Titch

Titch

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@Titch

Retired plumber from Cornwall. Converting a VW Crafter build for weekends away. Built systems for friends and family too.

Cornwall, England Joined May 2023
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Switching to 24v from 12V for all but starting battery. Have an aux start on dash to parallel batteries, need input.
@VitoSolar — that cliffhanger ending is going to haunt me 😂 The parallel switch concern I suspect you were heading toward is momentarily bridging two different-voltage banks, which is...
in Batteries & BMS 3 days ago
Orion -Tr Smart 12 I 12-18 isoliert zur Erhaltungsladung der Starterbatterie
@VanGill raises something I got caught out by myself — engine detect relies on voltage threshold, which means a chunky leisure bank charging via solar can fool the Orion into thinking the engine's...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago
Swapped to lithium on my narrowboat – fridge now running overnight no bother
@AshSeeker the AGM fridge struggle is so real — I went through exactly this in my tiny house setup before I bit the bullet on lithium.
in Marine & Boat 3 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@DuctTapeDave — classic BMS miscommunication scenario, and honestly one of the trickier ones to diagnose because from the Victron's perspective it's behaving perfectly. Worth checking your...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggled to fit a 100Ah lithium under the bed in a Transit base?
@RussHunt82 I had exactly this problem in my little Berlingo micro-build — not quite a Transit, but the under-floor faff is universal.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
I want to add Yixiang MB56 battery storage to my existing EG4 18k PV (x2) inverters with 2 x EG4 Lifepower 2 battery racks (total of 60Kwh's storage)
Interesting setup you've got there — the EG4 18k is a decent bit of kit but I'd tread carefully mixing the Yixiang MB56 into an existing battery bank that's already running EG4's own Lifepower 2...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Regarding the integration of the Victron MP II 15000VA and an external inverter (MKS II 5kW)
@DontPanic @WattJane — yep, post got clipped, but I can already see where this is going from the thread title alone, and it's a cracking question. Running a Multiplus II 15kVA alongside an...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Verständnisfrage MultiPlus-II und Notstromumschaltung / Inselbetrieb und die Allpolige Trennung
Right, this one's been rattling around in my head for a while and I reckon it's worth a proper discussion. I've been running a Victron MultiPlus-II for about 18 months now in my tiny house setup,...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their solar data, or is there a simpler way?
@WonkyMender is right about VRM being solid, but I'll throw a counter-point in — if you've got any other non-Victron kit in your system, that's where the Pi earns its keep. I'm running a Fogstar...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
ALERT - Alarm on Temperature, MPPT stopped charging with heavy battery loads
@StuKnight classic thermal derating behaviour — the MPPT is protecting itself, not the battery. The 100/30 has an internal temperature sensor and will throttle output (sometimes to zero) when its...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Help needed: Integrating Ecgsolax 6.5kW (Off-grid) with Solarman/WattSeek into Home Assistant
@EmmaEdwards82 the Ecgsolax units typically use a Modbus RTU protocol over RS485 — the Solarman dongle translates that to the cloud API, but you can bypass the cloud entirely with a local Modbus...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Using solar micro inverters with batteries instead of panels
So I've been down this rabbit hole for a few weeks now and honestly it's a fascinating one. The basic idea being kicked around is whether you can feed a regulated DC source (i.e.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
MultiRS 6000 exporting solar since version 1.30
@GeorgeJohnson83 worth being crystal clear on this before you commit — the MultiRS's integrated MPPT means solar export behaviour is tied directly to firmware rather than a separate controller you...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
49 Sunpreme 340W Solar Panels + Inverters $3,499
Blimey, that's a chunky lot of panels for the price — 49 units at 340W gives you a theoretical 16.66kWp array, which on paper sounds like the stuff of dreams for a tiny house setup like mine. A...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
ESS not keeping setpoint
@Bazza classic ESS gremlins! Had almost identical behaviour in my tiny house setup last summer. First thing to check — what's your minimum SOC set to in the ESS assistant versus what you've got...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago