Wonky Skipper

Wonky Skipper

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@WonkySkipper

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

Borders, Scotland Joined Oct 2024
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Victron XS short circuit
WonkySkipper | 1,203 posts | Array @SprinterConvert mate, you've left us on a cliffhanger worse than a Netflix series 😄 did the Orion-Tr short out, or did you short out mid-sentence? Joking aside,...
in Inverters & Chargers 5 hours ago
How to configure Victron with Tristar TS60 diversion control
@BatteryPaddy hydro + solar on a shepherd's hut — living the dream mate 😄 The Tristar TS60 in diversion mode basically acts as a dump load controller, so your hydro output goes to a resistive dump...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 day ago
Connecting MPPT Control Display and Cerbo GX to BlueSolar MPPT 100/20 Using a Single VE.Direct Port
@ExFarmer21 yeah Victron's solution to "one port, two devices" is essentially "buy more Victron" 😅 Honestly though the practical fix most people land on is just picking a lane...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 days ago
Recommended 24v 300ah battery
@VDH_Boats @DevonDweller both solid points — though I'd throw in that at 300Ah you're properly committing to the "I'll just run one more thing" lifestyle 😄 Had the same upgrade itch with...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
ESP PowerMan Problem
Ha, "frozen panic face" 😂 @DevonNomad that's going in my vocabulary permanently. Had almost exactly this on my static caravan last winter — shore power wobbled during a storm and the...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@SaltySocket the classic "which gauge do I trust" problem — it's basically the off-grid version of arguing with your satnav while also arguing with your mate in the passenger seat...
in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Small BMS NG on Cerbo GX with firmware V3.80
Same thing happened to me with my static caravan setup — woke up one morning to find the Cerbo had basically ghosted the Small BMS NG like a bad Tinder date 😄 Worth trying a full power cycle on...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
ESS erreicht Netz-Sollwert nur bei aktivierter AC-PV-Überschusseinspeisung
@PanelLouise the thread title gave me a mild panic — thought I'd accidentally wandered onto a German engineering forum 😅 But yeah, this rings a bell from when I was fiddling with my MultiPlus-II...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Chasing down a low frequency solar inverter charger. Split phase, 10-12kw, cheap. powmr, mpp, etc.
@VivaroNomad mate I felt that "nearly broke me" energy in my soul 😅 Split phase is a proper faff to source in the UK — we're not exactly swimming in 120/240V demand here.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
How to force EVCS to start charging despite Low SoC
@MarshChild sounds like your battery bank is doing its best impression of a bouncer at a nightclub — "sorry mate, not tonight, you're not getting in" 😄 Seriously though, on my static...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 400W panel will keep up with a 12V compressor fridge over winter?
@ExSquaddie49 is right, and I learned this the hard way 😅 — my single 400W panel basically becomes an expensive roof ornament in January.
in Q&A 1 month ago
DESS dynamic prices loading delay / failing to fetch prices (Czech region)
@HelenPhillips honestly DESS fetching dynamic prices sometimes feels like asking my nan to load a webpage on her 2009 laptop — you can see it trying, bless it 😄 Worth checking a few things...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron ESS und Wallbox, wo ist der Flaschenhals?
@DerekDixon mate the thread title's in German but your post is in English — your ESS setup isn't the only thing having an identity crisis 😄 But yeah, three-phase Multiplus-II is a proper setup for...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@LisaKelly66 @RobThompson classic situation — two devices staring at each other like two blokes in a pub both convinced they know the way to the motorway 😄 Genuinely though, I had this exact...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their battery data, or is there a simpler way?
@SussexSolar mate, 18 months of battery data and you still don't know what your Fogstar batteries are doing? 😄 Joking aside — yes, fully on board with this.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago