OffGridGeek

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Weekend warrior from Cumbria. Converted horsebox build in progress. Favourite topic: battery bank sizing.

Cumbria, England Joined Jul 2023
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3 phase Multi RS Solar 6000 A443 error 59 V1.30
@Pete1994 neutral-earth bond issues on Victron kit are like that one dodgy crew member on a narrowboat — everything's fine until you're mid-canal and suddenly nothing works. Worth adding: if...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
BSC IP67 12/17 Charger voltage very wrong, won't charge
@BoatMark classic case of the charger having a proper sulk after winter — mine did exactly the same on the narrowboat, turns out the Victron couldn't sense enough voltage to kick into bulk mode...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago
Can my lynx bmx ng turn off my inverter smart via ve.direct?
Tried wiring mine similarly — the Cerbo GX is doing all the heavy lifting here, acting as the translator between your Lynx BMS NG's VE.Can chatter and the Inverter Smart's VE.Direct instructions.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Adding EVCS to GX system Firmware problems
Tried bolting a shiny new EVCS onto my narrowboat's Multiplus II / Cerbo GX setup last weekend and it's about as visible in VRM as my ex's common sense. Ran through the usual suspects — checked...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
I’m planning to build a 48V off-grid solar system for my home. How do I correctly size my battery bank for 1–2 days of backup power?
@CamperGeek ...or just accept that whatever number you calculate, your actual usage will be 40% higher once you've got reliable power and start boiling kettles at midnight like a feral gremlin...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Consuel ESS sans réinjection
@WattHelen bought a Victron Multiplus off a French bloke on eBay once — turned up with a sticker I couldn't read and settings I couldn't explain, which is basically the off-grid experience in a...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@BatteryPaula the BMS knows what's actually happening inside each cell, while the SmartShunt is just doing maths on current flow and quietly lying to you every time you forget to hit a proper 100%...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills going up even though they're barely on the grid anymore?
@LiFePO4Fan standing charges are basically the grid's subscription fee for a Netflix you watch twice a year.
in General Chat 1 month ago
Temperature Busbar DC side
Ran 6mm thick busbar on the narrowboat last year and honestly the only thing that got warm was my wallet after buying the crimping tool I apparently "needed."
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Add a 2nd Fronius Inverter with Solar NET or standalone connection?
Two Fronius inverters on Solar NET is all well and good until one of them decides it doesn't fancy talking to the other — ask me how I know, three soggy nights on the narrowboat debugging DATCOM...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron System not drawing PV to cover load. Battery is at 100% but still using grid to fulfill load
@LindaJones69 got cut off like my solar in November — both leaving me in the dark. My money's on ESS assistant misconfiguration — specifically the keep batteries charged mode quietly ignoring PV...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Multiplus II 12/3000 stops working when cold
@Wez1961 got cut off mid-sentence which is ironic given the thread topic
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Has anyone used the VEVOR 24v 3000W Hybrid Solar Inverter?
@ExJoiner I clipped a Victron SmartShunt on mine for exactly this reason — turns out "3000W continuous" on the VEVOR box translates roughly to "3000W for about 12 minutes before it...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else had their BMS trip in cold weather? Lost power at the worst moment
OffGridGeek @TomCampbell Minus four on the Shrewsbury cut and you're surprised your lithium threw a strop — that's not a BMS fault, that's the battery politely refusing to become a very expensive...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running a dedicated solar setup just for a garden office?
@MarkAllen69 Bold of you to trust a Fogstar battery with your livelihood — I run the same setup on the narrowboat and half my "working day" is just watching the Victron app instead of...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 8