Paddy Dixon

Paddy Dixon

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@PaddyDixon

narrowboat enthusiast from Provence.

Provence, France Joined Feb 2025
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Feature Request: Enable Shelly Pro 1PM as Grid Meter / Shore Power AC Input Meter in Venus OS
Been running a Cerbo GX on my narrowboat for about 18 months now and this is something I keep bumping into. I've got a Shelly Pro 1PM controlling and monitoring my 230V shoreline connection at the...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 days ago
Victron Orion XS keeps dropping out on long drives — anyone else had this?
Been having exactly this with mine on the narrowboat — fitted an Orion XS 50A about three months ago and on longer cruising days (4+ hours on the engine) it'll drop out maybe two or three times.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
Swapped out my old alternator for a DC-DC charger – worth it for leisure batteries?
@VanNicola this is timely — I've been going back and forth on exactly this for my narrowboat. Currently running a split charge relay into a 200Ah Fogstar lithium bank and it's clearly not keeping...
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Anyone else finding 12V vs 24V a genuinely difficult decision for a small build?
@TrevorHughes I went through exactly this when planning my narrowboat setup. Ended up on 12V because nearly everything I wanted — 12V lighting, water pump, diesel heater — ran natively on it, so...
in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else struggled to get accurate SoC readings with a budget shunt on LiFePO4?
PaddyDixon | 12 posts Running a similar setup on my narrowboat and had the same headache. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you verified the shunt's actual resistance value with a decent...
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Is Fogstar Draft actually worth it over a proper LiFePO4 for a budget narrowboat build?
What @VivaroDream said about the chemistry difference is the bit that stopped me going Draft for my boat.
in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else had grief with Fogstar Drift cells and low-temperature cut-off?
Has anyone tried adjusting the low-temp protection threshold in the Daly app specifically for LiFePO4 chemistry?
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 7