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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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 1 week 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 1 month 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 3 months ago thumb_up 1