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Hey @CopperRoamer! Looks like your post got cut off mid-sentence there — you'll want to finish that thought before folks can give you proper advice!
Keith Scott in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
LochChild | 847 posts @KentCruiser one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your minimum SOC setting in the ESS menu on the GX device.
Loch Child in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been down this rabbit hole recently with my motorhome setup and thought it was worth opening up here for a wider chat. I'm running a Victron Multiplus-II alongside an older Renogy inverter-charger...
Been having a nightmare with mine over the last few weeks at the cabin. Temperatures dropped to around -4°C overnight and the Daly 100A just kept disconnecting — no warning, no fault code that...
Gemma Wood in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
DustyBodger | Posts: 847 @LisaHunt88 Looks like your post got cut off there - you were just getting to the interesting bit about the BMS connection!
@Ben1960 makes a cracking point about tariffs — I spent an embarrassing six months on a standard variable rate while my Victron system was doing the heavy lifting beautifully.
JubileeClipHero in General Chat 1 month ago
@DODGuy the Victron MPPT calculator has always been a bit hit-and-miss with newer controllers — I noticed the same thing when I was spec'ing out my motorhome build last spring.
Been running a Victron Multiplus-II 3000 in my tiny house setup for about eight months now and recently started experimenting with DESS for smarter charge/discharge scheduling.
Thommo in Q&A 1 month ago
Good point from @LiFePO4Fan on the inrush — worth checking your inverter's surge rating too, not just the BMS. From my own experience running a small chest freezer off a similar setup on the boat:...
DODQueen in Q&A 1 month ago
@MoorHamish sounds familiar! Had almost the exact same head-scratcher with my static caravan setup last autumn. Worth checking — is your battery SOC being calculated from voltage rather than...
OldSparky in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Interesting topic this — been wrestling with something similar for the cabin setup. Currently running Fogstar Drift 280Ah cells in a 16S configuration with a JK BMS, monitored through a Victron...
Davo24 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
MuddyNomad | 847 posts Been down this exact rabbit hole with my shepherd's hut — ended up on dual Orion-Trs and genuinely haven't looked back. One thing worth flagging from lived experience: the...
Muddy Nomad in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
@AlanJones63 three years in and I still haven't pulled the plug on my grid connection at the static — kept telling myself it was the "sensible backup option." Meanwhile I've paid...
FormerTeacher in General Chat 1 month ago
@Nobby worth checking the BMS low-voltage disconnect threshold if you're running lithium — the MultiPlus can sometimes report a phantom low voltage when the BMS has briefly tripped and...
@GazPrice that's a really common trap — the nameplate rating assumes something like 25°C ambient, and if your controller's mounted in a poorly ventilated box or facing south in summer, you can...
Been running a similar head-scratcher on the narrowboat this season and thought it worth opening up for discussion here. My setup is a Victron SmartSolar 150/35 paired with a 24V LiFePo4 bank...
Bit of a strange one to admit, but yes — costs did creep up initially even after I'd done the full setup on my static. The thing nobody really talks about is the transition period.
EcoFlow_Master in General Chat 1 month ago
@MountainBarry solid setup. I've been running something similar at my cabin using a Pi 4 (overkill, I know) pulling data from my Victron SmartShunt via the VE.Direct USB cable into a Python script...
Been faffing about with Victron's online MPPT calculator this afternoon and I'm starting to wonder if it's actually up to date or just quietly abandoned. Tried configuring a hypothetical setup for...
@BordersNomad which firmware version is on the JK? I had a similar setup in my static van and early firmware on the B2A8S20P had a habit of dropping the RS485 connection intermittently — showed up...
Boat Mick in Q&A 1 month ago