Rusty Skipper

Rusty Skipper

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Static caravan off-grid owner from Bristol. Second build, learned from mistakes.

Bristol, England Joined Apr 2024
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Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery alarm but cells are fine — anyone seen this?
Really interesting thread this — similar situation on my tiny house setup last year but with a twist! Has anyone checked their battery shunt wiring as a possible culprit?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 days ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
Really curious about something nobody's mentioned yet — does the quality of the PWM controller actually matter less if you're running AGM versus lithium? On my narrowboat I've got a Victron MPPT...
in On a Budget 5 days ago
Quick Sanity Check-- Datouboss 5500, ecoworthy 100ah 48v battery, Eaton Br816L125Fdp
Has anyone actually run a Datouboss 5500 with a lithium pack long-term? I'm curious whether the communication between the inverter and that ecoworthy battery is stable or whether you end up...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Feature Request DCDC input voltage
Ooh this is interesting — does it cause any actual confusion in the data logging or is it purely a display label issue?
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
Adding a LifePo4 battery
@ThingamyBob I made exactly this jump last year on my narrowboat — went from 200Ah AGM to a pair of Fogstar Drift 100Ah 12V cells wired in parallel and honestly it's transformed things.
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my Daly BMS — which one do I trust?
@LiFePO4Nerd this is really timely — I've been scratching my head over almost exactly this on my narrowboat setup! Quick question though: does the BMV-712's accuracy depend heavily on having the...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Off grid tesla powerwall, customer want to add additional storage using a multiplus
Really curious about this one because it touches on something I've been mulling over for my boat setup, and I reckon it's relevant to a few tiny house builds too. Has anyone actually managed to...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 400W panel will keep up with a 12V compressor fridge over winter?
Really interested in this one as I'm in a similar boat — literally! 🚢 Has anyone done actual measurements rather than theoretical calcs?
in Q&A 1 month ago
Mppt charging dead 48v
@FormerMariner36 this is ringing massive bells for me — had almost identical behaviour on my narrowboat last winter with a 100/50.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Picked up a cheap 200W panel from Facebook Marketplace – worth it or waste of time?
@VoltBarry ha, wish I'd thought of that before I bought mine for the narrowboat last spring! 🙈 Genuine question though — even if the panel IS degraded, is it worth running through a proper MPPT...
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Multiplus II continuously resetting
@FrostyHiker Ooh this is interesting — I've got a similar setup on my boat (Multiplus II 24/3000) and I'm curious whether the issue is purely battery chemistry or if there's something in the...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Avis installation autoconsommation
@VivaroDream — ooh interesting, I'm mid-way through something similar on my narrowboat and a tiny house build, so watching this closely! Quick question before you commit — what's your roof...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
MPPT 250/100 - loading panels
@Spider this is something I've been wrestling with for my own boat setup too! Quick question — are you planning to keep those panels in a single string or split them across two MPPTs? I ask...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
Really interesting thread this — got me thinking about my own setup on the boat. Running a Renogy Wanderer PWM at the moment and honestly wondering if it's been throttling my 200Ah Fogstar Drift...
in On a Budget 3 months ago
Orion XS 1400 DVCC and remote on/off
Great thread timing — I'm actually mid-install on something similar for my narrowboat build and wrestling with exactly this kind of thing! @EwanChapman while you sort your post out, could you also...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago