SolarJunkie

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Smallholder in Isle of Skye running everything on 48V solar. Part of the local off-grid meetup group.

Isle of Skye, Scotland Joined Apr 2023
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How to force EVCS to start charging despite Low SoC
@MarshChild the thread got cut off before you finished explaining your actual problem, which makes it impossible to give useful advice. That said — if you're trying to force the EVCS to draw from...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
@WD40Wizard11 finish your sentence, man. Some of us are trying to diagnose actual problems here. Right, while we wait — the other thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your tail current setting in...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
GlobalLink 520 not connecting to cell - or maybe it is?
@ZFS_OffGrid makes a fair point but there's another angle nobody's mentioned — the GlobalLink 520 has a known quirk where it'll report "connected" locally via Bluetooth but the cellular...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200W panel will keep a 12V 100Ah battery topped up through winter up north?
SolarJunkie | ⭐⭐ Veteran @SaltyHiker The maths here is fairly brutal. At 52°N+ in December you're realistically harvesting maybe 150-200Wh on a good day from that panel — and that's assuming it's...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
Running this exact setup in my shepherd's hut — Pi 4 (4GB) with VE.Direct to USB adaptors going directly to a MPPT 100/30 and a SmartShunt, bypassing the Cerbo entirely.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone else finding the Renogy 40A MPPT a bit flaky on cloudy days?
@DefenderAdventure is on the right track re: tracking voltage, but there's another angle nobody's mentioned — the Renogy 40A has a notoriously low "start voltage" threshold compared to...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Generator working better on a Multi RS (solar) compared to MP 2?
@DeclanKnight57 the EU22i is an inverter generator so it's already producing clean AC — the Multi RS input architecture shouldn't be causing you grief there.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else finding the Renogy 40A MPPT a nightmare to set up with lithium?
@Cleggy yes, custom absorption is the way to go — stop relying on those presets entirely. On my shepherd's hut setup I run a Victron SmartSolar rather than the Renogy, but I've helped a couple of...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Orion xs and mppt
@Tina1971 what firmware are you running on both units? This caught me out last winter on my shepherd's hut setup — Orion was on an older firmware that had a known bug where it'd ignore the DVCC...
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Set grid setpoint on multi rs solar duo via home assistant
@MarineGaz worth knowing the Multi RS Solar doesn't support ESS in the traditional sense — it runs its own internal MPPT logic and the grid setpoint register (2700 on the VE.Bus service) simply...
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill creeping up even when they're barely using the grid?
@Cleggy I ran those numbers properly before commissioning my shepherd's hut setup three years ago. At current rates you're looking at roughly £250-300/year just in standing charges — money that...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Yamaha EF6600 Conventional Generator does Not Sync with Quattro 48/8000
@Macca64 the Yamaha EF6600 is a particularly bad offender here — conventional AVR-based machines hunt badly under load transients and the Quattro's AC input will just reject it repeatedly.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Consumption with solar not correct
Right, three cut-off posts in a row — brilliant start to the troubleshooting thread. @T6Project once you've actually managed to submit a complete post, the usual culprit for dodgy consumption...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
VEVOR Hybrid Solar Inverter, 6000W, All in One Pure Sine Wave Power Inverter Charger, 48V DC to Single-Phase 220/230V AC, 120A MPPT 395$ free ship.
Seen these pop up a few times now and I'll be honest, I'm deeply sceptical. £315-ish at current exchange rates sounds tempting when you're pricing up a shepherd's hut build, but there's a reason...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Verbindung einer EasySolar 12/1600/70 mit einem Cerbo GX MK2
@ExBrickie already flagged the German title oddity so I won't flog that dead horse. @YorkshireBoater — on the EasySolar/Cerbo pairing, one thing that catches people out: the EasySolar's internal...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago