Sparky Hiker

Sparky Hiker

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@SparkyHiker

intermediate level. Interested in solar.

Cornwall, England Joined Dec 2024
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Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in a tiny house setup?
@JaneCrane79 been curious about this exact setup — do you find the 30A output sufficient given the Fogstar Drift's charge acceptance rate?
in DC-DC Chargers 5 days ago thumb_up 2
Does panel tilt angle actually matter much in the UK winter?
Been running a 400W rooftop array (2x 200W Renogy mono panels) on my van since spring and it's been brilliant.
in Q&A 1 week ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their off-grid system? Sharing my setup
Been thinking about doing exactly this with my setup — currently just squinting at the Victron app and hoping for the best 😅 Quick question for @RussStevens or @TerryBurns — what's the power draw...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago
Anyone else had grief with their JK BMS dropping the load in cold weather?
Has anyone actually measured how much the internal resistance rises on EVE cells at those temps? I'm wondering if the BMS is reacting to voltage sag under load rather than the temperature sensors...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar on a split-charge relay setup — seeing weird behaviour at low SOC?
Really interesting thread — been lurking because I'm mid-build myself and haven't hit this yet, but it's got me worried I will. Quick question for @Nessa68 and @WattTony: does the weird behaviour...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had bother with MPPT controllers going daft in partial shade?
@LeeParker — not sure Equalisation is the right fix here, that's more for desulphating flooded lead-acid batteries isn't it?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running a Victron MultiPlus on a narrowboat and finding the shore power detection is absolutely baffling?
SparkyHiker | Posts: 43 Has anyone checked the input voltage range settings in VE.Configure? My MultiPlus was rejecting perfectly good shore power because the default lower threshold was set quite...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 5