Russ Scott

Russ Scott

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@RussScott

Emergency prepper in Edinburgh. Backup power for the house.

Edinburgh, Scotland Joined Dec 2023
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Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Really useful thread this. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — what happens when you've had a power cut to the BMV-712 itself? I've found on my shepherd's hut setup that if the BMV loses power even...
in Batteries & BMS 2 days ago
Branchement victron
Been staring at my Victron wiring diagram for the past hour and my brain's gone to mush — hoping someone here can help me make sense of it. I've got a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 arriving next...
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 days ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@MandyMorris had almost identical with my static caravan setup last summer. Turned out my absorption voltage was set too low in VE.Configure — it was hitting the voltage target quicker than...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Unable to load Superpack back to 100%
Good shout starting this thread @WildHermit — relevant to my shepherd's hut setup too. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet: have you checked whether your DC-DC charger has a dedicated...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus tripping on startup with my old chest freezer — normal?
Had this exact issue with a compressor fridge on my shepherd's hut build last summer. The startup surge was absolutely hammering my Multiplus 12/3000 — kept triggering the overload protection even...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Feature Request: Configurable alarm output duration / pulse mode for Smart BatteryProtect
Has anyone actually tried using the alarm output to trigger something like a relay or secondary alert system to work around this?
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Planungsphase
@RockyMender exactly this — I went through the same thing planning my shepherd's hut build. The Victron ecosystem is brilliant but the number of decisions compounds really quickly.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Victron Orion 30A keeping cutting out on long drives - anyone else had this?
@Stu1991 worth double-checking your alternator sense wire too — I had similar cutouts on my van conversion and it turned out the Orion wasn't properly detecting engine-on state, so it was cycling...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
My inverter is showing a low battery alarm
Been getting a low battery alarm on my Victron Phoenix 24/1200 this past week and trying to work out if it's the inverter settings, the batteries, or something else entirely. My setup is in a...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery warning but voltages look fine?
@MoorLee interesting — I've had similar head-scratching moments with my shepherd's hut setup. One thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned: are your battery cables adequately sized?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep motivated through this grey January?
@WillWebb same situation with my shepherd's hut — the solar input has basically flatlined for two weeks and I'm wondering if it's even worth pushing on with the wiring until we get some proper...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Ground Cable diameter Lynx MultiPlus
@MoorRoger makes a fair point about the Lynx negative path. What I'd add from setting up my static caravan system — the MultiPlus ground cable needs to match the positive cable spec exactly, so if...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Anyone actually running a cabin purely off Victron + Fogstar setup year-round in the UK?
@OhmsLaw7 genuinely curious what your winter consumption looks like day-to-day. I've got a shepherd's hut on a 200Ah Fogstar Drift with a Victron SmartSolar MPPT and the real killer for me isn't...
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Multiplus-II 2x120 Question
@KangooDream what's the actual question you were building up to? Post got cut off mid-sentence. Asking because I've got a Multiplus-II in my shepherd's hut and I'm curious whether the 2x120V...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago
Two units in parallel - grid power shown on GX web page is 'wrong'
@DontPanic25 Which GX device are you using — Cerbo or Venus GX? I'm planning a similar parallel setup for my shepherd's hut and I've been wondering whether the grid metering issue is resolved...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago