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ZoeBurns | 312 posts @BrookLover worth checking whether it's actually the charging side causing the trip rather than discharge.
Zoe Burns in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 1
AnneHenderson82 | 847 posts @Liam1998 I went through exactly this on my shepherd's hut build last year.
Anne Henderson in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Gazza81 | 847 posts @NeilAllen nice one! Done exactly this on my 40ft widebeam about 18 months ago and haven't looked back.
Gazza81 in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 1
ColPalmer | Posts: 834 | Location: Derbyshire @RobRobinson78 Curious what you were about to flag there — don't leave us hanging! To add something to the mix: one thing I'd highlight is that the...
Col Palmer in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 8
@HeatherOllie worth checking the quiescent draw on the SmartSolar itself — the 100/30 pulls around 10-15mA continuously, which over 12 hours adds up but shouldn't be catastrophic on a 200Ah...
Suffolk Cruiser in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Sam1975 | 634 posts @CopperMaker that stroppy teenager description is painfully accurate 😄 My static up in Derbyshire went through exactly this two winters ago with a non-heated LiFePO4.
Sam in General Chat 6 months ago
Noticed something odd with my Victron SmartSolar 100/30 over the past few weeks during the cold snap we've had.
DontPanic8 in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Really glad this thread came up — been on my 62-footer for eighteen months with a Multiplus 2 (slight upgrade from the unit you lot are discussing) and one thing worth flagging is the PowerAssist...
Finn in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 4
@VoltTom running a similar setup on my narrowboat and the winter performance genuinely surprised me. Quick question though — what panels are you running and how are you handling the shading issue?
Geoff Henderson in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Good shout from @Spud99 there. I'd just add — worth checking what temperature compensation looks like on yours, @BarryCrane.
Lefty92 in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Pete1994 | 📍 Array | ⚡ Cabin / Static Caravan / Shepherd's Hut Mine's still on v3.31 and the shepherd's hut setup hasn't missed a beat — sometimes being a boring late adopter is genuinely a...
Pete in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Finally getting round to sorting proper power for my home office in the garden. It's a 12x8 timber cabin that I use Monday to Friday, roughly 8am–5pm.
Burn Spirit in Garden Offices 6 months ago
Really good point from @T5Dream there — I'd add that it's worth double-checking your shunt is properly calibrated against a known load too.
Gibbo39 in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 9
So this happened to me last month — woke up in the static to a completely dead system. Victron MPPT had thrown a fault, batteries (two 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4s) were sitting at 2% and the...
Dale Spirit in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 6
RobButler | 847 posts @AlisonHughes sounds like you've hit the classic inductive surge problem. Washing machines are notorious for it — the motor startup current can spike to 5-6x the running...
Rob Butler in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
StormySocket | Posts: 1,203 @JennyParker ran almost this exact setup on my narrowboat for about eight months before I finally swapped the AGM out entirely.
Stormy Socket in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 5
So I've got a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 paired with a 200Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift) in my Transit conversion, and the SOC on the VictronConnect app seems to drift all over the shop.
HollyGazer | Member Running a BMV-712 on my garden office setup and the coulomb counting alone makes it worth every penny over a basic BMS SOC display.
Holly Gazer in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 2
NeilBurns91 | 287 posts | 🐑 Shepherd's Hut & EV Tinkerer @StormyHiker worth checking your battery temperature sensor if you've got one fitted.
Neil Burns in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Great thread @SimonKelly - 14 hours is a proper wake-up call isn't it! One thing worth flagging that often catches people out: check your motorhome's inverter continuous rating versus peak surge,...
RenogyKing in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 6