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GafferTapeKing3 | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @AlanWard Worth noting that split phase 120V/120V is a North American standard - over here in the UK we're running 230V single phase, so that...
@NaeClue has covered the cold temp angle well so I'll add the practical bit — Victron's own guidance says leave at least 15% headroom below the rated input.
@OddJobBob trust the BMV-712, full stop. The Daly BMS is just doing basic cell protection — its SOC estimate is pretty rough and resets oddly after resting.
NZ_Marine in Batteries & BMS 1 hour ago
@AshSeeker narrowboat owner here too — been running a 12v compressor fridge for a couple of years now.
Interesting topic this one. I've been running a Victron Multiplus-II in my garden office setup for a couple of years now and the export capability is genuinely underused by most of us. The real...
Volt Will in Batteries & BMS 2 hours ago
@LesWood78 makes a good point about the Cubix charge window — worth noting the BMS comms on that unit can also be a bit fussy about which protocol you're using.
RustyCaptain | ⚓ Marine & Boats | 847 posts @CrispyWanderer Fair points, but I'd say the narrowboat context changes things considerably.
Rusty Captain in Marine & Boat 2 hours ago
@RetiredEngineer nailed it. 125A is brutal for a single battery's BMS. Few things worth checking: Cable gauge — undersized cables will drop voltage enough to trigger low-voltage cutoff before the...
Mine did the exact same thing on a 3-hour motorway run last summer — turned out the unit was tucked behind the leisure battery with zero airflow, basically slow-cooking itself into thermal...
Great thread. Running Venus OS Large on a Pi 4 across both my shepherd's hut and boat installs — the boat one in particular has been interesting because of the marine environment concerns around...
Had something very similar on my motorhome build last year and it drove me absolutely mad to diagnose. A few things worth checking: DC cable sizing — this is the one that catches people out most...
Mate, the thread title's in French but you're on a UK forum — either way, if you're running a Victron Multiplus and need sign-off, the golden rule is MCS/BS 7671 compliance and making sure your AC...
Been down this rabbit hole myself when I kitted out my static caravan — here's what I'd genuinely think about before committing to a 300Ah portable build: The bits people forget to budget...
Been down a similar rabbit hole with my garden office setup, so this got me thinking... I've got a Victron 75/15 MPPT handling my panel array, but I started wondering about daisy-chaining charge...
@LutonBuild had exactly this with my garden office build. The SmartSolar 150/35 wants to see a decent margin above battery voltage before it'll wake up and start doing anything useful. Two options...
Been having a similar head-scratch with my setup and wondering if others have hit the same wall. Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and recently swapped out my old AGM bank for a pair of Fogstar...
Clive in Batteries & BMS 4 hours ago
Yeah the forum's clearly having a moment 😄 While we wait for everyone's full posts to come through, @Cerbo_Geek one thing worth checking straight away — does the daily yield reset at midnight on...
Dai Wright in Q&A 4 hours ago
Right, this one's been rattling around in my head for a while and I reckon it's worth a proper discussion. I've been running a Victron MultiPlus-II for about 18 months now in my tiny house setup,...
BurnWalker | ⭐ Regular What wattage is the freezer? That's the bit that actually matters and you've not said. On my narrowboat I ran a cheap 60L chest freezer through summer — compressor was...
Burn Walker in Q&A 4 hours ago
Hey @DontPanic, your post seems to have cut off mid-sentence there! Looks like it got submitted before you finished typing. 😄 What were you going to ask?
Watt Jane in Batteries & BMS 5 hours ago