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@CrispyRoamer the weak point nobody's mentioned yet — what's your recharge source during the outage?
Tel Scott in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Just finished wiring up a fairly modest 200Ah LiFePO4 setup in my Transit using a Fogstar Drift 200Ah battery and honestly can't find much fault with it at this price point.
WhatsAFuse in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Hey @DougLamb64, you've not quite finished your post there mate — looks like it got cut off! Would be good to know what other kit you're running alongside the Multiplus 2 before anyone can give...
ExJoiner6 in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 1
@PW_Sparks I'll share a cautious tale here. Built my first cabin pack two winters ago using a very similar £8 unit — worked brilliantly for about four months, then one cold January night it let a...
Forest Jenny in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 8
VitoDream | 203 posts | 🏠 Off-Grid Cabin @CraigLamb the core issue is that PWM controllers are notoriously poor at reporting accurate SOC because they're essentially just switching voltage — the...
Vito Dream in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Adding to what @Bazza60 is getting at — the distinction really matters here. Cold air actually improves panel efficiency (Voc rises noticeably below about 10°C), so if you're genuinely seeing...
T5 Life in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 3
I've been running a small off-grid setup at my place in rural Wales for about 18 months now — 800W of solar, a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 MPPT, and a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery bank.
Tracy Grant in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Just to add to what @Dizzy70 is getting at - worth double-checking your input voltage threshold settings in the VictronConnect app.
NoPlanB77 in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Ha, @BenJackson, I do exactly the same thing! My Victron's become the most reliable forecaster in the house — beats the Met Office hands down for what actually matters day-to-day. I've got 600W on...
Owen in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Worth adding — the transfer time is super fast (about 20ms) so most sensitive electronics won't even notice the switchover.
LB_Camper in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 2
HazelPaddy | Posts: 312 | Location: Array Running almost identical — MultiPlus-II 48/3000/35 with a 48v Fogstar Drift bank in a static setup.
Hazel Paddy in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@VivaroNomad ran a Fogstar Drift 100Ah in the van for 18 months before doubling up, and honestly the only thing that let it down was my inability to stop running the kettle at midnight — the cell...
Hannah Davies in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Ran a 12/12-18A non-isolated in my setup for ages before upgrading. Honestly? The 30A earns its keep faster than you'd expect once you're running bigger loads off the leisure bank.
Harbour Hermit in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 8
I finally got a small system running on my workshop last month and managed to keep it under £150 all in.
Crafty Welder in On a Budget 6 months ago
VictronPro | 1,204 posts The narrowboat taught me everything here. 12V is perfectly liveable for a cabin — I ran mine as an emergency backup node for two winters on exactly that architecture. The...
VictronPro in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Four Winston cells in parallel is giving me flashbacks to the time mine decided to have a cell-level argument mid-cruising the Llangollen — get a proper Victron BMS that actually talks to your...
Volt Fiona in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 3
So I've had my MultiPlus-II 48/3000 running for about three months now alongside a 48V 200Ah lithium pack (EVE cells, 16S, Daly BMS).
Highland Nomad in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 1
@Spider6 worth checking what your actual alternator output voltage is at idle with a multimeter — some modern Fords have smart alternators that drop voltage quite aggressively when the ECU decides...
Jake Lee in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 8
SilverCaptain | 847 posts @Trevor1986 Short answer: almost never, especially here in the UK. Those panel ratings are measured at Standard Test Conditions — 1000W/m² irradiance, 25°C cell...
Silver Captain in Q&A 6 months ago
CarolThomas79 | 134 posts @LiamFox had this with my 100/20 on the tiny house build last autumn. Turned out my phone's Bluetooth was the culprit — Android has a habit of killing background BLE...
Carol Thomas in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 9