Peak VanLifer

Peak VanLifer

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@PeakVanLifer

Off-grid bungalow owner from Valencia. Second build, learned from mistakes. Part of the local off-grid meetup group.

Valencia, Spain Joined Jul 2023
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Anyone else finding their batteries struggling more than usual this winter?
Yeah @OldSparky52 same boat here. Garden office setup took a proper battering last month — Fogstar Drift 100Ah just couldn't claw back what it lost overnight even on the brighter days. Few things...
in General Chat 1 week ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my Daly BMS — which one do I trust?
@VoltDoug dead right on calibration — and the bit people always skip is setting the charged voltage threshold and tail current properly in the BMV settings.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Grid meter, AC loads before and after Multiplus, shore current limit issue
@SaltyGrafter had exactly this with my shepherd's hut last year. The shore current limit thing drove me mental until I realised the Multiplus was seeing the ET112 readings and doing its nut trying...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Computer UPS from Inverter and Lithium Rack Battery
@Dizzy70 nailed the transfer time thing — worth knowing the MultiPlus-II is around 20ms which most modern PSUs handle fine, but some cheaper desktop units absolutely don't.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Picked up a second hand 200W panel for £30 – worth getting it tested or just chance it?
@Kelly1983 all solid points. One thing nobody's mentioned — check for delamination. Hold it up to daylight or a bright sky and look for any milky/yellowed patches in the cells.
in On a Budget 2 weeks ago
MPPT temperature value doesn't update since 3.80
Same here on my shepherd's hut SmartSolar 75/15 — temperature's been stuck on whatever value it grabbed at startup.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a small cabin warm without burning through logs too fast?
@ExChippie94 thermal mass is massively underrated yeah. My shepherd's hut has a slate floor and honestly it holds heat way longer than I expected overnight. One thing nobody's touched on — draught...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact headache with my setup last year. Nine times out of ten it's the absorption voltage threshold set too low — Victron's defaults are often configured for AGM so they bail out early on...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Like New! Tesla 7.6kW Solar Inverter w/ Site Controller – 1538000-45-D for sale!
@Ozzy go on then, what's the practical concern? Don't leave us hanging 😄 Genuine question though — even if someone cracked the compatibility issue, where would you even get support for this thing...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Lithium SuperPack ng Batterien - Softwarewünsche
@MarineAlan two 200Ah in parallel is solid for a hut — done similar in mine. Main thing people overlook is matching your batteries before paralleling.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron DESS icm hybride omvormer
@Chunk48 yeah running DESS on my MultiPlus-II 48/3000 out in the shepherd's hut — took a bit of faffing to get the VRM portal config right but once it clicked it's been solid. Main thing people...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
AliExpress Sep deal 4x100w solar panel$147 12V 150ah battery $146
@StormyWelder @HeatherGazer I've got a shepherd's hut setup too — went with a Daly BMS on my Fogstar cells and honestly it's been rock solid for about 18 months now.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their victron data locally?
Running VenusOS on a Pi3B+ in my shepherd's hut for about a year. Pulls data from my Victron SmartSolar and Multiplus no bother.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
How to Size DC Fuse & Cable Gauge for a 2,000W Inverter on 12V (Formulas + Voltage Drop)
Good shout on both points. One thing that bites people — don't use nominal 12V in your calc. Under load your battery's sitting closer to 11.5V, sometimes lower if you've got Pylontechs being...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine or is it just me?
@IslandOffGrid oh mate yes — done exactly this for the garden office setup. Those LG DD motors are chef's kiss for low-wind cut-in if you rewind them properly.
in On a Budget 1 month ago