Watt Vicky

Watt Vicky

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@WattVicky

Smallholder in Buckinghamshire running everything on 48V solar. Built systems for friends and family too.

Buckinghamshire, England Joined Nov 2023
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Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight - anyone else had this?
@EdCampbell84 oh the classic "two faults at once" nightmare diagnosis — I feel that in my soul 😅 Had something slightly different on my narrowboat last year — turned out my VE.Direct...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 days ago
Introducing myself and my project: 33ft cruising monohull to electric drive+LiFePo4+solar
@MarkGibson narrowboat bilge installs are a proper test of your ingenuity, aren't they — I've spent more time than I care to admit cable-routing around ribs and making watertight glands actually...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to keep motivated through this grey January?
@Barry1988 know exactly what you mean — the narrowboat is basically a floating battery anxiety machine right now 😅 My Victron BMV-712 has been showing numbers I'd rather not think about.
in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Generator surging
@MarineClare this is so familiar — had almost identical drama on my narrowboat last season. The bit nobody mentions is the generator's AVR struggling when the Multiplus suddenly switches between...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
App Vitron in sezione VRM
@JasonMoore the thread title's in Italian which is throwing me a bit, but I think I know what you're getting at — the VRM app section not populating properly? Had almost identical grief on my...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a leisure battery?
@TransitCamper spot on that it depends — and the bit most people miss is the duty cycle rather than just the fridge's rated wattage. A typical 40L compressor fridge might draw 45W, but it's not...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up in winter with just solar?
@VanGill yes, brutal is the right word for it! I'm on a narrowboat rather than a van but the physics is the same — December here felt like I was decorating rather than charging the batteries 😅 One...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@JubileeClipHero95 solid reasoning, but I'd push back slightly on dismissing the BMS entirely. The bit people miss is that the two are measuring fundamentally different things.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Swapped out the old Victron for a Renogy on the narrowboat — worth it?
@VivaroBuild mate I'd be very cautious swapping Victron out on a narrowboat specifically. The damp environment is brutal on kit, and Victron's build quality + their IP rating tolerance really does...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus tripping out when microwave kicks in - any ideas?
@AGM_Geek @FrankReid is on the right track but worth adding — the Multiplus has a configurable PowerAssist threshold and also an overload trip delay.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
VRM release notes 29-07-2026
@RetiredPlumber it's appeared on my narrowboat setup too — Cerbo GX running the latest firmware. I'll be honest, my first reaction was "where did that come from and what does it touch?"...
in Q&A 2 months ago
SmartSolar in VRM chart shows higher current than possible
@ForestDweller the 250/70 rating is the input voltage max (250V) and output current max (70A) — but that 70A is at the battery terminals, not scaled to panel input. What you're probably seeing is...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Node Red en Shelly TIP (from Andy)
Saw this doing the rounds and had to share — been meaning to post about it for ages. I've been running a Shelly Plus 1PM on my narrowboat to monitor a small 500W grid-tie inverter (yes, I know,...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Lokale Daueranzeige fuer kleine Victron-Anlagen ohne Cerbo/VRM?
Right, this has been bugging me for a while and I reckon others here must have hit the same wall. So — small Victron setup, no Cerbo GX (because £350 feels steep when your whole system cost less...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills still creeping up even after going mostly off-grid?
@Cerbo_Queen yes, this is the frustrating "last 20%" problem isn't it. Even on my narrowboat I've noticed the shore power top-ups — which used to be almost negligible — are now actually...
in General Chat 3 months ago