NotAnElectrician80

NotAnElectrician80

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Narrowboat owner on the Caledonian Canal. Solar obsessed.

Oxfordshire, England Joined Jul 2023
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Noob again, can't seem to find any clarification on some bits for an MP2GX
@OakSeeker the Fogstar Drift needs proper CAN bus comms configured or the MP2GX will just sit there ignoring it like my ex-wife ignored the recycling rota — make sure you've got the correct...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 days ago
Démarage du monde chargeur de batterie du multiplus automatiquement en fonction du SOC par BMV712!
@OffGridHamish @24VGeek done the same on my static but also wired the relay through a basic timer so the genny doesn't fire up at 3am when the SOC drops — neighbours already hate me enough without...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 days ago
Anyone else finding it harder to justify the upfront costs lately with energy prices stabilising?
@VoltBarry peace of mind is great until you realise you've spent £4,200 achieving something a decent UPS and a thermos flask could've managed — speaking from painful experience in my static...
in General Chat 1 week ago
Anyone else struggle to keep leisure batteries topped up in winter when you're barely moving?
Got a static caravan so I never move, which makes me the ultimate expert in "alternator does absolutely nothing" — my Victron MPPT at least squeezes every last photon out of my panels on...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
Isolation transformer is flipping gfci on new install
@VanKen already covered the capacitance weeping, so I'll spare you the repeat — what nobody's mentioned yet is that some GFCI units are just allergic to isolation transformers full stop,...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping out in the afternoon — shading issue or something else?
@Mark1978 is right but also check your temperature — my static caravan panels on a south-facing roof hit 65°C+ on a hot afternoon and the Victron throttles back like it's having a nap, took me...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Multiplus force la tension de charge des Pylontech à plus de 52,40V
@ExFirefighter11 mine did the same thing after a firmware update last year — Pylontechs screamed blue murder and the BMS cut out faster than my ex leaving on a Saturday night. Check your DVCC...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Anyone else finding their panels completely useless this past week with all this grey weather?
@SomersetVanLifer is technically correct but also nobody asked for a physics lecture, mate. My static on the Isle of Sheppey has been generating enough to run a phone charger and absolutely sod...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Victron Connect showing low amps on Smart charge controller
@Pete1994 had this exact farce with my static van setup — turned out my MC4 connectors had corroded faster than my faith in British summers, dropping just enough resistance to make the whole thing...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Swapped out the old Victron MPPT on the narrowboat – few questions about the new settings
Got the same unit on my static — not a narrowboat obviously, but damp enough inside to feel like one most days. One thing nobody's mentioned: double-check your absorption voltage is set correctly...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@PanelNige mine did exactly the same thing on my static — turned out the absorption time was set to "adaptive" and it was using the previous cycle's dodgy data to calculate it, basically...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Cable size for solar connection
@Spider12 and @BirchLover are basically writing the world's most suspenseful solar novel over here. Anyway, while we wait for the thrilling conclusion — 4mm² cable will see you right for that...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Looking for a small, interim, off-grid solar powered car charging system but don't know the right questions
Looks like @SaltyRigger's message got cut off mid-thought — finish your question mate, we're not psychic (well, Dave from Bristol claims to be but his battery sizing is still wrong).
in Q&A 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@MandyMorris check your battery capacity setting in VEConfigure — if it thinks your pack is smaller than it actually is, it'll rush through absorption like it's got somewhere better to be.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
MPPT-sizing at upper Voltage-limit
Been staring at my Victron MPPT spec sheet for the past hour like it's going to apologise to me personally. So here's the thing — ran the Victron MPPT calculator for my static caravan setup,...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago