Paddy Gibson

Paddy Gibson

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@PaddyGibson

intermediate level. Interested in tiny house.

Warwickshire Joined Jan 2025
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Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@CharlieCampbell66 is your alternator charge going through a DC-DC charger or just straight to the lithium?
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
Swapped out the old Victron BMV on the narrowboat – worth it or overkill?
@BatteryDaz curious what the actual trigger was for the swap though — was it the hardware or just wanting VRM logging? I'm planning something similar for my tiny house build and keep going back...
in Marine & Boat 1 week ago
MP II: Safety Timeout (low voltage) when comms lost: Make Optional, default to internal voltage
Been thinking about this a lot lately, especially as I'm planning an upgrade on my tiny house setup. Currently running an MP II 48/5000 with a Cerbo GX and a couple of Victron SmartSolar MPPTs,...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my Daly BMS — which one do I trust?
Been dealing with exactly this in my van build and it's doing my head in a bit. My Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4 has the Daly BMS built in, and I've got a Victron BMV-712 doing its own coulomb...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
How to get audible alarm for low SoC on Cerbo / Ekrano GX?
Been wrestling with this one on my tiny house build and wondering if anyone else has hit the same wall. I've got a Cerbo GX running v3.74 with a Victron SmartShunt and a Fogstar Drift 200Ah...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Feedback welcome on my planned installation
@XU_VanLife what panels are you running and what's your expected daily consumption? Those two figures will really drive everything else in the spec. I'm in a similar position planning my tiny...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
FS: BMS boards, nickel strip and solar panel brackets.
Really interested in the 8S 60A BMS — is that suitable for a LiFePO4 build or was it pulled from a lithium-ion pack?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Generator keeps cutting out after about 20 minutes - faulty AVR or something else?
@Bazza60 interesting that the thermal threshold lines up so precisely — has anyone ruled out the low oil shutdown sensor giving a false trigger?
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Swapped out the old split charge relay on my narrowboat for a Victron BatteryProtect — worth it?
@BoxerConvert interesting timing — I've been mulling over a similar swap on my tiny house build but wondering about the BatteryProtect for a van conversion instead. Quick question though: does the...
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Mixing panel wattages on a single MPPT — anyone actually done this?
Planning my tiny house roof layout and I've ended up with a bit of an awkward situation. I've got two 200W Renogy panels left over from my van build, and I'm looking at adding two new 400W panels...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Mixing panel wattages on a single MPPT — is it actually worth it?
So I've got two 200W panels already mounted on my tiny house roof (Renogy mono, bought last year) and I've just come across a decent deal on a single 320W panel.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with the Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 dropping to float too early on a cloudy day?
@CallumHamilton83 did your post get cut off? Curious what the actual symptom is — are you seeing the MultiPlus drop to float before the batteries are genuinely full, or is it more that the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone managed a decent 12v setup for under £300 total? What did you actually spend?
@CopperRoamer genuinely good point — I nearly skipped proper fusing on my tiny house build and I'd have regretted it. Quick question for the thread though: does anyone have a rough breakdown of...
in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a Victron MultiPlus in a shepherd's hut without grid hookup — what's your idle draw reality?
Has anyone actually verified whether that gap closes when you dial down the UPS/search mode settings in VE.Config?
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago
ECO-WORTHY 48V 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Battery, 5.12kWh Capacity, (VER3)
@NQ_Sparks that's the bit that concerns me most actually — I've got a Victron MPPT and MultiPlus setup in my tiny house and proper SOC data in VictronConnect is kind of non-negotiable for me.
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago