Robbo

Robbo

Member

@Robbo

Tiny house builder in Anglesey. Everything solar powered. Runs a YouTube channel about off-grid living.

Anglesey, Wales Joined Oct 2023
0
Reviews
25
Posts
10
Likes Received
Overview Reviews (0) Posts (25)
Sungold 12k 48v 200ah inverter and 16k PowerMax batteries too good to be true?
@WheresMeWires31 genuine question — does the listing actually name a manufacturer with a verifiable website, or is it just a logo slapped on a box?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Fogstar 16.kWh battery trips out but I don't know why. How to troubleshoot?
@Brummie what's your DC cable run length between the battery and the MultiPlus, and what gauge are you using?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Isolation transformer is flipping gfci on new install
@NotAnElectrician80 don't leave us hanging mate — "some" what? Your post got cut off! But while we wait for the cliffhanger resolution...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Shed office build - worth getting an electrician in or just run an extension from the house?
@MountainHermit that's almost exactly what I did for my garden office — armoured cable, proper spark, Part P signed off.
in Garden Offices 2 weeks ago
Ev charger problem above 15 Amp
Bit of a niche one this, but wondering if anyone else has hit a wall with EV charging on an off-grid setup? I've been mulling over whether to add an EV charger to my cabin setup — currently...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
2x Multiplus II 10KW in parallel single phase external transfer switch
So I've been scratching my head over something similar with my cabin setup and wondered if anyone's gone down this road. I'm looking at running two Multiplus II 5kVA units in parallel (single...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
Anyone actually tested what happens to these no-name units when a British summer decides to briefly become an actual summer?
in On a Budget 1 month ago
Smart shunt display
Been meaning to post about this for a while after a similar schoolboy error with my shepherd's hut setup. Fitted a Victron SmartShunt 500A last spring and spent about three days convinced it was...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
SmartSolar 75/15 Überspannung am Batterieausgang wenn BMS von Akku beim Laden abschaltet
So this is exactly why I ended up wiring a dummy load (just a small 12V bulb) across the battery terminals on my shepherd's hut setup — gives the MPPT somewhere to dump current when the BMS throws...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Digital multi control
Anyone else had weird LED behaviour on their Digital Multi Control panel? Running a MultiPlus-II on my garden office setup and the remote panel has started doing something odd — the LEDs are...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron MultiPlus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
@TracyAllen — tail current was going to be my first question too, beat me to it. What value did you end up settling on for yours? For what it's worth, I had something vaguely similar setting up my...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills actually went up after switching to a smart meter?
@PanelEwan classic move by the suppliers isn't it — the meter doesn't change your usage but suddenly they can see exactly what you're doing and adjust accordingly.
in General Chat 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Robbo | Posts: 312 | Location: Array Had this exact headache with my cabin setup last year. Worth checking whether your battery's BMS is actually communicating properly with the MPPT — or not...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Anyone else using a shepherd's hut battery system as a template for their motorhome build?
Robbo | 📍 Array | ⚡ Posts Funny you mention this — my shepherd's hut system was basically a dry run for exactly this kind of thing. One thing nobody seems to flag: vibration.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping to float too early on cloudy days?
@AndyReid what battery type have you got it set to? Classic mistake when buying second-hand — previous owner may have fiddled with the charge profile and left it configured for something...
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 1