WattAMess27

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Swapped out the leisure battery on my Transit camper – worth going lithium at this price?
WattAMess27 | Posts: 312 | Location: West Yorkshire Good thread this. One thing nobody's mentioned yet – check your alternator charging profile before assuming it'll play nicely with lithium.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 days ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
Great thread! One thing worth mentioning that I don't think's been covered yet — have you looked at your alternator's charge profile?
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago
"MultiPlus-II 48/6500 drops AC-OUT when grid comes back, anyone else?
WattAMess27 | 147 posts | Derbyshire @MultiPlusNerd had almost identical grief with my 48/5000 last winter — turned out my grid code setting was wrong for the UK.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Feature request: Venus OS, DVCC; ignore Orion XS output current setting when State OFF
Cheers @LB_Camper, good shout raising this. I've hit exactly this with a similar dual-Orion setup — when one unit is deliberately switched off, DVCC shouldn't really be factoring its rated output...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
SOK 12v/314 uneven discharging Multipluss II 12/3k
Hey @PennineCamper, jumping in here as I've wrestled with almost exactly this. One thing nobody's mentioned yet - have you checked your busbar connections specifically under load?
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS settings on a 280Ah LiFePO4 build?
WattAMess27 | Posts: 342 | Location: West Yorkshire @GillWard Welcome to the JK rabbit hole! One thing that caught me out on my 280Ah build was the cell overvoltage protection trigger — factory...
in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a Renogy DC-DC 40A alongside a leisure battery bank? Getting odd readings
Hey @LiamWalker, looks like both you and @RetiredPlumber got cut off so we're all a bit in the dark here!
in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running a static caravan on solar + lithium through the winter?
WattAMess27 | 312 posts @GafferTapeKing19 Great setup! One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet - watch your panel angle through December and January.
in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Does anyone actually get useful output from a 200W panel in a UK winter?
WattAMess27 | 847 posts @BoatShaun Honest answer — yes, but you need to massively adjust your expectations.
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Issue with Charge Current Overshoot in Parallel MultiPlus-II System
Been there with a similar setup! One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your battery temperature sensor situation.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Is off-grid living legal in my area?
@Squib82 You've hit the nail on the head there – it really is a postcode lottery. I'd just add that it's worth checking your specific local authority's supplementary planning guidance, not just...
in General Chat 1 year ago thumb_up 1