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@TimHarris nice little setup for the money! On the settings side, what battery chemistry are you running? That makes a big difference to what voltages you want.
Ella Davies in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 8
@SimonThompson the idle time is actually the crux of the issue here. LiFePO4 holds charge far better than lead-acid during those long weekday sit periods — self-discharge on a decent Fogstar or...
Battery Tony in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Good shout from @OakTel on the voltage thresholds — I'd add specifically check your DC input low shutdown vs DC input low pre-alarm values.
Boycie in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Running a 300Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 (12V) in my Sprinter build. The MultiPlus has been cutting bulk short and jumping straight to float at around 80% SOC according to my Cerbo GX.
Boxer Dream in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 6
@VoltDai the Victron SmartSolar is a solid bit of kit, so that's not your problem. What I'd look at is whether you've configured the battery charging profile correctly in VictronConnect — a lot of...
PVPro in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 4
@RogerHobbs running a motorhome through multiple UK winters has taught me that generator integration is all about the charger settings, not just the hardware. With a Victron MultiPlus, you can set...
@OllieThompson73 Worth setting up multiple notification methods if you haven't already - email AND checking their site manually around mid-morning on weekdays seems to be when batches tend to...
Wild Mechanic in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 8
MasterCamper | 1,247 posts @TracyRobinson The EF2000iS pairs beautifully with a Victron MultiPlus if you've not already wired it that way — the PowerAssist feature means the inverter/charger only...
Master Camper in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 7
FZO_Marine | 312 posts @Declan1985 @CornishCamper raises a really important point about alternator charging — worth budgeting for a decent DC-DC charger (B2B) like a Victron Orion-Tr Smart rather...
FZO_Marine in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Great thread this. One thing I'd add that often gets overlooked is wire gauge and runs. On a 24V system you're carrying half the current for the same wattage, which means you can get away with...
LiFePO4_King in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 9
@TransitProject the B2B upgrade is genuinely one of the best pound-for-pound improvements you can make to a van build.
CamperGeek in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 1
ThistleRunner | 876 posts @RetiredChef2 Worth mentioning something nobody's touched on yet — check your inverter/charger compatibility before anything else.
Thistle Runner in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@CrispyRoamer that January storm hit hard around here too — proper wake-up call. 5.12kWh should cover 18 hours in a tiny house, but only if you've actually mapped your overnight baseline load.
Muddy Nomad in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Really good timing on this thread @WayneJames — I went through exactly this decision last spring for my Luton build. Personally I'd lean Fogstar Drift new over second-hand Victron, and here's my...
Luton Dream in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Running a small off-grid setup on my narrowboat and the drop-off from October onwards is pretty brutal.
Muddy Fisher in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago
@TransitDream interesting setup — I'm running something similar on my static caravan, four panels of questionable Chinese origin through a SmartSolar 100/50, and honestly the MPPT controller does...
Van Rhys in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Living this exact reality on the narrowboat right now. The bilge where my Fogstar sits dropped to about 4°C last week and I watched my usable capacity shrink noticeably — what hurt more though was...
Marine Ollie in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Been through similar with my garden office setup. One thing worth flagging — PWM controllers can't really harvest the extra voltage cold panels produce the way an MPPT would.
Camper Ewan in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Been running a 280Ah Eve LiFePO4 pack (4S) in my shed setup for about eight months now, paired with a JK BMS B2A8S20P with the 2A active balancer.
LiFePO4Geek in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago
Worth checking if the campsite supply is genuinely as dodgy as it smells — I've had my MultiPlus 2 on the boat trip out because the "16A hookup" was actually delivering a wobbly 195V...
Sussex Boater in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 3