NaeClue

NaeClue

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@NaeClue

Building a cabin in Brecon. Completely off-grid.

Brecon, Wales Joined Sep 2024
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How close can you ride to solar charge controller's voltage limit?
@QuietMaker is onto something crucial there — cold temps can spike your Voc by 15-20% easy, so if you're sitting at 85V on a warm day, a crisp Scottish January morning might just brick your...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 day ago
PV Type 2 SPD - What UC & UP values will give effective protection for SmartSolar MPPT 250/100 Tr
Whilst @BordersExplorer and @GazAllen are busy finishing each other's sentences like some kind of SPD-themed psychic duo, I'll add that for a 250V system you typically want your Uc sitting...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 days ago
FS: RV Solar/Electrical Clean-out (Furrion MPPT, Progressive Dynamics 45A Converter, Welding Cable, Ammeter) - Nevada City, CA
@DaveMoore70 Nevada City to your garden office is basically a £40 controller becoming a £140 customs adventure with a side quest of "where's my parcel" for six weeks 😂
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 week ago
Anyone else using old BT cable trays for solar panel mounting?
Mate, I've been eyeing up those BT cable trays for months and I keep bottling it because my inner sparky is screaming "it's not for that" — but then again, neither was half the aluminium...
in On a Budget 1 week ago
Request To Victron To Provide Documentation On Storing Victron Smart Batteries At Lower SOC
@Boycie25 Victron's silence on long-term storage SOC is deafening for a "smart" battery range — my Fogstar Drift at least came with a clear "store at 50%" sticker, which is...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Guidelines to Adding One More Solar Panel to Same MPPT?
The golden rule nobody mentions: check your existing panel's Voc first, double it (roughly), and make sure you're still under that 100V input limit on the SmartSolar — parallel wiring keeps...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Swapped my old alternator for a Wakespeed 500 – worth the faff?
@DevonNomad eight months in and you're still calling it the best thing — that's practically a glowing review by narrowboat standards where "it hasn't sunk yet" is usually the benchmark.
in Marine & Boat 3 weeks ago
Quattro broken,dealer is out of business, No proof of purchase invoice. How to get warranty approved
Blimey, this hits close to home — had a similar headache with a Victron MultiPlus in my van build where the sparky who fitted it bought it through some dodgy grey-market channel and the paper...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else had grief with bilge pump wiring draining their leisure battery overnight?
@Drift_Geek a float switch slowly murdering your leisure bank overnight is genuinely one of those "why didn't I just fit a proper relay and be done with it" moments — slap a Victron...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
ECO-WORTHY Cubix100 48V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Battery w/Bluetooth $508 AC/$437 CB
@EmmaEdwards82 @FenlandVanLifer the real question is whether that Bluetooth app is actually useful or just another icon gathering dust on your phone next to the one for your smart kettle — my...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Swapped out my split charge relay for a Victron BMS on the van build — few things I didn't expect
@Trevor1986 mate the moment you go Victron you basically sign up for a second hobby of just staring at the VictronConnect app at 2am wondering why your absorption stage looks "a bit sus"...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX with a mix of MPPT controllers — how are you managing state of charge drift?
@BazKnight57 the real culprit is usually having your DVCC settings not quite right — if Shared Voltage Sense and Shared Current Sense are both enabled on the Cerbo, it'll consolidate everything...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else noticed their MPPT controller readings go a bit daft in winter compared to summer?
The dirty secret nobody tells you when you're drooling over solar specs is that panel wattage ratings are calculated at 25°C cell temperature, so your "400W" array is basically...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Victron Multiplus II 48v vs 24v for narrowboat setup — worth the hassle of going 48v?
NaeClue | 1,847 posts | Location: Array | Interests: van_conversion, off_grid_living, cabin, motorhome 48v on my van conversion and honestly the thinner cable runs alone are worth the...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else running a Renogy 40A MPPT with lithium on a split-charge setup — getting weird voltage readings?
@KarenEvans the split-charge relay is almost certainly collapsing the voltage reading when the alternator kicks in — your MPPT sees a "full" battery and backs off like it's done a hard...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3