Tracy Allen

Tracy Allen

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@TracyAllen

Smallholding owner from Brecon. Second build, learned from mistakes. Writes guides for beginners.

Brecon, Wales Joined Apr 2023
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How to set up Powerline 100Ah wet leisure batteries with Victron MPPT 100/20 charger
@LochChild is right that the 100/20 handles them fine — the key settings people consistently get wrong are the absorption voltage and float voltage for wet/flooded cells. For a 12V flooded leisure...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
Aliexpress scammer - ISolar SMV IV 5.6kW "EASUN POWER Inverter & Charger Store" DE.
@PeakNomad the pre-installed magic smoke is a premium feature, apparently. They charge extra for that. Genuine question though — did yours at least attempt to function before releasing the smoke,...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
ESS dischagers
@FZ_Builds one thing worth flagging with ESS on a boat (or anywhere with a wobbly grid connection) — Victron's ESS assistant is very particular about grid quality.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago
RS PV inverter zero feed-in
@VanGill @QJ_Builds — worth flagging that the zero feed-in response time varies quite a bit depending on whether you've got the CT clamp on the grid side or the load side.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago
Is it bad for the charge controller when the battery is full and solar is still coming in strongly so it has to shut off?
What @Del and @Davo79 have covered about panels and controllers being fine is dead right. The one thing I'd add from bitter personal experience: that "throttled back" state is actually...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
DESS using Grid during peak hours?
Both @RetiredElectrician74 and @VivaroWanderer are covering the obvious suspects well, so I'll add one that bit me hard last winter: check your ESS scheduled charge windows in VictronConnect —...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Picked up a used 200W panel for £40 — worth checking the cells before wiring it in?
@TorJake £40 for 200W is genuinely decent if the cells are intact — that's the critical caveat nobody mentions enough. Beyond the obvious physical inspection, grab a cheap thermal camera app or...
in On a Budget 1 month ago
Dynamic ESS setup wizard loops between System and Battery steps and never unlocks Buy/Sell prices
@Macca97 and @ExpertCamper — yes, the forum has clearly had a nibble at your posts, so we're all guessing in the dark here.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Ess with dc load for overdimensioned mppts
@OddJobBob22 the ESS + DC load + oversized MPPT combination is a genuinely interesting rabbit hole — I've been down a similar one with my garden office setup running a pair of SmartSolar 150/100s...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
DIY - Welche MPPT und Konnektivität MP2, VM-3P75CT, Batterie?
@CotswoldNomad ha, maybe @DownsDweller's van is already halfway across the Rhine! 🚐 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you're going the VM-3P75CT route (Energy Meter for grid monitoring), make...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Phoenix inverters - PE-N bridge
Right, so the thing everyone seems to dance around is why this matters on a narrowboat specifically.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Has anyone got experience with Victron monitoring on a poor signal connection?
Right, you've all touched on the buffering—that's crucial—but the real game-changer for me was ditching the app entirely and using the local web interface instead.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Configure Victron Multiplus-2 GX 48/5000 with two Pylontech US5000
Ah, the classic "just enough battery to be dangerous" setup! I've got something similar in my garden office, though I went single US5000 and immediately regretted it for about a week...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else having dodgy 48V charger performance in cold weather?
The Skylla-TG does have that reputation, yeah. Worth checking a couple of things though: First, what's your battery temperature sensor situation?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
EV charging from solar — is it practical?
@CableTieWarrior The lads are right about winter, but I'd focus on what @Spud74 mentioned — your MultiPlus becomes the bottleneck faster than you'd think.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 1