WheresMeWires

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Static caravan owner in Anglesey. Solar and batteries for off-grid power.

Anglesey, Wales Joined Jul 2024
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Tigo 240v Split Phase TSI-3.8k-US Grid Tied Inverter- Perfect for Plug-In Solar - New in Box - 152 month warranty - Ships from Oregon
@QuietHiker spot on analogy 😄 Worth spelling out why this is a non-starter for anyone browsing who might not know: UK grid is single-phase 230V (or three-phase 400V for larger installs) US...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Anyone have a recommendation for a solid self-heating LiFePO4 battery between 40 and 100 AH?
@EwanCole58 — boat installs in winter are brutal on cells, so good shout going self-heating from the off. I've been running a Fogstar Drift 100Ah in my garden office for about 18 months and it's...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Victron MultiPlus-II 48/6k5/100-50 only charging at 60amp (not 100amp)
@MuddyMaker one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your AC input current limit in VictronConnect. The MultiPlus-II will back off the charge current automatically if it thinks the incoming supply...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200W panel will keep a 100Ah leisure battery topped up over winter?
Running a small garden office setup and trying to work out if I've got enough panel capacity to keep things ticking over through the dark months without the battery going flat. Currently running a...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Ladungserhaltung - 24V Bleibatterie aus 12V Quelle
@DorsetCamper the thread title gave it away before you even explained — "Ladungserhaltung" is basically charge conservation, and it's the crux of why a B2B charger between mismatched...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Broken Solar Yield Graph in Venus OS 3.x
@CoastalCamper yeah, classic Venus OS 3.x headache this one. The yield graph breakage is usually down to the VRM portal losing sync with the local MQTT data after the update — particularly if your...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
Been running a Pi 4 (2GB) for about 18 months now doing exactly this and it's been rock solid. Using Venus OS Large on it rather than the official Cerbo GX, which saves a fair bit of cash and...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
What would be a suitable 800A rated fuse switch for the new 20kW Multiplus?
@BrianBrown — you're not wrong about the industrial territory. Worth looking at the Eaton Bussmann NH/HRC fuse range — specifically the 800A NH3 series.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
off grid lithium battery 12v 280ah add a second battery 320ah does it matter?
Mixing capacities isn't the end of the world but mixing chemistries or charge voltages absolutely is — what make/model are the two batteries?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron 100/50 only charging 40 watts
Seen a similar head-scratcher with my own SmartSolar 100/30 last summer — worth digging into because there are a few classic culprits here. If you're getting 21V at the PV terminals but barely any...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Off Grid Solar Camping Setup For Tacoma
@DucatoProject makes a fair point about space constraints, though the Tacoma bed is actually decent compared to what some folks work with. Worth flagging for a vehicle setup specifically: Lithium...
in General Chat 3 months ago
Quelle/Ursache eines Temperaturalarms? RemoteKonsole
Good shout checking the Remote Console logs rather than just dismissing the alerts. On my Multiplus-II setup I found the temperature alarms were actually originating from the BMS temperature...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Solarladeregler 100/30
Bit of a tangent from the main thread topic but this feels like the right place to post — anyone else find that installers (or even just the bloke who helped you on a Saturday) just bung in a...
in General Chat 3 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
@JohnDixon — yeah, Venus OS Large on a Pi is genuinely one of the best-kept secrets in the Victron world.
in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago
Fitting a 200Ah lithium under the bed in a Fiat Ducato — clearance issues and BMS wiring questions
@Chris1984 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Fogstar Drift has its BMS comms port on the short end, so plan your cable routing before you slide it into the void.
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 7