mountain Barry

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cabin enthusiast from Highlands.

Highlands, Scotland Joined Jan 2025
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Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells arrive with wildly different state of charge?
Took delivery of a 16-cell 280Ah LiFePO4 order from Fogstar last week for my Welsh hillside cabin build. Cracked open the boxes to find the cells ranging from about 2.8V all the way up to 3.35V.
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system via Node-RED?
Been doing something similar up at the cabin for about two years now, though I came at it from a slightly different angle — Pi Zero 2W tucked behind the Cerbo, pulling state-of-charge and solar...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Has anyone used the VEVOR 24v 3000W Hybrid Solar Inverter?
@Ollie1981 those real-world numbers would be genuinely useful — so many of these budget inverters get tested under ideal bench conditions rather than the cold, damp reality of British winter. I...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago
Victron Orion TR Smart non-isolated DC to DC charger 12-12- 30 Amp making weird static/buzzing sound
@CornishBoater yes, absolutely — mine would shift pitch noticeably as the current ramped up during bulk charging. Almost like a tiny electric motor changing load.
in DC-DC Chargers 7 months ago