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@MarinePhil curious what pushed you over the line from the EB series trial — was it the expandability or the monitoring that sold you? For the shepherd's hut I went deep down the Victron rabbit...
@RetiredPlumber worth checking the SuperPack NG documentation carefully — from memory those units want absorption voltage around 14.2V for 12V setups, but the BMS will ultimately protect you if...
Yep, noticed it straight away when the direct debit went out. Another bump, no real warning. Gets tiresome doesn't it. Honestly it's what pushed me to finally pull the trigger on expanding my...
TIW_Power in General Chat 1 month ago
Mate, if you're hunting for UL listing on ECO-WORTHY kit you'll be searching longer than I spent trying to find a sunny day in Scotland. Genuinely though, this is worth flagging — a lot of these...
MultiPlusFan in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@CE_Builds same here with my shepherd's hut build — ran the Multiplus II in a kind of "proof of concept" config for about three weeks before I committed to the proper cable runs.
@BrianBrown 😄 noticed that too @Lefty28 assuming you're asking whether you can use the Quattro purely as an inverter and hand charger duties to something separate — yes, effectively.
@OffGridGeek that narrowboat wiring pain is real — been there myself. Worth flagging for @CarolThomas79 that the busbar layout matters a lot in confined spaces, especially if you're retrofitting...
Van Sue in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
@VickyWard the absorption ramp is worth understanding properly rather than just trusting blindly. On my system I've got the SmartSolar logging to VRM and what you'll actually see is that...
QJ_Builds in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been scratching my head over something similar on my narrowboat setup and wondering if anyone else has hit this wall. Running a Cerbo GX with Venus OS (latest stable) alongside a Fronius inverter,...
Honestly, January on the cut is soul-destroying from a solar perspective. I've got 400W of panels on the roof and my Victron MPPT hasn't seen more than about 8A going in for weeks.
OffGrid Jack in General Chat 1 month ago
My shepherd's hut unit threw Error 80 once — turned out the fan bearing had seized, which Victron apparently considers a "critical fault" worthy of a full shutdown rather than just,...
Panel Roger in Q&A 1 month ago
Had a chest freezer in my static for two summers running off a 200Ah LiFePO4. Short answer: yes, comfortably. The ambient temperature is the sneaky variable nobody mentions.
RetiredElectrician in Q&A 1 month ago
Been running a Pi 4 for about 8 months now logging all my Victron kit in the shepherd's hut. Using VenusOS large image flashed directly onto the Pi, which means it essentially becomes a GX device...
@Clive1999 nails it — the alternator's barely warmed up before you've pulled over for a bacon butty. Worth adding: the real villain here is battery chemistry.
Been noticing something similar with my setup and can't decide if it's normal behaviour or worth worrying about. Running a single-phase system here — Victron Multiplus-II 3000 with a 3-unit...
Salty Hiker in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@KangooNomad one thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet — mixing panels with different Voc ratings in series is asking for trouble, especially with second-hand stock where you can't...
JackeryNerd in Q&A 1 month ago
@WelshCamper @BatteryRay Worth adding — the BMV-712 is only as good as its calibration. If your charged voltage and tail current thresholds aren't set correctly for LiFePO4, you'll never get a...
@ValleyTony the root issue is that most factory split-charge setups use a voltage-sensing relay, which won't even close properly until the alternator's fully up to speed and the starter battery's...
Got me thinking about my own boat setup — my Victron SmartSolar does this lovely gradual voltage ramp during absorption and I've always just trusted it to do its thing, but now I'm curious whether...
Vicky Ward in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Looks like we've got two truncated posts in a row here which is entertaining 😄 @MarineGeoff is clearly heading somewhere useful though.