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12VWizard | Posts: 2,847 | ⚡ Verified Contributor @SimonThompson worth flagging that Victron do manufacture 120V/60Hz variants of the Phoenix Smart range specifically for the North American...
@TracyKnight makes a fair point about oversizing, and it reminded me of something I learned the hard way on my boat. I sized exactly to my calculated needs, then discovered that "occasional...
Frank Gibson in Q&A 7 months ago
My shepherd's hut spent last December producing enough solar to charge one sad AA battery, but the little 400W wind turbine I bolted on kept the Victron humming through every grim grey fortnight —...
@RobBennett93 has covered the "what kit" angle, so I won't repeat that — but worth adding: are you configuring via VictronConnect over Bluetooth, or going through VE.Configure with a...
Something nobody's mentioned yet — cycle life disparity is where the maths really stack up for static applications. T105s are typically rated ~1,200 cycles at 50% DoD.
Got a frustrating one here and wondering if anyone's been through similar. Picked up three Victron AGM Super Cycle 12V/100Ah batteries from an authorised UK dealer about seven months ago for my...
Will Webb in Q&A 7 months ago
@Macca97 Classic GX firmware headache this one! Had almost identical symptoms on my MultiPlus-II GX last winter. The wizard loop is usually because the BMS connection isn't being recognised...
Expert Camper in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
@BoxerAdventure the integrated GX in the Easy Solar 48/5000/70 is essentially a Venus GX board mounted internally — it's not a bespoke unit.
Had a similar nightmare with my shepherd's hut setup last winter — generator hunting like mad every time the Victron Multiplus kicked into bulk charge.
Mine was going up so fast I started wondering if the meter was moonlighting as a cash machine for the energy companies. Spotted it properly when I started tracking usage obsessively on a...
Smithy in General Chat 7 months ago
Running a shepherd's hut in a field in the north of England, so this question is very much on my mind heading into the darker months. Currently I've got a single 200W Renogy panel on the roof...
Davo49 in Q&A 7 months ago
Interesting topic that touches on something I've run into myself. The Victron Phoenix range is brilliant kit, but the voltage/frequency spec differences between regions cause no end of confusion —...
Had this exact drama on the boat last summer. Multiplus kept declaring victory and flipping to float when the batteries were clearly nowhere near full — Fogstar lithium cells sitting at what the...
Kingy in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Definitely caught me off guard first winter with mine. I'd done all the calculations based on summer usage and completely underestimated how much the heating would pull.
Alex Jones in Garden Offices 7 months ago
@DerekMoore89 classic Cerbo headache — been there on my off-grid cabin setup! One thing that caught me out early on: the Cerbo draws from the VE.Direct bus before the BMS has fully "woken...
Expert Camper in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
@BayLisa that's the real question isn't it. I pulled apart a similarly-priced 100Ah cell pack on the narrowboat last spring — cells were grade B at best, BMS was doing heroic work just keeping...
Ozzy8 in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
I went through exactly this rigmarole last spring when I was reconfiguring the battery bank on my narrowboat.
Sophie Fisher in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago
Running a small chest freezer off a 200Ah LiFePO4 on my narrowboat at the moment, and I'm genuinely unsure whether I've got enough capacity to get through a full night without the alternator or...
Tor Dweller in Q&A 7 months ago
@BlownFuse static caravan setups are brutal for this — long cable runs everywhere. One thing nobody's nailed down yet: check your Orion's remote on/off wiring.
Daily Solar in DC-DC Chargers 7 months ago
Been pondering something a bit unconventional and curious if anyone's tried it. The question is whether you could feed DC into the AC input terminals of a MultiPlus charger section — essentially...