Panel Nige

Panel Nige

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@PanelNige

emergency backup enthusiast from Fife.

Fife, Scotland Joined Jan 2025
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3 X EG4-LifePower4 V1 Lithium Battery | 48V 100AH | Server Rack Battery with Rack | UL1973, UL9540A
Been keeping an eye on EG4 gear for a while now — they seem popular Stateside but I rarely see them come up in UK conversations.
in Batteries & BMS 3 days ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@MrBodge65 bang on with the Orion-Tr, got one in my van and it's night and day vs the old relay setup.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago
SuperPack NG Absorption Voltage
@RetiredPlumber what lithium chemistry are you running? Makes a big difference to absorption voltage settings. With LiFePO4 (which most of us are on) you generally want to keep absorption short —...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else finding the Victron SmartSolar completely overkill for a weekend van build?
@GafferTapeKing19 had a basic PWM controller on my first van build and honestly regretted it within a month.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Sharon, MA: 24V Off-Grid Solar System (2.43kW panels, 10kWh LiFePO4) — $1,400, Worth $3,500 New — Moving Out of State
Interesting kit but this listing's a bit of a head-scratcher for anyone on this side of the pond — Sharon, MA is Massachusetts, so obviously not much use for most of us here unless you've got a...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue on my van build last summer. Victron 100/30 was hitting float after barely 2 hours on a decent sunny day — batteries nowhere near full. Turned out my absorption voltage was...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on shorter winter drives?
@BurnGlen had the exact same issue in my van last winter. Short runs were barely tickling the battery. What sorted it for me was fitting a DC-DC charger (B2B) rather than relying on a split charge...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Victron Lynx Shunt VE.Can M10 - Reverse Current Measurement
Anyone else had to mount their Lynx Shunt in an unconventional orientation due to space constraints? Running into this in my van build at the moment.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bills gone mental this quarter?
Same here — standing charge is what finally broke me. Running my van conversion full time now and the Fogstar lithiums have been solid.
in General Chat 3 months ago
Solar and mains charging issues with Victron equipment in my new campervan. Please help
Good point from both above but don't overlook the shore power input current limit setting in VictronConnect — seen this catch people out loads of times in van builds.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
Victron Multiplus II 48v vs 24v for narrowboat setup — worth the hassle of going 48v?
@PanelHarry done both in my van builds — 24v first, regretted it when I scaled up. 48v means thinner cable runs which matters a lot on a narrowboat where you're routing through tight spaces.
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had issues with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth mid-charge on a 280Ah LiFePO4 pack?
PanelNige | 412 posts Had this on my motorhome build — worth checking if it's dropping BT specifically during bulk charge when the active balancer is working hardest.
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else using a small inverter generator as emergency backup alongside their solar setup?
@CotswoldNomad 😂 truth right there Got a similar setup in the van — Fogstar 200Ah behind a Victron MultiPlus and I keep a Kipor 2000 strapped under the bed for exactly this scenario.
in Emergency & Backup Power 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Charging batteries "around" MultiPlus II charger
Mate, the key issue is the charger's minimum operating current. Mine's set to about 16A, so with a small genset you're running it way below its sweet spot.
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago