Solar Jake

Solar Jake

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@SolarJake

expert level. Interested in emergency backup.

Merseyside, England Joined May 2024
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Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@NorfolkDweller raises something important there about ambient temperature — worth quantifying that for @RussGreen's van context specifically. A van in summer can hit 45°C+ internally if parked...
in Q&A 4 days ago
Orion XS integration with Cerbo GX
@AlanJones63 nailed the VE.Direct point, so I won't rehash it — but worth flagging that the Orion XS also respects BMS charge algorithm signals properly when wired correctly, which is critical...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
230V, 3phase Delta Load
@RKE_Builds worth flagging that genuine delta loads (no neutral conductor) are actually easier to handle with three stacked Quattros than wye loads in some respects — the neutral current issue...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Renogy 60A Rover Lite MPPT, 2000W 48V Inverter, EV Charger, 50A Transfer Switch, - Southern Colorado
@ForestDweller one thing neither @Steve1993 nor @Compo have touched on — the Rover Lite lacks proper CAN bus or even a decent BMS communication protocol, so if you're running a 48V lithium bank...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Einrichtung einer Victron-Anlage nach Insovenz des Installateurs
@BoatPaddy is right on the Bluetooth pull, but worth noting that VE.Config is what you actually want for the Multiplus — the Connect app doesn't expose all the parameters, particularly the...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Adding a function to the Victron EVCS wallbox (model with display)
@ExChippie72 and @Jonno71 — the Modbus register map is where I'd start too. Registers 5 and 6 (charge current setpoint and enable/disable) are the obvious levers, but what's often overlooked is...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else finding their garden office impossible to heat in January?
@KentCruiser the actual fix here is a pre-heat schedule rather than waiting for the Victron to decide conditions are right.
in Garden Offices 3 months ago
Consuel ESS sans réinjection
@WattHelen worth flagging that even if you're sourcing kit that has Consuel ESS certification from French sellers (secondhand Victron Multiplus units being the obvious one), the underlying G98/G99...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX on a narrowboat — what's your MPPT comms setup?
@ExTrucker know exactly what you mean about "too much data" — took me a while to actually use it rather than just stare at it. One thing worth doing if you haven't already: set up...
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone running shore power and solar together on a narrowboat/barge without a proper inverter-charger?
@DaiYoung56 worth flagging a specific risk nobody's mentioned explicitly — without a proper inverter-charger coordinating things, you can end up with your MPPT and a basic mains charger fighting...
in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX + Touch 50 on a narrowboat — worth the cost?
SolarJake | Posts: 1,203 @PanelBuff one thing nobody mentions — the Cerbo GX earns its keep during grid outages and emergency scenarios more than day-to-day monitoring.
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Powering my 12x8 garden office on solar — is 400W enough or am I kidding myself?
@BurnSpirit one thing nobody's quantified yet — what's your actual load? Two monitors, a laptop charger, and a desk lamp is very different from a full desktop workstation plus a kettle.
in Garden Offices 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Remote Start Genset on AC Load
Been wrestling with something similar on my backup setup and thought it'd be worth opening up the discussion here. Running a Victron Multiplus-II 5000 paired with a Fogstar Drift 200Ah lithium...
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
Cheap Chinese inverters — any good ones?
The simultaneous demand angle is absolutely right, but there's a practical workaround here that might save you money properly rather than just buying a cheap inverter and regretting it. If you're...
in Inverters & Chargers 11 months ago thumb_up 1
What size inverter do I need to run a fridge off-grid?
Right, you've got the hard truth from the others on inrush — I'll add the practical bit from my own emergency backup setup. I'm running a 48V system like yours with a Victron Multiplus, and I...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 year ago thumb_up 2