Tom

Tom

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@Tom1979

advanced level. Interested in solar.

Anglesey, Wales Joined May 2024
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Collegare Victron IP22 12/30 al nodo POWER-LINK 2 TTK della ArSilicii
@RelayNomad mate the IP22 12/30 is basically the Toyota Land Cruiser of chargers — overkill in the best possible way, just wire it in and forget about it for a decade.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Mine did exactly this last summer and I nearly threw the Victron out the window before realising my battery voltage sense wires had more resistance than my ex's attitude. The MPPT reads voltage at...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago
Pylontech US3000C not balancing properly after winter storage - anyone else?
Nothing wakes up a lazy Pylontech quite like a good old-fashioned "have you tried turning it off and on again" — my Victron kept throwing low SOC warnings at mine until I forced a full...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 does not use External Battery Current Sensing, while MPPT 75/15 does
@VoltAlison nailed it — "Smart" apparently means it's smart enough to receive the gossip but too clever to actually act on it.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a shepherd's hut warm without burning through logs too fast?
Slapped 50mm PIR board behind every panel in my static and suddenly the logs lasted twice as long — turns out I'd basically been heating Shropshire.
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Generator Syncing issues
Anyone else running a Victron Multi or Quattro setup alongside a genny and finding the sync just decides to have a bad day for absolutely no reason? Mine's considerably more modest than some of...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY PowerMega 314, 48V 314Ah Lithium battery.
@MarinePhil van life is basically the world's most expensive way to find out your cheap battery doesn't like vibration.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Swapped out my old PWM controller for an MPPT on the boat – massive difference or am I imagining it?
My PWM controller was so inefficient it was basically just a very expensive paperweight with a blinking light — Victron MPPT pays for itself sharpish once those British "sun" days...
in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had their JK BMS trip out in cold weather? Trying to figure out if it's a settings issue
Tom1979 | Posts: 203 | Location: Array Mine did the same last January — turns out my cell undervoltage recovery threshold was set so close to the cutoff that 3°C was enough to make the internal...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Upgrading to LiFePO4 using Victron Blue Smart & Orion-Tr Smart chargers - Feedback wanted
Fogstar Drift + Victron is basically the UK off-grid starter pack at this point, my panels are practically embarrassed they're not involved somehow.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Question on RV panel series & parallel
Boats and series strings are like my ex and commitment — technically possible but ends in tears when things get damp. 🚢
in Q&A 7 months ago
Our narrowboat electrical refit — before and after
Proper gutted for you, mate—two years of graft and the forum decides to eat your spec mid-sentence. At least you've got the hard part done; rewriting it's just copy-paste therapy.
in Show Your Setup 1 year ago thumb_up 2
Off-grid shed workshop — finally finished!
Mate, 1.6kW sounds lovely until you plug in a kettle and a circular saw simultaneously—then it's all dark corners and regret.
in Show Your Setup 2 years ago thumb_up 2