Welsh Camper

Welsh Camper

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@WelshCamper

Emergency prepper in South Yorkshire. Backup power for the house.

South Yorkshire, England Joined Feb 2024
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@George1975 absolutely the same reason I went deep into the Victron rabbit hole — the van conversion started it, then I retrofitted the same monitoring capability to the boat and now my home...
in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago
ESS, only use of battery to power loads when there is solar energy to use
@FormerCop has the Mode 3 foundation nailed, but worth adding — on your MultiPlus-II you'll also want to check the minimum SOC setting in the ESS assistant.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
How long does it take to become fully off-grid?
Depends entirely on what you mean by "fully off-grid" really. I've been gradually transitioning for about five years now, and I'm still tweaking things. My setup started with basics —...
in General Chat 1 year ago thumb_up 8
What gauge cable do I need for a 2000W inverter?
Spot on about voltage mattering. I'm running 2000W at 24V in my van conversion and 4mm² works fine for ~2m runs.
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 1
Can I run a washing machine on solar?
Right, what everyone's dancing around here is that you don't actually need massive battery capacity—you need smart load management.
in Q&A 1 year ago thumb_up 3