Rusty Nomad

Rusty Nomad

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From Cornwall. Learning about narrowboat.

Cornwall, England Joined Feb 2025
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float mid-afternoon — panels are clean and it's sunny
Had exactly this on my narrowboat last summer and it drove me mad for weeks. Turned out my battery SOC was genuinely hitting 100% by early afternoon — the absorption stage was completing faster...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 days ago
Omschakelen van net naar generator met node red
Been reading a Dutch thread about switching between grid and generator on a multi-phase ESS setup and it got me thinking about my own situation on the narrowboat. Currently I'm running a single...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron Autotransformer - small 120V inverter generator step up to 120V/240V? Too much power/capacity loss?
Been pondering this exact setup for the narrowboat actually. Running a Victron Autotransformer to step up from a small 120V inverter generator (thinking a Honda EU22i equivalent) to split-phase...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 week ago
Generator won't start after sitting in the shed all winter — carb or something else?
Had almost identical grief with my Honda EU22i last spring — sat on the towpath all winter and refused to fire up when I needed it most. Worth checking a few things before assuming it's just the...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with non-Victron kit — how are you handling the gaps in monitoring?
Really interested in this thread — I'm in the middle of planning my narrowboat setup and the Cerbo GX is on my shortlist precisely because of the VRM portal. Quick question for the group: how are...
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Finally wired up my garden office properly — anyone else running Victron on a shoestring?
Interesting build — wondering if you've got any DC loads direct from the battery or everything going through an inverter?
in Garden Offices 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine's under load — any ideas?
Really useful thread — I've got the same Orion-Tr Smart 30A on my narrowboat's engine charging setup and had a similar cutting-out issue last season. One thing nobody's touched on yet: the...
in DC-DC Chargers 7 months ago