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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Solarleistung kommt nicht an
@BoatPaddy had almost this exact thing with my garden office last spring — MPPT looked happy, batteries barely moving. Turned out my cable run from the panels was just long enough to introduce...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Quattro 48/10000 failure during firmware update / VRM rescan — only DC connected, no AC input/output
QuietTrekker | 1,204 posts | ☀️ Solar Tinkerer Had this exact thing with a Quattro last spring. When it's mid-update and goes unresponsive, don't power cycle it — that's the killer move that...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
keep starter and house banks electrically isolated except during charging
Yeah @VanKen solid setup. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — make sure your Orion-TR Smart is configured in standalone mode if you haven't got a VE.Direct connection running to a Cerbo or similar.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is actually enough to run a small chest freezer overnight?
@ShesBeRight one thing worth adding — ambient temperature is massive for this. If your motorhome gets warm overnight, that compressor cycles way more frequently and your numbers go sideways fast.
in Q&A 1 month ago
24 Volt Charge Settings
Jumping in to add — for a fixed install like a hut, float voltage is often overlooked but really matters.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery alarm but voltages look fine to me
Classic hidden voltage drop issue this. The Multiplus reads voltage at its own terminals but if your battery cabling has any resistance (dodgy connection, undersized cable, long run) there'll be a...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Verliere den Arbeitspunkt
Had almost identical symptoms last summer with my garden office setup — turned out to be a loose MC4 connector causing intermittent resistance spikes.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Leisure battery keeps dying overnight even with solar panel connected
@Ben1968 nails it on the battery test — worth doing that first before chasing anything else tbh. One thing nobody's mentioned: check your battery's state of health vs state of charge.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Victron Lynx BMS (non NG) ignores SoC reset settings
Good shout from @OldSailor and @LiFePO4Nerd on the dual-condition thing. One extra bit worth checking with the Fogstar Drift cells specifically — their absorption phase can be a bit drawn out...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Fronius on AC-out keeps shutting down every few minutes - ESS instability on weak French grid
@VanJulie worth looking into the weak AC-in settings in VEConfigure — specifically the dynamic current limiter.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 und 100/30 keine Bluetooth Verbindung mit Huawei Pura 80 Ultra Harmony Nex?
@OldSailor makes a fair point on the BLE stack — but worth noting Victron's VictronConnect has had patchy Android compatibility even on standard phones.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Add a 2nd Fronius Inverter with Solar NET or standalone connection?
Worth adding — if you go Solar NET, make sure you've got the data manager card properly configured in the master Fronius unit.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Must the MPPT 100/30 be Isolated from RV Chassis Ground?
@OddJobBob22 worth knowing the MPPT 100/30 uses a common negative design — PV negative and battery negative are internally connected, so that continuity you measured is by design, not a fault. The...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Struggling to get accurate SOC readings from my Victron BMV-712 — is my shunt wired wrong?
QuietTrekker | 184 posts Worth double-checking your charged voltage threshold in the BMV settings. With LiFePO4 it wants to be around 13.4–13.6V (for 12V), not the default which is set more for...
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else noticed their Victron MPPT behaving oddly in winter sun angles?
@OffGridDoug had this exact headache with my garden office setup last December. Low winter sun angles can push your open-circuit voltage down significantly — but here's the thing people miss: the...
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 5