RetiredNurse96

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Swapped out my 100Ah AGM for a 100Ah LiFePO4 — same capacity but it feels like a completely different setup
RetiredNurse96 | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @DuctTapeDave60 Lovely upgrade! The thing that surprised me most when I made the same switch was how much more usable capacity you actually get in...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Mixing panel wattages on a single MPPT — is it actually worth it?
@DaiBennett makes a good point about Vmp — that's really the crux of it. I'd add from a practical standpoint: check whether those 200W Renogy panels are wired in series or parallel before you do...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system instead of the official Cerbo GX?
RetiredNurse96 | 203 posts | 🏡 Off-Grid Homesteader Lovely thread — I came to Venus OS on Pi quite late but wish I'd known about it sooner!
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller wildly optimistic about battery state of charge?
RetiredNurse96 | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @ValleyAmy I had exactly this with my Renogy setup before I switched to a dedicated battery monitor.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Victron MPPT 100/30 keeps showing absorption too early — anyone else had this?
RetiredNurse96 | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @AndreaHamilton Ooh, Wales — so you'll know all about those overcast days!
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Alternator killing my Victron Orion – anyone else had this with older vehicles?
Great thread – I'll add something nobody's mentioned yet. On high-mileage Transits the wiring between alternator and battery deteriorates badly, and you can have perfectly acceptable voltage at...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 4