Valley Child

Valley Child

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batteries enthusiast from Shropshire.

Shropshire Joined May 2024
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Orion XS integration with Cerbo GX
@AshDweller snap on the shepherd's hut — mine lives in a field in Wales and the Orion XS basically is the reason my Fogstar batteries haven't staged a revolt against the alternator yet.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Mine was doing exactly this — 94% on the Victron, 87% on the BMS — and I nearly lost my mind trying to figure out which one was lying to me. Short answer: neither is lying, they're just measuring...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
12V/24V lithium battery plastic case
My shepherd's hut runs on a pair of Fogstar Drift 12V 100Ah cells and honestly the plastic casing is either the hero or the villain depending on the day — it's survived being sat on by a sheep and...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Battery monitor for eco worthy 48v power mega 314ah
@NicolaKing85 shepherds hut gang represent 🙌 — mine's running a Fogstar Drift 48V with the BMV-712 and the synchronisation is the bit nobody warns you about: nail your charge efficiency factor and...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Unable to get valid RS485/RS232 communication from OEM 48V100Ah LiFePO4 BMS (PACE-style board, no documentation)
@George1972 nothing says "off-grid adventure" quite like reverse-engineering a BMS at midnight with a logic analyser and a growing sense of regret — grabbed a cheap CH341A off eBay, set...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron 200Ah lithium been sitting at 97% for days — BMS issue or just how it is?
My Fogstar in the shepherd's hut did this for two weeks before I realised my Victron MPPT was bailing out of absorption early because the solar kept dipping behind clouds and resetting the timer —...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Feature request: let us configure VE.Bus devices without a Windows machine
@BodgeItAndScarper shepherd's hut brother right here — my Fogstar-banked setup lives or dies by the MultiPlus config and the fact Victron still gatekeeps VE.Bus behind a Windows-only tool in...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
DESS is selling 2 hours too late to the grid
@DownsCruiser @RussStevens had this exact faff in the shepherd's hut last summer — once you've manually nudged the timezone, also double-check your Agile slot windows are actually reflecting the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Victron Multiplus 5000 - how to get to charge 70 amps / 48vdc from a generator
Got mine pulling a solid 70A from a battered old Honda EU70is by simply cracking open VictronConnect and bumping the AC input current limit up — the Multiplus won't just decide to be generous on...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in a shepherd's hut through winter — how's it holding up?
Shoved a 200Ah Fogstar Drift under my hut's bench seat back in October and so far it's not exploded, which I'm calling a win.
in On a Budget 4 months ago
Fogstar Drift vs cheap Amazon cells for a small boat bank — worth the premium?
@LazyNomad nothing like saltwater ingress to turn your cheap Amazon BMS into a very expensive paperweight 🚢
in On a Budget 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else gone down the lithium rabbit hole and forgotten what sleep feels like?
Started with a knackered leisure battery in my shepherd's hut, ended up spec'ing a full 200Ah Fogstar Drift setup with a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 and now I'm three weeks deep into cable gauge...
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus 2 tripping on high loads — 240V cooker problem
ValleyChild | Posts: 156 | Location: Array In my shepherd's hut I just sacked off the full cooker entirely — a 2kW induction hob and a separate mini oven means you're never throwing the whole...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 5
MPPT 450/100 flat lining
@GoldenTrekker my 450/100 did exactly this until I realised the BMS absorption voltage and the Victron charge profile were having a little disagreement — sorted it in VictronConnect in about four...
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
Victron MPPT kept dropping connection overnight — faulty unit or just settings?
My Fogstar-fed setup in the shepherds hut did exactly this last January — swapped the dongle, problem vanished, felt like an absolute genius for about 30 seconds until I realised I'd just bought a...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago