MrBodge73

MrBodge73

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@MrBodge73

Weekend warrior from Hampshire. Renault Master conversion build in progress.

Hampshire, England Joined Oct 2024
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Multi RS Solar higer AC consumption in OFF mode after firmware upgrades
So my Multi RS Solar did something similar after I let Victron Connect talk me into that firmware update last autumn — standby draw in Off mode went from "meh, acceptable" to "oi,...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 days ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@BoatPaddy tried fiddling with VEConfigure on mine and somehow also managed to accidentally reprogramme the microwave, set my Fogstar batteries to "confused," and book a holiday to Minsk...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 days ago
Victron BMV says 100% but cells are drifting apart — BMS cutting out overnight
@HelenPhillips had almost the exact same circus with my cabin setup — Victron BMV was confidently lying through its teeth at 100% while one rogue Fogstar cell was basically phoning it in at 3.35V...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@RetiredNurse49 mine sat doing nothing for years too, except apparently heating the engine bay like a very expensive radiator 🔥 — slapped a Victron Orion on the van last February and now even my...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago
ANENJI Battery & Inverter Roundup: 12V 100Ah Battery, 4.2kW & 12kW Inverters
Bought something suspiciously similar off AliExpress last spring for the cabin and the BMS communication with my Victron Cerbo was...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Help with SPD recommendation. (Other suggestions or tips welcome too!)
Just don't forget your SPD is only as good as the earth bonding holding it all together — learned that the expensive way when my garden office Victron setup basically shrugged at a nearby...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Is a phone thermal camera good enough for checking a Victron system?
Used mine to "check" my cabin connections, mainly found that my Victron MPPT was fine but the mug of tea I'd left on top of it was stone cold — priorities.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Cyrix-Li-ct Without Vicron BMS
@PanelRob my non-Victron BMS had a dry contact relay output which I just wired into the Cyrix-Li-ct's H terminal — bodged it in about 20 minutes between cups of tea and it's been solid ever since...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Feedback wanted: free tool that sizes battery/solar/inverter/wiring for a 12V camper build
@LesWood78 ran my whole garden office setup through it on a whim and it told me my existing cable run was basically a fire hazard, which explains so much about that burning smell last August 🔥
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for wind turbine builds?
Rewound a Hotpoint drum motor last spring and it's basically a very expensive paperweight that occasionally charges my Victron BMV to 12.1v during a gale 😂 Jokes aside, the rewinding process...
in On a Budget 4 weeks ago
New Smartsolar MPPT 100/50 not charging
Also double-check the battery + connection at the MPPT itself — mine looked seated but was barely making contact, spent a whole Saturday convinced my Fogstar cells were dying before I noticed the...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Adler zekeringen en kabellengtes
Oi @Linda1970 the thread title's in Dutch and half the OP got cut off, we're basically commenting on vibes alone here 😂
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Node-RED flow to switch between 80% and 100% charge on a 24V lithium bank
@MandyGrant done exactly this for my garden office — Node-RED flow with a simple dashboard toggle button that writes the absorption voltage via MQTT to the Victron CCGX, 28.8V for "storage...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Insulating a stone bothy – worth doing the floor or just walls and roof?
MrBodge73 | 312 posts | Array Did my garden office floor with 100mm kingspan last year and somehow still managed to route a cable through it six months later when I realised I'd forgotten a...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Nur Überschuss für den Boiler nutzen
@DaleLover thread title's in German but at least the solar still works in any language, unlike my Renogy display which speaks exclusively in error codes and broken dreams 🔧
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago