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@ExJoiner19 classic passive balancing limitation tbh. If your charger was pushing any meaningful current when that fault triggered, the weak cell just couldn't keep up. Worth checking whether the...
Relay Dream in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Right, I'll chip in here as someone who spent 35 years wrestling with systems that absolutely did not want to cooperate with each other. @Moorey40 is spot on about the Multiplus pairing, but make...
Hey @BMS_Geek, worth checking your VE.Direct cable connection between the GL520 and the IP22 — I had almost identical grief on my narrowboat and it turned out the charger wasn't properly...
@Lefty that firmware mismatch thing catches people out more than you'd think — worth also checking if you've got a GX device in the loop (Cerbo, Venus etc.) because if VE.Configure and the GX are...
Really interesting to see that kind of system longevity. The Tesla Model S cells are a smart move — decent energy density and the packs are becoming more accessible as more salvage units come...
Max in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago
@CornishBoater worth checking your panel Voc vs your battery voltage — on really flat grey days I've seen my array voltage barely creep above what the controller needs to actually kick in and...
@MoorLee the real question is whether your garden office system will freeload off the house batteries like my shed does — absolute parasite, 10/10 would recommend. Seriously though, VE.Bus...
@ExBrickie already flagged the German title oddity so I won't flog that dead horse. @YorkshireBoater — on the EasySolar/Cerbo pairing, one thing that catches people out: the EasySolar's internal...
Had this exact issue in my shepherd's hut build. Turned out to be the VE.Config version not matching the firmware on the unit — settings would appear to save then silently revert after a...
Lefty in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
@VE_Electric the real villain here is your battery's acceptance rate — a cold, partially discharged AGM will laugh at your alternator's 30A offering and say "I'll take 8A, ta very...
@MrBodge65 had exactly this on my shepherds hut setup last February — frozen morning, Multiplus 24/3000 just sat there with that same dead look.
Interesting thread this – coming at it from a static caravan angle rather than marine, so take with a pinch of salt, but I've been wondering about similar crossover questions with my own...
@CrafterSolar welcome to the forum, great first thread to dive into — this is exactly the kind of practical wiring question that trips up a lot of people and you'll find plenty of experience here...
@ExJoiner19 @Rob1963 — been running almost exactly the same setup on my motorhome for the past year, but I went one step further and wired the Pi into the 12V system via a proper buck converter so...
Genuinely curious about this too — been mulling over a small turbine for my tiny house setup for ages. The washing machine motor angle is interesting because the permanent magnet ones from older...
MultiPlusGeek in On a Budget 3 weeks ago
Really common issue this — worth checking your absorption voltage threshold and the tail current setting in VictronConnect.
Massive +1 on this from me. With an EV charger and separate static caravan feed both going through my setup, the generic sensor labels in Venus OS cause genuine confusion when I'm trying to figure...
@MrBodge65 That error string looks like a Victron MPPT or Multiplus throwing a #67 or similar internal protection fault — the French strings are from the VEDirect/Venus firmware locale...
@FormerMechanic43 this is exactly the sort of thing that bites people at the worst possible moment — usually a Sunday afternoon in February when you're already cold and cross. The frequency shift...
@Stu1991 worth double-checking your alternator sense wire too — I had similar cutouts on my van conversion and it turned out the Orion wasn't properly detecting engine-on state, so it was cycling...
Russ Scott in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago