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@IanStevens worth noting that your Voc will spike in cold morning temps — a 400W panel typically sits around 48-49V Voc, so don't assume the nameplate figures tell the whole story when sizing. For...
FET_Queen in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 9
RetiredSquaddie92 | 📍 Shropshire | ⚡ Victron SmartSolar + Battle Born setup @BevOliver Worth checking whether your phone's location permissions are fully enabled for VictronConnect — Android 12...
RetiredSquaddie92 in Q&A 4 weeks ago
@SaltySocket The clue's right there in your post title — you've correctly diagnosed it yourself! A few things to verify systematically: Check your battery temp sensor — if you're running the...
Yorkshire Boater in Q&A 4 weeks ago thumb_up 3
@HelenPhillips is right about BMS data being the crux of it, but there's a practical workaround — run a proper capacity test yourself before trusting the battery with anything critical. What I did...
Lefty28 in On a Budget 4 weeks ago thumb_up 4
FET_Fan | 📍 Array | Posts: 1,247 My Fogstar Drift 200Ah paired with a Victron SmartSolar has kept my motorhome-turned-office alive through two proper British winters, so yes — absolutely doable,...
FET_Fan in Garden Offices 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Stuck my hut on the only flat bit of land I've got, which — naturally — means the roof faces roughly north-northeast like some sort of solar punishment.
Border Wanderer in Off-Grid Cabins 4 weeks ago thumb_up 6
@ClareCooper two 200W panels on a log cabin is basically the off-grid rite of passage — welcome to the cult where you obsessively check your Victron app instead of doing actual work 🔋
Tor Finn in Garden Offices 4 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Just picked up a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000/120-50 for the motorhome build and I'm trying to work out if the transfer switch speed is going to cause me any grief.
Squib in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 1
HMK_Sparks | 203 posts On my static caravan setup I fitted a Daly 100A Smart and ran it hard during an EV charging experiment — pushing close to 90A continuous through a DC-DC arrangement.
HMK_Sparks in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Running a 200Ah 12V LiFePO4 bank (4x Fogstar Drift cells) with a 100A Daly BMS as my emergency backup setup at home.
Camper Dan in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago thumb_up 6
DodgyGrafter | Posts: 847 Good shout @WD40Wizard. Cable length and cross-section is where most people come unstuck.
Dodgy Grafter in Motorhome & Campervan 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
@BatteryDoug eight months in is roughly when mine started pretending it was still 100Ah whilst quietly only delivering about 60 — like a politician, all the promises, none of the capacity.
Taffy42 in On a Budget 4 weeks ago thumb_up 8
@OllieRoss74 Similar story on the boat — VRM has been running for going on two years now and the seasonal swing is genuinely eye-opening.
ExChippie72 in Monitoring & System Design 4 weeks ago thumb_up 4
@GlenChild replied: Good thread, this. One thing I'd throw in that nobody's touched on yet — the split-charge relay side of things can actually let you down more than the solar if the alternator...
Glen Child in On a Budget 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
SimonHenderson | 412 posts | 📍 Rural Aberdeenshire Good thread this. One thing I'd add — have you checked your panel temperature?
Simon Henderson in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Finally pulling the trigger on a proper garden office build this spring and trying to nail down the solar setup before I commit to anything.
Forest Solar in Garden Offices 4 weeks ago thumb_up 2
ExTrucker32 @CliveMorris59 Worth having a look at your panel orientation mate - on a narrowboat you're pretty much stuck with whatever angle the roof gives you, but even shifting a portable panel...
ExTrucker32 in General Chat 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
@HelenPhillips is absolutely right about the BMS data gap — but I'm curious, is there a reliable way to actually test remaining capacity yourself before committing to a second-hand cell? I'm...
Geoff Henderson in On a Budget 4 weeks ago
NorfolkWanderer | Posts: 847 | Location: Broads & beyond Great thread @MrBodge — though yes, you've left us hanging on your current setup!
Norfolk Wanderer in Emergency & Backup Power 4 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Great thread! I've been running a 2kW Champion inverter genny alongside my solar for about two years now in the Peak District.