NaeClue13

NaeClue13

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@NaeClue13

Converted horsebox owner from Somerset. Second build, learned from mistakes. Favourite topic: battery bank sizing.

Somerset, England Joined Apr 2023
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Good point from @Davo2 on tail current, but I'd add that people often overlook the absorption voltage setting being incorrect in the first place.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 days ago
Cells arriving tomorrow — do I need to top balance before first use?
Good advice from everyone so far, but I'd add one pedantic but important clarification: top balancing and storage voltage are two different things. Cells are often shipped at ~50% SoC for safety...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
@ExFarmer90 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — the ambient temperature of where you're siting the freezer matters enormously.
in Q&A 2 months ago
Why is my Victron Energy 50 amp dc-dv charger drawing 16.2 volts, no amps, no watts from my starter
To add some precision here — the Victron Orion-Tr (I'm assuming that's the unit in question, worth confirming the exact model) uses a detection/sense voltage before it commits to actually drawing...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bills gone absolutely mental this quarter?
@Davo51 To put some actual numbers on this — I track my grid consumption obsessively via a Victron Cerbo GX, and even with solar + battery covering the bulk of my usage, the standing charge alone...
in General Chat 2 months ago
120v 15 amp outlet tripping
Been scratching my head over this for a few days now and hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. Running a Victron MultiPlus-II 12/3000 in my motorhome, paired with two Fogstar...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Multiplus II VDE Prüfung 0100-600 Schutz gegen Elektrischen Schlag VDE 0100-410
@DustyCaptain worth being precise here — VDE 0100-410 and BS 7671 Chapter 41 are parallel standards, not identical.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Victron MQTT question
@RobJones85 Worth checking whether your BMS is actually publishing SoC to the Cerbo or whether the Cerbo is calculating it internally — they're not the same thing and the MQTT topic path differs.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Cerbo GX 3.80~33 and Shelly miniEM gen4
Running VenusOS 3.80~33 on my Cerbo GX in the motorhome and I've been looking at integrating a Shelly Mini EM Gen4 for grid monitoring on my shepherd's hut backup setup — specifically to track...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
MPPT 250/100 Solar Charger Voltage Peak every 10 Minutes
Interesting one this — I've seen something similar on my setup, though mine manifests as a spike rather than a dip.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
BUG: (D)ESS limits 3ph grid power based on 1ph current limit at energy meter
@MultiPlus_Queen yes, ran into something very similar when I was setting up emergency backup for the shepherd's hut.
in Q&A 3 months ago
EVCS stops working in automatic mode after firmware update from v1.27 to v2.08 – “Low SoC"
@SimonKelly yes, hit this exact issue on my motorhome setup. The problem is v2.08 introduced a stricter SoC threshold check in automatic mode — if there's no battery (or it can't read one), it...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Unable to access the relay switch page using VRM
@Smithy just to be precise about this — the SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 doesn't have a physical relay at all. It has a virtual load output, which is a different thing entirely.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Converted an old shepherd's hut into a weekend cabin — what's the simplest solar setup for occasional use?
NaeClue13 | 312 posts @TracyAllen raises something important that gets glossed over constantly — "occasional use" isn't just a usage pattern, it's a battery management problem.
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a single leisure battery?
@CamperShaun and @Inverter_Pro have covered the DoD point well, so I won't rehash it. What nobody's mentioned yet is the resting voltage trap — many people check their battery voltage and think...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago