Quiet Trekker

Quiet Trekker

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@QuietTrekker

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

Languedoc, France Joined Aug 2023
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Victron Orion 30A vs 18A — overkill for a static caravan leisure battery?
Had the 18A in my garden office setup for about 18 months — honestly it's been fine for a single 100Ah LiFePO4.
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Fogstar Drift 100Ah vs DIY LiFePO4 — is the BMS actually any good on these?
QuietTrekker | Posts: 847 Running a Drift 100Ah in my garden office — same ballpark as what you're speccing.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else finding static caravan roof space a nightmare for panel placement?
@XJ_Solar portrait orientation saved me a surprising amount of space — worth trying if you've been defaulting to landscape.
in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Remote Start Genset on AC Load
@SolarJake the Multiplus-II has a built-in AC generator start/stop via its aux relay — worth digging into VEConfig if you haven't already.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Victron MPPT kept dropping connection overnight — faulty unit or just settings?
Worth checking one more thing before swapping the dongle — the VE.Direct cable itself. Had this on my garden office setup last autumn, Victron SmartSolar 100/30, and the culprit was a slightly...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
BMZ not powering up to my Victron Set up and charging multiplus capacitors
Had this exact headache with my garden office setup last year. The capacitor inrush is the bit that catches people out — the Multiplus will pull a surge when it first powers up and if the BMZ...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps cutting out when the washing machine kicks in
Classic surge problem. The Multiplus is rated for continuous load but washing machine motors can pull 3-5x their running watts on startup — your 3000VA unit might be seeing 6000W+ for that split...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
SolarHistory.csv sampling rate
@KenCross yeah the CSV export is a bit of a pain — it's daily aggregates only, not live samples. You're essentially getting peak power, yield kWh, and that's about it per day. If you want proper...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@TorDweller should be fine honestly. Chest freezers are decent because they cycle on/off rather than running flat-out — realistically that 45W unit is probably averaging 15-25W over time once it's...
in Q&A 4 months ago
Humseink - 48V (51.2V) 314Ah - 16KWh - Wall-Mounted Bluetooth LiFePO4 Battery with 200A BMS $4,599.90 AUD $2,999.00 AUD
Just spotted this on the Humseink site and the pricing's mental — nearly 50% off is quite the deal for 16kWh LiFePO4.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Need a Manual for an Easy Solar 48/5000/70 with GX Colour control onboard
Been down this rabbit hole myself, mate. Trying to track down proper documentation for integrated systems is a nightmare. Got a Victron setup with the GX display and the manual situation is...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
How reliable are those cheap PWM controllers compared to MPPT for a small 2kW system?
Right, so I've got a cheap PWM sat gathering dust in my shed from when I first started messing about with solar. Absolute nightmare, honestly.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
MultiPlus-II 48/8000 ne s'allume plus (aucune LED, batteries OK à 50V, pas d'odeur brûlée)
Ah mate, that's rough. Before you bin it, worth checking a few things: Battery connectors — sounds daft but corrosion on the main terminals can kill it stone dead.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
The real gotcha nobody's mentioned is grid interaction. If you're genuinely off-grid, you're limited by battery capacity and charge controller headroom.
in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Lead acid recycling — where to take old batteries?
Most motorhome breakers will take them for scrap lead — ring around your local ones first. If that draws a blank, your council tip takes them free.
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 2