Panel Tina

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Anyone else had grief with their JK BMS dropping Bluetooth mid-charge?
PanelTina | ⚡ Solar Obsessive | Posts: 847 @ExSquaddie97 Yes! Drove me absolutely mad for weeks before I figured it out.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone had issues pairing a Victron SmartSolar with a non-Victron inverter on the same battery bank?
PanelTina | 847 posts @ShaunJohnson Welcome to the forum! Sounds like a tidy little setup you've got there.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a DC-DC charger? Wondering if it's worth keeping both
@CoveChris worth thinking about the quiescent draw too - even when inactive, the relay solenoid and any associated circuitry can pull a small but constant current. Over a long trip that adds up.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 dropping to float too early on a 200Ah LiFePO4?
Great points from everyone already on the absorb time. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked your tail current setting?
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Utilisation d'un MPPT RS 450/100 MC4 48V de Victron
Really useful points from everyone so far. One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned — make sure you've got your absorption and float voltages properly configured in VictronConnect to match...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift lithiums on a narrowboat AND a van — worth the faff of mixing setups?
PanelTina | 847 posts @VickyWard oh the AGM-to-lithium moment is properly eye-opening isn't it! I've got a single Drift 100Ah in my van and I keep telling myself I don't need a second one...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Narrowboat shore power setup - 16A hook up or sort out proper solar?
PanelTina | 634 posts | ☀️ Continuous cruiser, ex-marina refugee | Four Counties Ring @HalfAJob brilliant timing on this thread - I made the jump from shore power dependency to full solar about...
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else finding this winter a lot darker than usual or is it just me?
Really interesting thread. @Ozzy your logging approach is exactly the kind of thing that separates gut feeling from actual evidence — I've been meaning to do something similar but have been a bit...
in General Chat 4 months ago