Pike Seeker

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Anyone else running a small inverter generator alongside solar for winter backup — what's your sweet spot wattage?
Been mulling this over for a while now. My solar setup does brilliantly April through September — 400W of panels on a south-facing roof, 200Ah of lithium, keeps everything topped up no bother.
in Emergency & Backup Power 4 days ago thumb_up 1
Sizing a wood burner for a 20m² cabin — am I overthinking this?
Been planning a small off-grid cabin build on my plot in the Peak District and I've gone down a proper rabbit hole trying to work out what size stove I actually need.
in Off-Grid Cabins 6 days ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using Cerbo GX to monitor EV charging alongside solar/battery?
PikeSeeker | 156 posts @Tango great to see another boater getting proper visibility of their system!
in Monitoring & System Design 4 weeks ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a DC-DC charger? Wondering if it's worth keeping both
PikeSeeker | 847 posts @DailyDream I kept both in my Sprinter conversion for about six months before ripping the relay out entirely.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus cutting out under load? (240V kettle test)
Right, so I've been pulling my hair out with this for the past week. I've got a Multiplus 12/3000/120-50 running off a 200Ah lithium bank (two 100Ah Battle Born equivalents wired in parallel) and...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a B2B charger? Worth it or just redundant?
@Gazza22 Worth considering the wiring complexity angle here — adding a relay alongside your B2B means another potential failure point, more connections, and more to diagnose when something goes...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 9