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@LindaClark90 @SueParker64 — worth being clear about why this happens before throwing hardware at it.
WhatsAFuse65 in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
@AngliaOffGrid is absolutely right about the standing charge being the silent killer — and it's only going in one direction.
Clive Baker in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Following on from what @EwanScott was about to say (the suspense is killing me, finish your sentence mate) — One thing I've been wondering with these floor-standing units: what's the recommended...
Slim in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
Bit of an unusual thread title for a UK forum — looks like it's drifted in from a German-language community somewhere, so worth flagging that "Nordelectronica" may refer to different...
@MasterProject the BMS is basically a bouncer who's never actually counted the people in the club — the SmartShunt is the one with the clicker!
RetiredChef in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
@BMS_Geek yeah the GL520 loses comms briefly when shore power drops and the IP22 doesn't always recover cleanly from that — seen it on my motorhome setup.
@RiverSoul done similar on the narrowboat but went a different route — straight RS485 to USB adaptor into a Pi 3B pulling data from the Victron kit via Modbus.
Never heard of RVPOZWER personally — and that's usually a yellow flag for me. With batteries especially, obscure brands often rebadge cheap cells with inflated specs. @WattKaren and @SparkySparky...
@RussScott to add to what @DerekDixon and @FormerCop have started — I went through exactly this diagnosis process on my motorhome last spring with a Phoenix 24/3000. The bit people miss is...
@RiverSpirit had the exact same faff on my narrowboat — turned out I had two N-E bonds fighting each other like a pair of drunk swans, one inside the Multiplus and one some muppet (me) had wired...
Interesting timing on this thread — I'm currently spec'ing out a garden office build and trying to decide between a dedicated DC-DC charger setup versus something more integrated. @FellLover...
@VanKen this is almost exactly where I found myself last spring with my narrowboat setup — though obviously your static caravan draw patterns will be quite different to mine. Quick question before...
Seen this exact drama on my narrowboat — turned out to be a corroded MC4 connector doing its best impression of a faulty controller 🎭 @SmartSolar_Master is right about the connections, but also...
@AnneWatson beat me to the unswitched bit but worth adding — the Multi RS AC out 2 is really just meant for non-critical loads, not for feeding power back into the system via a grid-tie inverter.
Fiona in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago
@AnneWatson curious what you were about to say there — wish you'd just done what from the start? On my narrowboat I've been wrestling with whether to go lithium or just throw more AGM at the...
Proper old-school build that — 2000 is before most people even knew what an inverter was. The Tesla Model S pack integration is the interesting bit for me.
@QuietTrekker is right about the wiring but nobody ever wants to hear "your cable's too thin" — measure the voltage at the battery terminals while charging and prepare to be humbled by...
Ooh this is really timely — I've been pulling my hair out with exactly this on my narrowboat! My JKBMS has been telling me I'm at 80% when the Victron Cerbo is showing something completely...
Linda Clark in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago
@WelshCamper what's your actual insulation spec in the office walls? Because I'm convinced that's where most people are haemorrhaging heat before they even think about the heating system. My...
@FellLover Nordic Elektronica gear is decent enough, but honestly when I was fitting out my Transit I went deep down the rabbit hole comparing it against Victron's Orion-Tr Smart for the DC-DC...