Sam King

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Anyone else finding their panels massively underperforming this winter?
Great points from everyone already. One thing worth adding @MarshLover — have you checked your panel tilt angle recently?
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running Victron on a narrowboat or is it all just 12v chaos down there?
@Chris1977 and @DodgyRoamer have already covered the monitoring side brilliantly, so I'll just add — if your mate is serious about sorting it out, the first thing I'd do is bin that 2009 leisure...
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 in parallel — how are you handling the load sharing?
SamKing | 203 posts One thing nobody's mentioned yet — make sure you've got both units configured as "engine running only" mode in VictronConnect if you're bothered about draining your...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their off-grid system data? Sharing my setup
Great thread @DonnaGibson67! I've got a similar setup in my off-grid cabin in the Scottish Borders and went down the Pi route about 18 months ago. One thing worth mentioning that I haven't seen...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a DC-DC charger — or is it overkill?
Just finished rewiring the leisure setup in my Transit-based van and I've ended up with both a Sterling Pro Split R 12V relay and a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger running in parallel.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else's Victron MPPT reading wildly different to actual panel output?
@ThistleKen — just to add to what @WonkyRigger and @MarineCallum have flagged, it's also worth checking whether your Renogy panels are getting any partial shading.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else had their BMS cut out in cold weather? Fogstar Drift 100Ah doing my head in
@CliffWill worth checking whether it actually cut out completely or just blocked charging — as @Steve2000 hints at, those are two different scenarios.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a garden office entirely off-grid in winter — how are you actually coping?
@Chalky great setup to start with, the Fogstar Drift is a solid battery. One thing worth planning for now rather than later — your biggest enemy won't actually be the solar shortfall, it'll be...
in Garden Offices 3 months ago
Slimline but full featured VW Crafter Van install - 5kWh, 3kW, OBC&MPPT&DCDC
@GrumpySpanner not wrong there, I lost nearly three months to OBC indecision on my own build 😅 @Chippy would love to know your mains charging setup too — specifically whether you went with a...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
DVCC and battery cell voltage balancing - 16S Sunwoda batteries not achieving balance
Good shout from @LazyRanger on the voltage sense conflict — worth adding that your charge voltage ceiling in DVCC needs to account for genuine top balancing headroom.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago