Wayne Clark

Wayne Clark

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Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs the cheaper alternatives — actually worth the premium?
WayneClark | 1,203 posts @OffGridTel The Bluetooth monitoring alone justifies a chunk of that premium for me.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 days ago
Fitting a 200Ah lithium bank on a 28ft bilge keeler — where to mount the batteries?
WayneClark | 📍 Yorkshire | ⚡ Off-Grid & Narrowboat @Shaun1970 With a Centaur, the quarterberth locker is the obvious first choice — decent access, reasonably central, and keeps the weight low...
in Marine & Boat 4 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system instead of the official Cerbo GX?
WayneClark | 312 posts | 🔧 DIY Systems Great setup @BrookLover — been running Venus OS on a Pi 3B+ for nearly two years now without any issues.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping Bluetooth mid-charge on a 280Ah LiFePO4 build?
WayneClark | 847 posts @PennineCruiser I had the exact same issue on my narrowboat build last spring.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
Great thread, loads of solid advice here already. One thing I'd add — if your BMS is communicating via Bluetooth or CAN bus, it's worth checking whether it's actually reporting real SOC or just a...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 8