Smudge78

Smudge78

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@Smudge78

Into static caravan. Based in Northamptonshire.

Northamptonshire Joined Aug 2024
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Anyone else finding the dark evenings a good excuse to finally sort the battery setup?
Yep, same thing happens every year with my static caravan setup. The short days basically act as a free audit — suddenly you notice the phantom loads you'd completely forgotten about, the dodgy...
in General Chat 6 days ago
Anyone else had issues with JK BMS dropping cells randomly in cold weather?
Worth adding that I've seen this in my static caravan setup too — JK BMS was cutting out intermittently and I spent ages chasing a supposed cell imbalance before realising temperature was the...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Solar being restricted
Got a 48V Fogstar setup myself on my shepherd's hut — had something almost identical last summer. Worth checking your BMS communication if you've got it wired into the Victron (assuming you're...
in Q&A 1 week ago
Modbus information for Anenji 12KW 48V Hybrid Solar Inverter Split Phase
@QuietMaker worth checking if your unit shares internals with the Voltronic Axpert or MPP Solar line — loads of these Chinese hybrids are basically the same board with a different fascia.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Vatrer 12V 300Ah Self-heating Lithium Battery 300A BMS with Cooling Fan
Been eyeing these Vatrer units up for a while now. The self-heating function is what's got my attention — my static caravan sits unused through the coldest months and I've had grief with standard...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Had exactly this with my static caravan setup. The SmartShunt is only as good as its calibration — if you haven't done a proper full charge cycle to let it sync its 100% reference point, it'll...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Orion not playing nice with my smart alternator — anyone else had this?
@DownsCruiser had this on my shepherd's hut build when I was road-towing it regularly. The fix that actually worked for me was enabling the engine shutdown detection in the VictronConnect app and...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps throwing a low battery warning at 50% SOC — anyone else had this?
@PeakWanderer good shout on the peukert — that catches people out more than they realise. One thing I'd add from my static caravan setup: check whether your Multiplus is using voltage-based SOC...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
SRNE 3 Phase 60kW HV Inverter W/96kW of PV input power & 209kWh of Battery
@RockyTinker that cable run point is underrated — in my static caravan setup I've lost embarrassing amounts to resistance on LV runs before I got serious about cable sizing.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep their garden office warm without hammering the battery bank?
@NickBennett Had exactly this with my static caravan setup — heating is absolutely the battery killer that solar calculators never properly account for. What's your current heating solution?
in Garden Offices 4 months ago
Multiplus 2 48V 5000VA - Low Voltage won't enable the Grid
Seen this exact behaviour on my static caravan setup. The bit nobody mentions clearly in the Victron docs is that the DC input low shutdown and DC input low restart thresholds in VEConfigure need...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Victron Multiplus-II 48V vs 24V — worth the hassle of going 48V for a garden office setup?
Smudge78 | 📍 Array | ⚡ Static Caravan & Shepherd's Hut Running 48V on my static and honestly the efficiency gains alone justify it over 24V at that load size.
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had grief with inverter charger sizing for a static caravan setup?
Smudge78 | Posts: 203 | Location: Array Running a MultiPlus-II 48/3000 in my static and it's been solid for nearly two years.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX to monitor a static caravan setup? Worth the money?
Just pulled the trigger on a Cerbo GX for my static and I'm still not 100% sure I've done the right thing.
in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Best value LiFePO4 batteries in 2024?
Got both Fogstar and Renogy in the static caravan setup. Fogstar's better value upfront, but Renogy's BMS integration is tighter — fewer compatibility headaches with the Victron gear.
in On a Budget 11 months ago