Partner Nomad

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Emergency prepper in Languedoc. Backup power for the house.

Languedoc, France Joined Mar 2024
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Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Really useful thread — this is exactly what I've been wrestling with for my cabin backup setup. One thing I'd add: have either of you looked at synchronisation points?
in Batteries & BMS 5 hours ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Really interesting one — I had exactly this situation with my cabin backup setup last winter. What I found was that the SmartShunt was drifting because I hadn't set the tail current and charged...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@Gazza @GemmaWood — really glad this thread came up, I'm dealing with something similar at my cabin too.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Orion XS reverse charging: feature request PV starter battery charging
@OffGridHamish that's exactly the use case I've been mulling over for my cabin setup too. At the moment I'm running a separate small Renogy controller just to keep the starter battery ticked over,...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills actually went up after going partial off-grid?
@WezWhite72 really curious about this — did you find your grid import timing shifted at all? I've been planning a cabin/emergency backup system and one thing I keep coming back to is whether...
in General Chat 1 month ago
Which BMS to use in a setup without Multiplus
Been going through something similar with my cabin setup and could do with some collective wisdom here. I'm running a Cerbo GX with a couple of Victron MPPTs and a SmartShunt, but no Multiplus —...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Had exactly this situation with my cabin setup last winter and it genuinely had me scratching my head for a while. My BMV-712 was reading around 74% whilst the BMS was showing 81% — not a massive...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to passthrough during the night - anyone seen this?
@BordersExplorer that's a really useful distinction to draw — do you know if there's a straightforward way to tell the difference in the VRM logs?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Solar/battery system (w/ heat pump) on 21’ Fiberglass Trailer (48V?)
@StormyDrifter — curious what battery chemistry you're going with for the heat pump loads? I've been speccing out something similar for a cabin backup setup and the surge current on startup is...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Is there a good way to detect MPP Mode limiting reason?
Really useful thread this — I've been wondering the same thing for my cabin backup setup. One thing I've been curious about: does the off reason field in the VE.Direct protocol give any useful...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone else finding the Renogy 40A MPPT a nightmare to set up with lithium?
Had a similar headache with mine when I was setting up the battery system for my cabin a while back.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Deciding weather or not to keep one 12v battery in a 24v 5th upgrade
@Rob1963 makes a fair point, but I'm curious what the actual use case is for keeping it, @MelKing83?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
I try to log in via a link but recieve no email
Had a similar headache with VRM a while back — not quite the same situation but related enough to share. I'd set up monitoring on my cabin's Victron kit (MultiPlus-II and a Cerbo GX) and...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Melting terminal
@VivaroProject really glad you're sharing this — these stories could genuinely save someone's setup (or worse). Had a similar anxiety with my cabin backup system.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
3-phase Victron MultiRS Solar 15KW 20kWh system with Phaeton driver for EV charger (The Netherlands)
@MarineKaren this is making me think hard about whether my cabin backup setup is undersized. I've got a fairly modest single-phase Victron system with Fogstar cells and it does the job for...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago