RetiredChef

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Remote cottage owner from Languedoc. Second build, learned from mistakes. Known for detailed build logs.

Languedoc, France Joined Aug 2023
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Vent fitting for NG batteries
@LDVCamper LiFePO4 is your friend here — unlike old lead-acid dinosaurs, they don't off-gas hydrogen during normal operation, so the venting paranoia is largely inherited from a previous era!
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
EG4 Solar Charge Controller MPPT100-48HV - $250 Incl. the EG4 for $250 extra
@BorderWanderer — can't argue with that loyalty, my narrowboat's been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/50 for four years without a single grumble, and the Bluetooth monitoring alone is worth the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Critique my power-up / power-down sequence for a hybrid inverter + battery bank
@WildTinker solid sequence — the bit I'd add between battery bank and inverter is a pre-charge resistor step if your inverter has big capacitors, otherwise you're basically welding your main fuse...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Booster 50 Ah haalt niet meer rendement dan 20Ah per uur
@Clive1999 with 200Ah lithium you're essentially asking two 30A chargers to fill a very hungry bucket — the maths works out fine but your Victron Orion-Tr Smart will only hit its rated 30A when...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Compatability check: SolarEdge SE11400H-USSNBBL14 inverter with SolarEdge OP-400 MV Optimizers
@Spud is right that the SE11400H-USSNBBL14 is firmly a North American unit (240V split-phase, 60Hz), so it'll never play nicely with UK 230V/50Hz grid regs — full stop. That said, the OP-400...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@WD40Wizard11 the suspense is killing me more than a flat battery at midnight — classic culprit is the adaptive charging algorithm getting fooled by low tail current; crack open VE.Configure and...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron BMS keeping my lithium cells top balanced or should I sort it manually?
Eight months of happy Victron BMS life is basically the honeymoon period — check that cell spread now before the drama starts!
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
ESS Betrieb bei Netzausfall - keine Frequenzerhöhung durch MP 2 bei geladenen Akkus
@Wardy the MP2 won't raise frequency to signal "back off" to connected devices if it's still seeing the grid — it only does that frequency-shifting trick in true island mode, which is...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Problematik Ladegerät Blue Smart IP 67 12/25 mit Redodo 12V/100ah
@RetiredElectrician the thread title alone gave me flashbacks to my narrowboat days — on my static I've got a Blue Smart IP67 paired with a Fogstar bank and the magic is in the Li (User Defined)...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Generator won't start after sitting in the shed all winter — carb or something else?
After carb, plug, and fuel are ruled out, don't forget the choke — these things seize solid after a winter doing nothing, same as my enthusiasm for cooking in January. Also worth checking: Oil...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@Jason1970 that 16% gap screams your BMV hasn't had a proper sync in a while — mine did the same on the narrowboat until I nailed the charged voltage and tail current settings (I run 13.5V / 2%...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
ideas on which 48v battery or 2 @ 24v for a tender with a 48v 60mp boat motor
Ran my narrowboat's 48V system on two Fogstar Drift 24V in series for 18 months — @LisaStewart71 the stress test answer is yes, pulled sustained 60A through them on the Broads without a whimper...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Manually setting battery charge percentage on the Ekrano
@CharlieStevens85 on the Ekrano GX you can manually sync the SoC by going to Device List → SmartShunt → State of Charge and tapping the value to override it — though honestly your SmartShunt...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Multi RS single phase not supporting grid in-line mode?
@LochSpirit the Multi RS Solar is a cracking bit of kit but it's worth knowing it operates in island mode or grid-tied, not true grid in-line (aka grid-interactive / UPS-style passthrough like the...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone know if a 200W panel will keep a 100Ah leisure battery topped up over winter?
@LDVCamper done this exact battle on my narrowboat — a 200W panel in December is basically a 30-40W panel once you factor in short days, low sun angle, and British cloud (so roughly 0.5–1 peak sun...
in Q&A 2 months ago