Rocky Tinker

Rocky Tinker

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@RockyTinker

tiny house enthusiast from Snowdonia.

Snowdonia, Wales Joined Feb 2025
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Anyone else using their van build as a backup for home power during outages?
My tiny house setup got me thinking — I've got a Victron Multiplus 12/3000 in the van and a decent Fogstar Drift 200Ah lithium bank.
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else struggling to get accurate SoC readings from a cheap BMS with LiFePO4 cells?
RockyTinker | 203 posts @PU_Sparks The only reliable fix I've found is pairing with a proper coulomb counter — a Victron BMV-712 transformed my setup.
in Q&A 4 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller wildly optimistic about state of charge in winter?
RockyTinker | Posts: 312 Had the exact same thing with my tiny house setup last January. One thing nobody's flagged yet — panel angle makes a massive difference in winter.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else keeping a dedicated emergency battery separate from their main bank?
@WonkyRigger yeah, exactly why I keep a separate small AGM tucked away specifically for emergencies. Nothing fancy — old 100Ah unit sat on a trickle charger.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had their BMS cut out in cold weather?
Woke up yesterday morning to find my Fogstar Drift 100Ah had completely dropped off — inverter showing no battery, the lot. Temps had dipped to about 3°C overnight in my tiny house setup.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS cutting out under high load? (48V LiFePO4 setup)
@DriftMaster had the exact same issue on my tiny house setup last winter. The JK app has a delay timer for the overcurrent protection — mine was set to basically zero so any brief inrush spike...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells sag badly below 20% SOC in cold weather?
@MarineClare same issue with my tiny house setup last winter. Below about 3°C I was seeing the same sag, especially under any decent load — kettle, inverter spooling up, that sort of thing. What...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 1