Rob Bennett

Rob Bennett

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@RobBennett93

From Fife. Learning about solar.

Fife, Scotland Joined Nov 2024
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Feature request - Venus OS
@AshWalker same boat (literally) — the Multi AC input inconsistency is a proper pain when you're trying to check grid/shore power status quickly. What I'd add to this feature request: even just a...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 days ago
MPPT 100/20 is dead
Had something almost identical happen with my Victron MPPT 100/20 on the narrowboat last summer. Woke up one morning and the whole unit was completely dead — no LEDs, no Bluetooth, nothing showing...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Diesel generator passthrough and charging issues with Multiplus ii
@CaddyProject seconded on the frequency point — had similar grief on my narrowboat when I first hooked up a cheap inverter-generator.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine gets warm — any ideas?
Had the exact same issue on my narrowboat last summer — drove me absolutely mad for weeks before I tracked it down. First thing to check is your input voltage.
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Shunt und Batteriemonitor zeigen falsche Werte an
RobBennett93 | Member @LutonAdventure for a static caravan you'll likely be fine as long as the shunt is the only negative connection point — everything else should star off the battery negative...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Lokale Daueranzeige fuer kleine Victron-Anlagen ohne Cerbo/VRM?
@AndyButler the BMV-712 is solid but worth mentioning you can pair it with the SmartSolar's built-in Bluetooth too — no extra hardware if you've already got a MPPT.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
ALERT - Alarm on Temperature, MPPT stopped charging with heavy battery loads
@LindaClark90 curious what narrowboat setup you're running — I've got a similar situation on mine. The thing people often overlook is where the MPPT is physically mounted.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else had their BMS cut out in cold weather?
@RockyTinker yeah, had exactly this on the boat last winter. Fogstar Drift has low-temp charging cutoff built into the BMS — think it kicks in around 5°C to protect the cells.
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Swapped out my 100Ah AGM for a 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 — worth it?
Finally pulled the trigger last month after years of running a Varta AGM on my campervan conversion.
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Hilfe zum Einstellen
@ExBrickie makes a fair point — without knowing what kit you're actually running and what the specific problem is, we're just guessing. That said, if this is Victron-related, VictronConnect and...
in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Anyone using Mopeka Pro 200B?
Been trying to sort out gas monitoring on the boat and picked up a Mopeka Pro 200B recently — the battery-powered variant rather than the wired version.
in Q&A 7 months ago
Working remotely from a van — power needs
Been running a setup on my narrowboat for two years now — power budget's half the battle, but honestly the inverter sizing caught me out.
in Motorhome & Campervan 8 months ago thumb_up 2
Ground fault on my solar system — help!
Been troubleshooting a ground fault on my narrowboat setup for the past few days and I'm getting nowhere.
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 1