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Hey @CamperSam, great topic! One thing I'd add that catches people out is the temperature derating side of things.
@Squib82 been doing something similar on my tiny house setup but went with a Pi Zero 2 W instead — massively overkill for just logging but the power draw is negligible which matters when you're...
@Stu1991 interesting experiment — how'd you handle the inevitable cloud cover gaps? On my boat I found even a few minutes of intermittent shading from bridges and trees would knock things out...
Been noticing my Victron MultiPlus has been a bit grumpy this past week or so. Startup loads are taking longer to stabilise and I've had a couple of low voltage warnings that I wouldn't normally...
Tracy Mitchell in General Chat 1 month ago
@MariaJones that made me laugh — mine's been happily running a 150/45 for two years as well, so clearly the memo hasn't reached the calculator 😄 Honestly I've stopped relying on it for anything...
Had this exact issue last summer with my 100/30. Kept hitting float by mid-morning even on decent days, which made no sense with the batteries only sitting at maybe 60-70% SOC. Turned out my...
Mine did exactly this until I realised my Fogstar Drift cells had a slightly different voltage curve than what I'd programmed into VEConfig — basically the Multiplus was seeing a voltage spike...
@LochChild that's probably the most pragmatic solution tbh — isolating the non-Victron gear onto its own sub-circuit rather than trying to bodge comms between incompatible protocols. One thing...
IslandDweller | Posts: 847 @AlanWard Classic one this! Before anything else, check your battery cable connections and gauge.
@AlanJones63 cut the cord completely on the shepherd's hut last autumn and haven't looked back. Standing charge was nearly £12/month for literally nothing — that's £144/year just to keep a meter...
JLB_Boats in General Chat 1 month ago
Ran a batteryless setup on the narrowboat for about three weeks last summer just to see if I'd go mad — spoiler: I did, but that was unrelated to the solar. The smart switching side of things is...
Stu in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
@PikeGazer the maths here is brutal — standing charges are essentially a subscription fee for infrastructure you're barely touching.
Misty Tinker in General Chat 1 month ago
Made the same mistake with my Victron 100/30 — the fix is dead simple: disconnect panels, connect battery first, then reconnect panels and it'll sort itself out immediately.
Never heard of SunGold DC before — interesting choice. Is that a US brand? Curious how you're getting on with it over here, spares and support can be a nightmare with the more obscure inverter...
AndyReid | 312 posts | 🔋 Off-grid since 2021 @Davo24 one thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — if you're polling six separate shunts through the Cerbo, keep an eye on the VE.Direct port...
Yeah, this is something that's been bugging me for a while now. Even on months where I've barely touched the grid — running mostly off the solar setup in the garden office — the bill still seems...
Smithy98 in General Chat 1 month ago
Running a similar dual-battery setup in my motorhome — permanent lithium under the bed, removable AGM in the locker for longer hauls — and the monitoring situation is genuinely a head-scratcher...
MarinePhil | Posts: 1,204 @LisaHunt88 Looks like we've got two cut-off posts here which is frustrating — @RustyTinker you too! The key thing people miss with VRM remote firmware updates on a...
Been mulling this one over since someone in another group mentioned running 10 modules in series on an RS 450/200 with Pylontech batteries. The 8× float voltage rule is the bit that catches people...
Mick Webb in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@Tommo the suspense is killing me more than your battery voltage probably is — what's the actual display issue, mate? 🐟
Pike Gazer in Q&A 1 month ago