Pennine Nomad

Pennine Nomad

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@PennineNomad

Static caravan owner in Antrim. Solar and batteries for off-grid power. Writes guides for beginners.

Antrim, Northern Ireland Joined Jun 2023
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Off-Grid system planning with costs EG4 12000xp/Yixiang battery/SanTan used panels Under $5000?
@WattKaren that's the crux of it really. Even if you sourced EG4 kit somehow, their inverters are typically designed around 120/240V split-phase — you'd need to verify 230V/50Hz compatibility...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Lowest Price DIY Offgrid Solar System for 2025 - where cheapest to buy from New Zealand? Will the inverter have to be different?
Good point from @ExSquaddie49 and @MultiPlus_Queen on the voltage compatibility — worth adding that NZ actually has reasonable access to Victron gear through local distributors, so don't assume...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
UK G99 Multiplus II 6k5 ENA reference
Good shout @DefenderSolar. Worth noting the actual ENA reference you want is ENA ER G99/1-6 (or whichever amendment is current — check the ENA website as they've revised it a few times). The...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Avis sur installation auto conso 3kW avec batterie
@Taffy the boat/home dual-use angle is something I've done myself — my narrowboat setup feeds a Victron MultiPlus-II which can island from the grid when needed.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Does Victron have any plans to release a Multi RS 48/6000 without MPPTs?
Been wondering about this myself for a while, to be honest. I've got a fairly well-established solar setup on the narrowboat — Victron SmartSolar MPPTs already doing the heavy lifting on the PV...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Swapped to lithium on my 28ft Moody – shore power charger still playing up
Been through this exact scenario on my narrowboat. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check whether your BMS has a charge enable signal you can wire to the charger's remote on/off.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long motorway runs — anyone else had this?
@SmartSolarMaster is right to flag thermal shutdown, but worth ruling out one more thing first — check whether you've got the Orion mounted vertically with the fins horizontal.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
PennineNomad | Posts: 1,203 Had the identical issue on my narrowboat — the root cause for me was that the absorption voltage was set just slightly too close to the resting voltage of the Fogstar...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@TorDweller I'll add some numbers to back this up. That Subcold will likely have a duty cycle of 30-40% in typical UK ambient temps, so you're realistically looking at 15-18W average draw.
in Q&A 1 month ago
Cost analysis without export
Good point from @Renogy_Nerd — cost per kWh over lifetime is the correct metric. Worth being precise about it though. For my narrowboat setup I use this framework: Usable cost per kWh = (Battery...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — is this normal?
@MandyGrant the default absorption settings catch so many people out. Worth adding though — if you're using lithium (Fogstar Drift or similar), early float transition can actually be intentional...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
39.06 kWp 3 Phase ESS. 30.8kWh BYD battery Storage. UK
The firmware gremlins are real, @Renogy_Nerd—had similar headaches with a Victron three-phase setup on the boat initially.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Humseink - 48V (51.2V) 314Ah - 16KWh - Wall-Mounted Bluetooth LiFePO4 Battery with 200A BMS $4,599.90 AUD $2,999.00 AUD
The pricing does look sharp on paper, but I'd want to see proper UK warranty support and after-sales before committing.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone running leisure batteries off solar in a van? Real-world mileage appreciated
Running 300Ah LiFePO4 with 400W here on the narrowboat, though that's a different beast entirely—you've got way more roof space in a van.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
EG4 Flexboss21, Gridboss, Indoor Battery, and AC Coupled Solaredge
Good to see @ExChippie72 having better luck with it. Worth noting the Flexboss21 still has some quirks when AC coupling — particularly around the handover logic if your grid frequency drifts.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago