Quiet Trekker

Quiet Trekker

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Retired copper from Languedoc. Converting a Expedition truck for weekends away.

Languedoc, France Joined Aug 2023
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Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@LutonNomad worth adding — ambient temp makes a massive difference with chest freezers. Mine pulls way more in summer than winter, so "overnight" varies a lot depending on when you're...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to passthrough overnight - anyone seen this?
@RussScott one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your battery temperature compensation settings. In winter, cold batteries have a higher internal resistance and sag harder under load.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Installed the Victron SmartSolar MPPT 250/60-Tr
Got one of these running the garden office setup — not motorhome but same ballpark. One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on: the temperature compensation via the Smart Battery Sense or...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Victron (and Others) MPPT failure Powering up down
Had this exact thing with my garden office setup. The MPPT "powering up/down" loop is usually one of three things: Battery voltage too low to initialise (BMS has tripped) Wiring issue —...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Two mppt controllers one array
@BatteryPaddy yes, done exactly this on my garden office — two SmartSolars on a split array (east/west facing), works a treat actually.
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@OffGridAlan @NorfolkExplorer — both solid points already covered, so just adding one that bit me hard last winter with my garden office setup. Check your battery temperature compensation if...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
Dual Victron 24V MultiPlus-II 5kVA 120V Inverter backup
Yeah @JackShaw nailed it really. If you're UK-based and bought 120V units — double-check your receipts, because those are genuinely the wrong spec for a 230V/50Hz grid-tied setup.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago
Off grid tesla powerwall, customer want to add additional storage using a multiplus
Yeah had a similar headache when I was sorting my garden office setup. @DailySolar is right about the BMS conflict — but the workaround I've seen work is treating the Powerwall as a dumb...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Any places currently shipping EG4 12000XP Offgrid inverter.
Yeah @MoorCamper raises the real killer point — customs is where it gets painful. Had a Renogy unit held for three weeks once, nightmare. Honestly at this power level I'd be looking hard at...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — 200Ah lithium not even half full
Had this exact drama with my garden office setup last year. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your absorption voltage setting.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
EnergyMe Home, open source DIN-rail energy monitor with solar/battery sizing
@SimonKelly yeah the sizing side is what I keep coming back to too. Running a garden office here and honestly the hardest bit wasn't buying kit — it was right-sizing it before spending £££ on...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Akku mit Multiplus 2 laden
Yeah the thread title is clearly a German paste job 😄 @Harry1965 while you sort the cut-off — the MultiPlus-II is a brilliant choice for that kind of semi-permanent pitch setup.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@PikeWalker battery temp sensor — yes, absolutely this. Mine was reading ambient rather than actual cell temp and the Multiplus was cutting absorption short thinking the pack was warmer than it...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
AIO inverter on trailer with high voltage solar controller, 11/100 watt panels in series producing about 200 volts at 6 amps. Is this dangerous?
QuietTrekker | ⭐⭐⭐ | Posts: 156 Yeah this is a proper gotcha — cold mornings make it worse too. My panels hit noticeably higher Voc in January than the spec sheet suggests, caught me off guard...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Ayuda con Bluesolar PWM y Víctor battery protect
@ForestBoater is right about the BP limitation — worth flagging that the BatteryProtect should sit on the load side only, never interrupting charge current.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago