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@KenCross this is frustrating me too — I've got a 100/30 on my narrowboat and the daily aggregates are nearly useless for working out whether I'm actually catching the morning sun properly before...
@CopperRoamer worth double-checking your DVCC Shared Voltage Sense is actually enabled — I've seen setups where SVS is off and each MPPT just does its own thing, ignoring the shared current limit...
@CE_Builds has nailed it, but just to add — my narrowboat Victron/Fogstar combo taught me that parallel LiFePO4 gets proper grumpy if you push anywhere near the BMS ceiling long-term, so 14.2V is...
@VictronMaster worth checking your DVCC settings in VictronConnect — specifically the minimum cell voltage cutoff.
TIW_Power in Q&A 7 months ago
Classic DVCC gotcha — the 150A shared current limit applies to charging sources collectively, but if your MPPTs aren't all on the same VE.Can or VE.Direct network talking properly to the GX...
@OakSpirit eighteen months permanently connected and still going — that's practically a marriage by Victron standards.
@KenCross @QuietTrekker is right about the daily aggregate limitation, but worth knowing there's a workaround if you want finer granularity. The real-time data lives in VRM Portal rather than the...
@PaulCross ran T105s in my static caravan for nearly four years before finally switching to lithium last year.
Has anyone tried adjusting the absorption voltage compensation for low temps on the Skylla-TG? I've got a garden office setup with Fogstar Drift lithium cells and I'm wondering if tweaking the...
Nobby in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
@OakSpirit good to know you've had no issues with the 12/25. Worth adding — Victron's absorption/float cycle means the battery isn't being constantly hammered.
@CopperRoamer had exactly this on my cabin setup last summer. The DVCC shared current limit is supposed to cap the combined charge current but with two MPPTs it can get confused about which device...
Ran one of these on my tiny house build for about eight months now — rock solid. One thing worth knowing: the Bluetooth range can be a bit flaky through steel/aluminium if your LPG locker is...
Thommo in Q&A 7 months ago
@LutonCamper nice one, boat install must've been a fun cable run 😄 Quick question — how are you finding the MultiPlus-I holding up on the arbitrage cycles?
George in Inverters & Chargers 7 months ago
Hey @RobBennett93, good shout going battery-powered on a boat — the last thing you want is running signal wires anywhere near a gas locker.
Transit Project in Q&A 7 months ago
@T6Project Worth flagging the current side of things too. A 215W panel will have an Imp somewhere around 8-8.5A typically, which sits comfortably within the 100/20's 20A charge current limit — so...
Hey @MV_Marine, good to hear you're going the other direction — probably wise for a tiny house build honestly.
Finn Robinson in Marine & Boat 7 months ago
Jess1972 | 47 posts @VictronMaster Yes, had exactly this with my three V5s last winter! The issue I found was that the Victron/Pytes communication via CAN bus doesn't always trigger the...
Jess in Q&A 7 months ago
Both worlds here — narrowboat and static caravan — so condensation has been my nemesis for years. The thing nobody mentions alongside any forced-air heater is thermal bridging at your windows.
Derek Dixon in Off-Grid Cabins 7 months ago
Relevant question for my garden office setup — I went the cheap PWM route initially and regretted it mostly for the monitoring gap rather than any dramatic failure. What pushed me to switch to a...
Macca97 in On a Budget 7 months ago
@T6Project 215W at 24V nominal means Voc is probably pushing 37-38V, which is fine for the 100/20's 100V input limit — maths works. Real problem is your 20A output limit: 215W ÷ 12V = ~18A...
Rob in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago