Recent content by Danjwilko

So think I’ve figured it out, the victron quick stats list the value of w rather than va which is what it should be (don’t know why). Anyway depending on the load type either inductive or reactive depends on the power factor which we can convert the va to watts usually ~1 for reactive and...

Hello from Skegness (actually classed as Thorpe St Peter but nobody knows where that is )?

That’s what I thought, I normally only have a fridge/freezer and a few other smaller lids hooked up, I only had the dehumidifier plugged in at that point. And no the shunt is the correct way round. Always read correct until today so I’ve removed the variable - dehumidifier. Which unplugging...

Haha no worries, I’m UK based more specifically Lincolnshire for most of my life, however I’ve been all over the UK and worked with people from varying backgrounds so will have more than likely picked up a few things along the way. Shunt having a mare - short for the word nightmare, so shunt...

Hi all, been a little while anyway I’ve been running my small setup for most of this year and has been running a treat. It’s a 24v off grid system so no mains tie in etc. I’ve had to take down my panels due to bad weather so had the solar side disconnected but kept the system powered on to...

It’s using the standard 8% setting at the moment, looks to have dropped a little on voltage so may have been adjusting. Currently at 30.20v Il adjust it up but being a little over cast not sure if it will hit the 32.4v target. Need more solar.

Update finally: New hydrometer still reads off the chart for water, so not sure what’s happening there. All readings are all 0.020+ on the new hydrometer. So fully charged and float for 3+ hrs All are between 1.215-1.220 took a while with 36 cells to check and double check. Currently going...

Apologises for the delay in replying been absolutely flat out very little time to do any testing or anything. Honestly I’d never heard of the equalisation setting until I looked through the mppt. I have just periodically switched them off the charging circuit when nearly full and topped them...

Hi all, So long story short I took readings around 3 months ago of my 8 115ah batteries after fully charging prior to putting into the bank (2 were toast and wouldn’t charge well at all). Readings all in the green around 1275-1280. Anyway I’ve noticed voltage drop on day to day usage and my...

That will be the next step once I figure out my system vs discharge state. Currently having issues that after a few days of discharge and charging from 100% to 82% SOC, using around 90ah on the way back up charging wise I’ve hit float on the mppt with -30ah to go. Thought I’d missed something...

I’m still running the loaner panels (the little 100w things for now). Have 6 panels I total. Really need to get some sorted, company we were going to go with no longer exist and 2nd lot out of stock so back to the drawing board. But small list for the little 24v system: 6 x 115ah leisure fla...

Got to go with the fla support here. I was given the batteries in my setup so I cannot knock the FLA, so far all charge and hold voltage pretty well fluid levels and so readings are good and all are stable when under load. Best thing is if any of them kicks the can so to speak, my local shop...

Appreciate the advice on the balancers, Il have to pick one up. So far the batteries have kept fairly well balanced in the above config, still need to put the busbars in and sort the wiring, just not had a minute spare ?. Out of curiosity how would you wire in another two batteries to the...

Your diagram was fine to understand I was trying to understand how the flow of current would work through the batteries for the series/parallel configuration. But I got it in the end haha. Well I finally got round to redoing the wiring and still awaiting on the busbars to be delivered (delivery...

Makes sense thinking of it as one big one rather than multiple individual batteries. Ah didn’t realise that all the main link ones are for series but both parallel are longer will get them cut down and crimped. That diagram took a bit of working out on the battery config side, not seen a...