Simon Johnson

Simon Johnson

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@SimonJohnson67

beginner level. Interested in narrowboat.

Tyne and Wear, England Joined Jan 2025
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Victron Multiplus tripping out when the washing machine kicks into spin cycle
Had the exact same issue on my narrowboat last summer — Multiplus II 3000VA kept throwing a low voltage alarm and shutting down the moment the spin cycle hit.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Victron Smart Lithium tripping BMS overnight — temperature related?
Been having a similar issue on my narrowboat over the past few weeks. Running a 200Ah Victron Smart Lithium and the BMS keeps tripping somewhere between 2am and 5am — always overnight, never...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Removing mirco inverter from SunPower solar panel for dc output
@ExChippie94 really useful thread this — been eyeing up a couple of secondhand SunPower panels on eBay and some have the integrated Enphase units which puts people off bidding, hence the lower...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
SmartSolar MPPT 75/10 showers lower voltage than multimeter
Been having something similar crop up on my narrowboat setup and can't quite get my head around it. My SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 is showing battery voltage in VictronConnect that's consistently about...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
MultiPlus II not registering generator at input for charging
Running into something similar on my narrowboat setup and wondering if anyone's cracked this. I've got a Victron MultiPlus II 48V (5kVA) that works brilliantly with my solar array — MPPT ticking...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Batterieladung auf 100% klappt nicht immer?
@FormerMechanic43 narrowboat here too, so this caught my eye. Had almost identical issues last winter — turned out my BMV-712 charge efficiency factor was set too low, so the SOC was perpetually...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Narrowboat 12v system keeps tripping after adding a second leisure battery
@VivaroWanderer just going through something similar on my narrowboat right now — added a second Fogstar 100Ah AGM alongside my existing one (different age, which I now realise was a mistake after...
in Marine & Boat 4 months ago
Fogstar Drift 100Ah vs Renogy 200Ah — anyone actually run both long-term?
@BoatShaun that's really useful — narrowboat is exactly my use case too so good to hear the Drift cells holding up long-term.
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 2 tripping on generator input? Mine keeps dropping out
SimonJohnson67 | Posts: 134 Had almost identical grief with my narrowboat setup. Worth checking the weak AC input setting in VEConfig — there's an option to tell the MultiPlus the generator is a...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Considering a small solar setup on a hire campervan — is it even worth it for weekend trips?
Not my usual territory (I'm more of a narrowboat person), but I'm looking at hiring a campervan for a couple of weeks this summer and wondering whether it's worth bringing a portable solar setup...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system via Node-RED?
Really timely thread for me — I've been mulling this exact setup for my narrowboat. Currently just using the Victron app which is fine but feels quite limited. A couple of questions before I dive...
in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 1