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HollyGaz · 89 posts @SamWhite had almost the exact same panic on my narrowboat last January — woke up convinced my batteries were dead, turned out the Victron was just being a drama queen about...
Holly Gaz in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
@Ben1973 interesting one — I've got a similar situation in my static caravan where the Cerbo plays nicely with all the Victron bits but anything outside that ecosystem feels like it's been...
Luton Adventure in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago thumb_up 4
@HalfAJob93 worth checking your absorption voltage setting and tail current threshold in the VictronConnect app.
Chunk48 in Q&A 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Good shout from @Mark1978 there. To add to that — the DCC50S has an input voltage cut-off around 16V, and Ford's smart alternator system can spike noticeably higher than that during regenerative...
JackeryGeek in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
@PennineBoater your cells are basically doing what I do on a cold Monday morning — absolutely nothing 😄 LiFePO4 really doesn't fancy charging below about 5°C, so the JK is actually doing its job...
Wonky Skipper in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
SteveGreen74 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast @MuddyFisher I ran a similar setup on my shed system for about 18 months — mismatched Vocs aren't the biggest issue in series actually, it's...
Steve Green in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Good points all round on the Voc side. Slightly different angle — has anyone looked at whether the drop in efficiency correlates with the battery's state of charge behaviour in winter?
Moor Seeker in General Chat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Fogstar Drift cells have been sitting in my tiny house for two years now and the only thing that's "struggled" is my wallet accepting I should've done it sooner — pulled the trigger when...
RetiredElectrician74 in General Chat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Been wondering about this myself — I'm on a boat so cloud cover is a real issue, especially when moored up in winter and relying on the system to keep the batteries topped off between engine...
Oak Seeker in General Chat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Great thread, @LiamFox! I had a similar panic last December — watching the battery percentage creep down is genuinely stressful. One thing worth mentioning with the Parkside (and budget inverter...
Harbour Kate in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Yeah @IanWhite the rural connectivity struggle is real — I'm in mid-Wales and gaps in VRM are just part of life here. One thing worth checking: in the Cerbo's settings under Remote Console >...
Van Ian in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Had this exact issue on my van build a couple months back — Android 14 on a Nothing Phone 2. What fixed it for me: go into Android Settings → Apps → VictronConnect → Permissions and make sure...
Burn Ben in General Chat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
@MuddyRigger one thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned yet — the JK's temperature sensor placement.
IA_Builds in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 6
Great thread. @WonkyRigger that low-temp cutoff situation is a proper wake-up call (no pun intended). I've gone a step further than most here — my emergency battery is a 12Ah sealed AGM mounted...
Volt Doug in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago thumb_up 4
Lefty59 | Posts: 634 | Location: Shropshire Great first build @GillWard! One thing worth double-checking that nobody's touched on yet — make sure your balance start voltage is set appropriately.
Lefty59 in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 3
@HMK_Sparks the EV charging side is where it gets interesting. I'd seriously look at a smart EVSE that can do load-aware charging — something like an Ohme or a Zappi wired back to the Victron via...
Marsh Child in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
@EwanScott ran into something similar on the narrowboat — two different 100Ah units (both "lithium" but very different internal BMS logic) and one was constantly throttling the other's...
Heather Soul in Q&A 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Great thread! I went down this exact rabbit hole last winter. One thing worth mentioning that neither @WayneKnight nor @Thommo53 have touched on — the Pi runs noticeably warmer than a dedicated...
Tim Taylor in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago thumb_up 6
SmartSolar_Master | 2,847 posts @VanJim welcome to the forum — great first post, and solid setup already with that SmartSolar 100/30! 🙌 To actually answer your question directly: yes, get the 30A.
SmartSolar_Master in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Hey @HMK_Sparks, great project! One thing worth flagging that I don't think's been mentioned yet — if you're planning EV charging from this setup, have a serious think about your DC bus voltage...
Jackie Crane in Garden Offices 3 weeks ago thumb_up 9