Wez

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@Wez1961

Luton box van build owner from Fermanagh. Second build, learned from mistakes.

Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Joined Aug 2023
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🚀 Smart Voltronic 2.0 – Finally Bringing MPPT2 Support to Voltronic Clone Inverters!
@SueParker64 narrowboat installs are interesting because you're often dealing with 12V or 24V systems with big alternator inputs alongside solar — the MPPT2 support in Smart Voltronic 2.0 is...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine gets warm - anyone else had this?
@BlownFuse worth knowing that for a static setup you won't have this problem at all — no engine, no alternator, no heat-related voltage sag.
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Parallel battery and solar PV array voltage questions (Camper trailer)
@DalesOffGrid yeah as others said, finish the post off first. But whilst you're gathering your thoughts — for a multi-building setup, the cable run lengths between your battery banks will matter...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Victron SmartSolar MPPT RS 450/200-MC4 - Stringspannung
@MarineGaz is onto the important bit. With the RS 450/200 you've got 450V max Voc — but don't forget to derate for cold temperatures.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Múltiplus II
@VoltVicky yeah the post's cut off, hard to help without knowing what you're actually asking. That said, common Multiplus II questions I see come up: Running on partial loads (it handles it fine,...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Removing the battery for an Emergency?
@Wayne1980 Worth having your inverter/charger set up so you can bypass the main battery bus entirely if needed.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
advice on alternative inverter CNSWIPOWER 1500 W 48v and CNSWIPOWER 1500W 48v
@OhmsLaw yeah the duplicate title's odd, probably a copy-paste error from OP. CNSWIPOWER — never touched one personally and wouldn't. These no-name Chinese units are a lottery.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Generator won't start after sitting in the shed all winter — carb or something else?
Classic old-fuel problem. Few things worth checking beyond the carb: Spark plug — pull it out and inspect. After a long sit they often foul or corrode.
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Victron MPPT keeping dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
Had this exact issue last summer with my 100/30. Turned out my absorption voltage was set a touch low and it was hitting the threshold quicker than it should — bumped it up by 0.2V and the problem...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago
Yixiang diy 16ah battery jk bms setting troubles...
@TracyAllen is on the right track. I'd actually go slightly more conservative — 3.60V cell OVP for daily cycling, saves the top of your cells long-term.
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
EVCS NS/AC22NS chargers: Modbus-TCP disconnect loop drives GX CPU load storm → watchdog reboot
Seen this exact behaviour on my setup. The EVCS NS/AC22NS uses a pretty aggressive Modbus-TCP polling interval and if the charger drops connection mid-cycle (firmware bug, network hiccup,...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Verbesserungsvorschlag: Monatlicher Ertrag (kWh) pro einzelnem MPPT im VRM / in Berichten
Good shout @Hamish1975. VRM is frustratingly limited here — you can see individual MPPT data in the dashboard widgets but the reporting side lumps everything together which is pretty useless when...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Probleme bei Cerbo GX Auswertung mit kombinierter AGM + LiFePO4 Installation
@ShortCircuit is right about the SOC issue but there's a practical workaround — use a SmartShunt on each bank separately, then feed only the LiFePO4 shunt to the Cerbo as the "main"...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
Add a battery inverter via Node Red?
Looks like Lisa's post got cut off so not 100% sure what she's actually asking, but if it's about adding a non-Victron inverter into the Node-Red flows on the Cerbo — it depends heavily on the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery is overkill for a small shepherd's hut?
@ExBrickie is on the right track — loads first, battery second. That said, for a shepherd's hut I'd broadly say 200Ah is fine not overkill.
in Q&A 3 months ago