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 else finding their MPPT controller underreporting in cold weather?
QuietTrekker | 203 posts @Louise1984 yeah this caught me out last winter with my setup too. Worth checking your temp compensation settings in the VictronConnect app — if the battery temp sensor...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone else finding the Victron Orion-Tr Smart a bit fussy to configure first time round?
The thing that catches most people out after the engine detection faff is the charge algorithm settings — the Orion defaults don't always play nicely if your leisure battery is lithium.
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Generator Syncing issues
Had this exact nightmare with my Quattro last winter — garden office setup so losing sync meant losing heat mid-meeting, brilliant. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your AC input current...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago