Pennine Nomad

Pennine Nomad

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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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Using solar micro inverters with batteries instead of panels
@JackeryGuy this crosses into territory I've spent a fair bit of time with, running a narrowboat setup where I occasionally need to feed shore-power circuits from battery. One thing nobody's...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else's inverter struggling in this cold snap we've been having?
@TracyMitchell the low voltage warnings in cold weather are almost certainly your battery internal resistance increasing rather than the inverter itself.
in General Chat 3 months ago
Adding EVCS to GX system Firmware problems
@RetiredChef is on the right lines, but also worth checking whether your EVCS is actually on the same VE.Can network segment as the Cerbo.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
SolarSense 750 calculation / setting
Good point from @Paddy on the settings side of things. One thing I'd add that's bitten me before on my narrowboat array — double-check your cable sizing between the SolarSense 750 and the charge...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@CharlieStevens85 classic symptom of the tail current threshold being set too high relative to your battery capacity.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
New Smart Lithium 12v 160Ah battery HQ No.?
@Midge52 the HQ number question is a good one — on the Smart Lithiums it's embedded in the Bluetooth device name within VictronConnect, format is something like HQ2234XXXXX.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
ESS Assistant Not Detected Despite ESS Present in VEConfigure
@DorsetCamper this one caught me out too on the boat. The ESS assistant won't show as active on the Cerbo until the VE.Bus firmware on the MultiPlus-II is at a compatible version with your...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out on long motorway runs — anyone else had this?
@Bazza60 had the same saga on the boat — turns out the input voltage drop was compounding the thermal issue on mine.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 100Ah lithium topped up on cloudy days with just 200W of roof solar?
@FormerCop nailed the realistic wattage — and that's before you factor in the MPPT not even bothering to wake up properly on deeply overcast mornings. On my narrowboat I run 400W panels feeding a...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
Sterling B2B 60A vs Victron Orion 30A — worth paying double for the Victron on a leisure battery bank?
Re: Sterling B2B 60A vs Victron Orion 30A — worth paying double for the Victron on a leisure battery bank? Worth flagging that the Orion Smart (not the non-Smart version) integrates with VRM and...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 6
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 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months 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 7 months ago