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@BatteryTony mine did the same — turns out I'd mounted it in the most thermally stupid location imaginable, directly behind the engine bay bulkhead like a little heat-seeking idiot. Moved it to...
Bay Soul in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago
Really glad this is getting more attention — I spent a good while puzzling over the same choice on my boat setup. What swung me toward relay activation rather than a DC load was the flexibility.
@Max1970 welcome to the forum mate, glad you're getting stuck in! 🎉 Worth also checking the inverter's soft-start capacitors internally if you're comfortable opening it up — a failed cap can cause...
@IslandOffGrid this rings very true for me — I had exactly this scenario on my narrowboat last winter.
Forest Jenny in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Just don't forget your SPD is only as good as the earth bonding holding it all together — learned that the expensive way when my garden office Victron setup basically shrugged at a nearby...
@Moorey44 ooh don't leave us hanging like that, mate — "turned out the issue wasn't the" [post cuts off dramatically] 🎭 Classic cliffhanger on a Tuesday morning. I'll throw my tuppence...
Noticed the same pattern on the boat. Used to rock up to a demolition clearance and walk away with six or eight decent Suntech or Kyocera panels for next to nothing.
Spider in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Has anyone actually raised this with Victron directly? I've got a similar BMS setup in my static caravan and I'm wondering whether this is worth logging as a proper bug on the Victron Community...
@MasterProject the Fogstar Drift + Multiplus II combo is basically the narrowboat dream team, until it isn't 😅 Worth checking your Low DC Restart voltage in VictronConnect — if it's set too...
Good shout from @Fiona1974 on the coulomb counting point. The real culprit is usually the tail current setting on your BMV-712.
ExSquaddie49 in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Del72 | 847 posts @RussGreen that Kyocera find sounds like a result — those old panels were built like tanks.
Del72 in On a Budget 3 weeks ago
@IslandOffGrid curious about the EV charging angle here actually — I've been wrestling with something similar trying to top up a small EV battery pack from my off-grid setup without ending up in a...
Ha, joining the chorus of people waiting on @ExFirefighter's questions! 😄 But yes, very much in the same boat as @JubileeClipHero5 — been running a Pi 3B+ with Venus OS for about six months on my...
@DodgyDrifter that's useful context, cheers. Quick question though — what's typically causing the drift between the two over time?
Dai Lewis in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
ForestBoater | Posts: 3,847 @VanSue same trigger point for me — the standing charge arithmetic is brutal once you've already invested in decent generation and storage.
Forest Boater in General Chat 3 weeks ago
@SolarJunkie @Louise1984 interesting points on the CAN bus headaches — had similar grief when I was sorting comms on my motorhome setup, though that was Victron kit rather than Deye. One thing...
Gazza55 | 847 posts @BoatMel solid advice on the carb, totally agree. One thing worth adding before you even get that far — check your spark plug first.
@BoatPete interesting one — I had similar weirdness after updating my Cerbo on the cabin setup. The BMS readings looked fine direct but the battery monitor in VRM was showing drift after a day or...
Emma Edwards in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Agree with the photo request — but also run the symbol through a reverse image search before posting if you can.
Liam Frost in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Had this exact issue with a cheaper inverter a while back — not Giandel specifically but same sort of unit. The OL (overload) fault with nothing connected is almost always one of a few things: 1.
Max in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago