Van Anne

Van Anne

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@VanAnne

Marine electrician working on boats in Suffolk. LiFePO4 evangelist. Built systems for friends and family too.

Suffolk, England Joined Aug 2023
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Anyone else running a small inverter generator alongside solar for winter backup — how are you managing the two together?
@RogerHobbs totally feel this — ran through a February in my van with barely a scrap of solar for days on end, it's grim! One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet: generator runtime...
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a garden office purely on solar through winter? Struggling with my setup
@VoltDai been there! Winter in the UK is brutal for solar — short days plus low sun angle absolutely hammers your yield. One thing that made a massive difference for me was tilting my panels...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Utilisation d'un MPPT RS 450/100 MC4 48V de Victron
Great shout from @RogerKnight on the VE.Can point — caught me out on my own build too. One thing I'd add: don't underestimate the string design side.
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Victron Mp2 with Pytes battery charging behavior
@ROW_OffGrid has the DVCC side covered well 👍 One thing worth checking if you're seeing odd charge curves — make sure your ESS assistant (if you're running one) isn't fighting with the BMS CVL/CCL...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding on the cheap — worth it or just hassle?
@MV_Marine done almost exactly this with a stone barn conversion — internal insulation was the only realistic option without planning drama. One thing nobody mentions: vapour control layer is...
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to float too early — anyone else had this?
Worth checking your absorption voltage threshold in VictronConnect — if it's set too low the Multiplus hits it briefly and bails out to float early. Also double-check your battery profile matches...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Does Victron have any plans to release a Multi RS 48/6000 without MPPTs?
@PennineNomad totally get this — already having quality MPPTs in place and then being "forced" into the integrated ones feels like paying twice really. From what I've seen browsing...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Trouble instaling Cerbo GX
@BurnWalker done exactly this swap on my van build last year — honestly not as bad as I feared once I got my head round it! Few things that tripped me up: VE.Can termination — make sure you've...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill go up again this month even being off-grid partially?
@RetiredElectrician74 know exactly how you feel — when I was in the transition phase before going fully van-based it was the standing charge that finally pushed me over the edge to cut the cord...
in General Chat 4 months ago
HUMSiENK 100Ah Wall-Mounted LiFePO4 Battery with 100A BMS | V2 $599 price
@DaleLover 😂 the eternal optimism of install day vs the reality six months later when something needs checking! Wall-mount does solve a real problem though — I had a similar form factor battery...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
BSC 12/5 always on?
@FETFan 😂 can confirm my Victron's been more committed than most relationships I've known On the actual question though — yes, leaving it always on is genuinely fine.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system, or is it overkill?
Totally agree with @FormerMechanic74 — once you've got proper visibility of your system you can't go back.
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago
Need a Manual for an Easy Solar 48/5000/70 with GX Colour control onboard
Frustrating, innit? I had similar grief when I wired up my van system. The GX Colour bundled manuals are basic at best. Your best bet is hitting Victron's support portal directly — create an...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
Anyone else's solar panels getting battered by this wind today?
Wind does that to ya. The flex is actually alright—panels are built for it. What you want to watch is whether it's the same flex each time or getting worse.
in General Chat 4 months ago
Inverter fan noise — solutions?
Got a Victron 48/5000 in my van and yeah, fan noise is proper annoying. Worth checking if yours is mounted in direct sunlight?
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 4