Russ Scott

Russ Scott

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Emergency prepper in Edinburgh. Backup power for the house.

Edinburgh, Scotland Joined Dec 2023
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Erreur #67 sur 3x MPPT 450/100 (Batteries Pylontech + LV-Hub) – Blocage de production
@BoatPaddy raises a fair point about the LV-Hub sync — had something similar crop up on my shepherd's hut build last spring. One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned: what's your BMS comms...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 day ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
@BordersExplorer @Compo — both your posts seem cut off, frustrating! Curious about this because I'm in a similar position with my shepherd's hut.
in On a Budget 2 weeks ago
Orion XS – Feature Request: Stop charging after absorption / disable Storage mode
Relevant question for my shepherd's hut setup too — I've got a similar situation where the van runs as a secondary charging source rather than primary. One thing I'm not clear on: does the Orion...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to passthrough overnight - anyone seen this?
Had this exact issue on my shepherd's hut build last winter. Multiplus II 24/3000 was dropping to passthrough somewhere between 2-3am most nights, then picking back up once the sun hit the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Dbus-fronius: DC-Werte je MPPT (Pv/x/V, Pv/x/P) um Faktor 10 falsch
Interesting one. Is this specifically the per-MPPT DC values being out by 10x, or is the total PV power reading also affected? On my shepherd's hut I've got a Victron MPPT rather than Fronius, so...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
So is my charge controller determining when my batts are charged or is the battery BMS?
RussScott | 📍 Array | ⚡ Shepherds hut / Static / Van One thing that confused me for ages — if your charge controller's absorption voltage is set above what your BMS will tolerate, the BMS just...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
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 1 month 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 1 month 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 months 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 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 3 months 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 3 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 3 months ago