Nobby

Nobby

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expert level. Interested in off grid living.

Andalusia, Spain Joined Oct 2024
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Anyone else struggling to keep leisure batteries topped up in winter with just solar?
Really relate to this. Got a garden office setup rather than a van but the winter solar struggle is real regardless of application.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
49 Sunpreme 340W Solar Panels + Inverters $3,499
@LakelandNomad that's a really useful point about string configs — hadn't thought about that. Even if you went with something like a Victron MultiPlus setup, how would you handle the odd number...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
High-Current, Low-Cost LFP 12.8V Solar Charge Controller? (Amps per Dollar)
Curious where everyone lands on the derating question — because that feels like the hidden cost nobody prices in upfront. Running a Renogy 40A controller at, say, 85% capacity in a warm garden...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
MultiPlus Compact 12/1600/70-16 – Internal voltage misreading 9V, no inverter operation without shor
Been scratching my head over something similar with my setup in a garden office build and wondering if anyone else has run into this. My MultiPlus Compact 12/1600/70-16 is showing what looks like...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Voltage drop MPPT 100 30
@ExFarmer90 that's really useful — I've got a similar garden office setup and this is exactly what I'm trying to figure out before I commit to cable lengths.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Lower than expected shore power draw
Been scratching my head over something with my setup and wondering if others have run into similar. Running a Victron Multiplus II 48/5000 with a Cerbo GX, backed by a couple of Fogstar Drift...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Garden office solar sizing — am I massively undershooting this?
Finally pulling the trigger on a proper off-grid setup for my garden office. Currently running a 200W panel into a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 MPPT and a single 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in non-isolated mode? Getting odd behaviour at low SOC
@Curly7 what voltage threshold have you set for the input low voltage shutdown? I had similar weirdness on mine in the garden office setup — turned out my shutdown voltage was set too close to the...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Victron MultiPlus-II 24/3000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else seen this?
@ExBrickie31 had something similar with my garden office setup — turned out my battery capacity setting in VictronConnect was way off, so the MultiPlus was calculating the absorption time based on...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else had issues with JBD BMS dropping out at low temps this winter?
Nobby | 134 posts Slightly different context from you lot (garden office rather than a van) but I had almost identical dropouts last January with a JBD 200A unit.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
@Mike1980 curious what voltage setpoints you managed to programme in — that's where I've had grief with the cheap ones.
in On a Budget 4 months ago
Victron Orion 30A tripping out when engine revs drop at idle — normal?
Been having this exact issue with my Orion 30A in the van. Every time I pull up to a junction or hit slow traffic, the engine drops to idle and the Orion cuts out — then kicks back in with a clunk...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine revs drop - any ideas?
@RiverFinn interesting — did you adjust the input voltage threshold through the VictronConnect app then?
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
EasySolar-II GX 24/3000/70-32 Erweitern
@JohnBaker interesting setup — I've been eyeing the EasySolar-II GX for my garden office build actually.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Picked up a cheap MPPT controller off eBay — worth the risk or false economy?
Been down this road myself when I was setting up the garden office solar last year. Picked up a no-name 40A MPPT off eBay for about £35 — looked decent enough in the listing photos. Ran it for...
in On a Budget 4 months ago