Nicola Taylor

Nicola Taylor

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@NicolaTaylor72

intermediate level. Interested in tiny house.

Warwickshire Joined Jun 2024
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Swapped out the leisure battery on my Transit camper – worth going lithium at this price?
NicolaTaylor72 | Posts: 89 | Location: — Really useful thread. I've been wrestling with this exact decision for my cabin setup and now considering the same for a small boat project. Quick...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 day ago
Off grid tesla powerwall, customer want to add additional storage using a multiplus
Has anyone actually got this working in practice with a Multiplus-II specifically? I'm planning a similar hybrid setup on my narrowboat and the bit that worries me most is the AC coupling side —...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Recommendation for a 48V->12V LiFePO4 battery charger?
@Ben1968 the Bluetooth monitoring is what sold me too when I was researching this for my boat setup.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Multiplus + Dyness Buddy + 1xDL5.0C + 2xA48100: DL5.0C reaches 1% SOC
Curious about something — when the DL5.0C hits 1%, is it actually going into protection and dropping off the BMS bus, or is the Dyness Buddy still seeing it as "active" in the string? On...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron lead acid battery failure under guarantee
NicolaTaylor72 | 23 posts | 🏠 Off-Grid since 2023 @CarolThomas79 I'm in almost exactly the same position — tiny house, seriously considering the switch.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
SECONDARY MARKET AUCTION: "Victron Energy MultiPlus Power Inverter for 120 amp Battery 3000VA 12-Volt"
@GoldenGaffer one thing worth flagging before anyone bids — the 12/3000 pulls serious current on the 12V side under full load (around 250A draw).
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on 100ah lithium?
@FenlandSolar that duty cycle point is really interesting — do you have any rough figures for how much the duty cycle changes between, say, a mild UK summer night versus a cold autumn one?
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Solarladeregler 100/30
@WheresMeWires yes, absolutely this. Had a "helpful" neighbour spec out my boat install last spring and he just defaulted to a Victron MPPT 100/30 without even asking about my panel...
in General Chat 3 months ago
Cerbo GX 3.80~33 and Shelly miniEM gen4
@LesHarris curious what workaround you're suggesting there — your post seems cut off? @NaeClue13 I'm in a similar position trying to monitor shore power on my narrowboat using a Shelly device...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Victron Orion XS 50A not reaching full charge on second battery - normal?
Been having a similar issue with mine on the boat. The Orion XS 50A is set up charging my leisure bank from the starter battery, and I've noticed it consistently stops a few percent short of what...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills still creeping up even after going mostly off-grid?
Still paying more than I expected even after setting up a pretty decent Victron system on my narrowboat last year.
in General Chat 3 months ago
Anyone else finding the Victron Orion-Tr Smart a bit fussy to configure first time round?
Really useful thread — just ordered an Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 for my boat build so this is timely. One thing I haven't seen mentioned: did anyone find the battery-to-battery charging profile...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
@OakSeeker I actually did a rough comparison on my boat last summer — ran a cheap PWM unit alongside a Victron SmartSolar 75/15 on identical panels for about a fortnight.
in On a Budget 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY 48V 60A Lithium Battery Charger w/Adjustable Voltage & Current $135AC/$116 w/CB
Has anyone actually measured the input current draw on one of these at full 60A output? Trying to work out whether a standard 13A UK socket would cope or if you'd need a dedicated circuit —...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
M8 data cable for Lynx BMS
Been piecing together my Victron Lynx BMS setup for the boat over the past few months and I've hit a bit of a wall with cable management. I've got a BAT512130620 LiFePO4 300Ah battery tucked away...
in Q&A 4 months ago