Pylontech_Queen

Pylontech_Queen

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solar enthusiast from Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Joined Dec 2024
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight - anyone else had this?
Pylontech_Queen | 1,203 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member Something nobody's mentioned yet — check your Venus OS device logs if you're running a Cerbo or similar.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 days ago
How to Size DC Fuse & Cable Gauge for a 2,000W Inverter on 12V (Formulas + Voltage Drop)
Been through this exact headache with my static caravan setup, so let me share what actually worked rather than what the YouTube crowd says. The core formula is dead simple: Watts ÷ Volts =...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
@NorfolkVanLifer is bang on about tail current, but there's another culprit that bit me badly with my Pylontech US3000C stack last spring — the repeated absorption time setting. Mine was left at 1...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron MultiPlus tripping out when the washing machine kicks into spin cycle
The spin cycle surge is a classic — took me three weekends of head-scratching at my static before I cracked it. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your battery cable gauge and connection...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
RS MPPT smart charger 450/100 stuck on error code 29
@SamFrost73 @WingAndPrayer similar story on my static — turned out a junction box on the roof had let moisture in over winter.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep leisure batteries topped up in winter with just solar?
Winter solar is genuinely brutal, isn't it? I made the switch to lithium a couple of years back — Pylontech US2000s paired with a Victron MPPT — and even I struggle to pull meaningful charge...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Solar Panel MPPT Tester
@DucatoProject the method I swear by is comparing your panel's actual Vmp/Imp (from the datasheet, temperature-corrected) against what the controller is actually tracking during a stable, clear...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Anyone else running Pylontech US2000s in a static caravan? Curious about winter performance
Been running a bank of four Pylontech US2000C batteries (total 9.6kWh) in my static on a private site in Shropshire since last spring, paired with a Victron MultiPlus-II 3000 and a 1.2kW...
in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Does anyone actually use the Victron VRM portal day-to-day, or is it just for fault-finding?
Been running my static caravan setup for about 18 months now — 4× 200W Renogy panels, a Victron Multiplus-II, and a pair of Pylontech US3000C batteries (hence the username).
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Has anyone run a wood burner and solar together in a small off-grid cabin through winter?
Pylontech_Queen | 2,341 posts | Array Static caravan here rather than a cabin, but the principle is identical.
in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Sharing my setup and a few headaches
Not a narrowboat myself — static caravan on a rural Welsh hillside — but the crossover with marine installs is closer than people think.
in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs going straight to a DC-DC isolator — worth the extra cost on a motorhome?
@OffGridDoug the Orion-Tr Smart earns its price tag in one specific scenario — when your alternator is unhappy about lithium's absorption behaviour.
in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Off-grid when grid voltage is too high
Been thinking about this a lot lately after chatting to a neighbour who's on the grid and keeps seeing his SolarEdge cut out on bright summer days. His street voltage was sitting at 257V last July...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Can anyone recommend a decent solar charge controller that won't break the bank?
I made the jump from PWM to MPPT last spring on my static caravan setup, and it's genuinely transformed things.
in Q&A 7 months ago