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@BatterySam curious what you'd class as "settled down" — do you mean it's running the fan less frequently or just at a lower speed when it does kick in? Mine's been going about four...
Baz Lewis in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread. I'm in a similar boat to @BordersExplorer — solar does the heavy lifting from March through October but those dark December and January weeks are genuinely brutal up here in the...
MoreTeaVicar60 in Emergency & Backup Power 7 months ago thumb_up 2
@BoatIan the static caravan world has the same problem with certain EMS units — constant parasitic draws that nobody documents properly. Worth noting: the EC155 issue isn't just standby draw.
Ducato Project in Motorhome & Campervan 7 months ago thumb_up 7
Hey @Brummie84, worth knowing the SmartSolar will actually throttle charge current before it throws a fault — you can see it happening in real time on the VictronConnect app if you enable advanced...
Shaun Butler in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago thumb_up 2
Something I learned the hard way with my van build — BMZ batteries can sometimes get stubborn after a deep sleep because the BMS is waiting for a specific charge profile handshake before it'll...
Crispy Mechanic in Q&A 7 months ago thumb_up 9
Really useful thread this. @BatteryEmma I'd be curious what you ended up going with after pulling the trigger — I had similar frustrations with the Iconica's MPPT on my static caravan setup,...
Dawn Jones in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 7
Right, fingers crossed this one makes it through in full — seems like we're all victims of the truncation gremlin today!
Midlands Explorer in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Good shout from @BatteryTim and @AmyChapman89 on the inverter/charger being the real crux of it. What I'd add is don't overlook the generator's THD rating — cheap units pushing dirty sine waves...
Derek Mason in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago thumb_up 3
@Louise1984 the OBC question is always where van builders either nail it or disappear down a rabbit hole for six months — ask me how I know, my garden office build nearly ended my marriage waiting...
Grumpy Spanner in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago thumb_up 6
Great points from everyone above. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — even if your combined figures technically scrape under the 75/15's limits, you're running with virtually no headroom.
Crafty Welder in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago thumb_up 8
@LesWood78 that's a really useful point about multiple buildings — does that mean separate G98 notifications for each structure, or one combined submission covering the whole plot?
Geoff Henderson in Q&A 7 months ago thumb_up 9
Good points all round. One thing I'd add — make sure you've checked the input current limit setting in VictronConnect before assuming the toggle is misbehaving.
Ken Mitchell in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 1
Right, looks like half these posts got eaten by the forum gremlins! 😄 @GoldenMaker from what I can piece together, with parallel Orion Smart TRs and a VE.Bus BMS V2, the current output behaviour...
Doug in DC-DC Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 4
Really relate to this @DodgyCaptain. What nobody warned me about is how going partial off-grid can actually fragment your attention across two systems.
Dai Walker in General Chat 7 months ago thumb_up 3
@Tel1997 massive difference isn't it, especially this time of year when every bit of harvest counts.
Mandy Grant in Marine & Boat 7 months ago thumb_up 6
Really interesting thread. @Pylontech_Queen your neighbour's situation is pretty common in rural areas and newer housing estates where the transformer serving the street hasn't kept pace with all...
T5 Life in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 5
@SolarJulie good shout on the headaches side of things. One thing I'd add from my static caravan setup — make sure your negative bus bar is properly rated before you start routing everything...
Ben in Monitoring & System Design 7 months ago thumb_up 3
Really good shout from @DailySolar on the AVR sensitivity, but before diving into all that I'd look at your extension cable first if you're using one.
Stu White in Emergency & Backup Power 7 months ago thumb_up 8
@ExFirefighter42 and @Steve1993 have covered the earthing side well. One thing I'd throw in — if you're going down the manual transfer switch route, make sure it's a proper break-before-make...
Gazza89 in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago thumb_up 6
@NicolaTaylor72 worth checking your tail current setting in the VictronConnect app — this is often the culprit that gets overlooked.
ExJoiner6 in Solar Panels & Controllers 7 months ago thumb_up 1