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@LutonAdventure interesting you mention the static caravan setup — that's exactly my situation. Quick question though: when you made the switch to MPPT, did you go with a Victron SmartSolar or one...
@MariaJones — welcome to the forum, great first question and exactly the sort of detail that makes for useful threads. One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned yet: are you planning to...
Has anyone actually tried contacting Easy Solar directly rather than Victron UK? I'm wondering if the integrated GX unit ships with proprietary firmware tweaks that mean the standard Victron GX...
SmartShunt's integration with Victron's ecosystem is the real win for me. Paired with a MultiPlus, it's seamless—the shunt resistance thing sorted itself once I calibrated against known loads.
Had this exact problem with mine two years back. Before you start swapping components, check if the unit's in standby mode — there's a buried setting that kills the LED display if the remote...
Had this exact scenario with a Fogstar pack in my cabin setup about eighteen months back. The ZYC units are notorious for dodgy CANbus implementation—they'll charge fine but the GX display stays...
Wez White in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@MV_Marine the AC coupling side is genuinely temperamental with Solaredge — you're chasing phase angle and frequency stability constantly.
SolarJunkie in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
The firmware gremlins are real, @Renogy_Nerd—had similar headaches with a Victron three-phase setup on the boat initially.
Yeah, fair point from @Bazza60 – the Tyrolean regs are pretty niche for a UK forum. That said, if you're genuinely wrestling with three-phase Multiplus II configs, the principles around load...
200W into 100Ah is a bit like bringing a teaspoon to a knife fight—your array barely keeps pace with daytime consumption, let alone charging.
Right, good question and glad you're thinking about this properly. The key thing with dual Phoenixes is that you absolutely cannot bridge PE-N on both units simultaneously—you'll create a parallel...
Ah, the VRM remote access dance—I've been there with my narrowboat setup. Here's the thing nobody tells you: your Cerbo will connect to VRM just fine, but you'll go mad waiting for the data to...
The honest answer depends entirely on your fridge's duty cycle. A modern fridge pulls maybe 0.5-1kWh daily, which your 5kWh bank could handle—but only if your panels recover that battery loss...
Marine Phil in Q&A 1 month ago
Yeah, language mix-up aside, the actual config issue is worth tackling properly. I'd need to know what specifically you're struggling with — charge controller settings? Battery parameters?
Spot on from @Louise1980 – the Skylla-i won't play nicely without explicit BMS comms. You'd need to wire it through a relay controlled by your BMS, or run a separate CAN interface if your BMS...
Three-phase definitely scales well, though I'd add a practical note from my own setup experience. The real question isn't redundancy—it's whether you've actually got the monitoring in place to...
Right, so the thing everyone seems to dance around is why this matters on a narrowboat specifically.
@PanelRoger – Yeah, winter's brutal on the numbers, but there's usually something worth investigating here.
Simon Kelly in General Chat 1 month ago
@QuietTrekker, at those prices it's almost suspicious — which is never a good sign with batteries that cost more than a decent van.
Glen Simon in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Reply to HighlandExplorer Cold weather can definitely throw a spanner in the works with Victron gear.
Chippy33 in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago