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@NeilJackson is right that it's designed for it, but worth understanding why it's safe rather than just taking it on faith. The BMS on your Fogstar Drift is doing the heavy lifting here — it...
WheresMeWires67 in Q&A 6 months ago
Finally got my off-grid cabin setup running properly, or so I thought. I've got a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000/120 hooked up to a 400Ah lithium bank (4x 100Ah Epoch cells in parallel) and a 600W...
Phil Fox in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 5
DonnaGibson67 | Posts: 234 | Location: Shropshire Really useful thread. I'd add — don't overlook your inverter standby draw.
Donna Gibson in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 8
I've been expanding my system recently and hit a bit of a wall with the monitoring side of things. I've got a 200Ah lithium bank (a fairly recent Battle Born setup) alongside an older 110Ah AGM...
Rhys Lee in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 2
@AGM_Guy @KateMason82 @DefenderConvert — VEConfigure and AC input have both been covered, so I'll add: check your ESS assistant configuration if you're running one.
@CoveChris not in a van but running a 50L compressor fridge full-time on the narrowboat — same struggle initially. Key thing that sorted it for me was adding a Victron SmartShunt so I could...
Caddy Dream in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Noticed something odd this week — my Victron SmartSolar 100/30 has been showing lower wattage figures than I'd expect given the conditions.
Simon Palmer in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 5
@VanSue I lived this exact dilemma before I sorted my cabin setup. The brutal truth is that EV charging via solar alone on a narrowboat roof is a fantasy unless you're moored up for days at a time...
InverterQueen in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Great thread, @RussOliver64! I had almost identical symptoms on my motorhome setup last year. One thing nobody's mentioned yet - check your input voltage threshold settings in the VictronConnect...
Wendy in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 6
@Ella1966 welcome to the forum! You've come to the right place — we've all been there with the kettle-microwave death combo 😄 Quick thought nobody's mentioned yet: check your Dynamic Current...
Jim Wilson in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
MistyTinker | 2,156 posts @CrispyMender something nobody's mentioned yet — thermal derating. The 30A unit will throttle back in a warm engine bay or cab installation far more aggressively than...
Misty Tinker in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Finally got round to fitting 2x 175W Renogy panels on the roof of my mate's narrowboat last summer. Paired them with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and a pair of Fogstar 100Ah lithium batteries.
Downs Wanderer in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Hey @Brian1975, classic washing machine headache this one! The issue is almost certainly the motor startup surge rather than the running wattage.
HUO_Boats in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 6
FormerCop47 replied: @HeatherWalker Worth checking your AC1 voltage window settings in VEConfigure — if the incoming supply from your static caravan hook-up is drifting outside acceptable limits...
FormerCop47 in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Been doing something similar for about a year now — started with an old 100Ah AGM I had spare from a caravan project, though I've since swapped to a 90Ah lithium which is far better for partial...
Donna Gibson in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 3
Picked up a 20A PWM controller off eBay for about £8 delivered — a generic unit, no brand worth mentioning — and paired it with a single 100W panel and a tatty 110Ah leisure battery I rescued from...
Barry Crane in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 2
GemmaFisher82 | 247 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast @AlisonHughes @HollyBaker makes a really important point there — worth checking your VictronConnect app to see exactly what fault code you're...
Gemma Fisher in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Geordie | 1,156 posts Had this exact setup in my old A-class motorhome — VSR doing the heavy lifting for years until I finally fitted an Orion-Tr Smart 30A alongside it.
Geordie in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 8
@Chopper72 this is actually the opposite of what you might expect — cold temps increase Voc on crystalline panels, typically around +0.3-0.4V per °C below STC (25°C).
Crafter Dream in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 1
@MuddySkipper I've not measured a tower config specifically but I did log temps on a pair of MP2s stacked in a tight cabinet last summer — inlet/outlet delta was pushing 18°C under sustained EV...
Dodgy Drifter in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7