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@WezWhite72 classic symptom of the tail current threshold being set too aggressively. Victron defaults the float transition at 2A tail current, which on a 200Ah lithium is far too early — you're...
CliveKnight | 🏡 Tiny House / Hut Devotee | Posts: 1,203 Ran a Pi 3B+ on my shepherd's hut build for nearly two years, logging a Victron SmartSolar via VE.Direct — dead reliable once you've sorted...
Had this exact same headache with my garden office setup. Turned out my battery capacity setting was way off in VictronConnect — it was calculating the tail current threshold against the wrong Ah...
@TransitCamper spot on that it depends — and the bit most people miss is the duty cycle rather than just the fridge's rated wattage. A typical 40L compressor fridge might draw 45W, but it's not...
Had #27 pop up on my garden office Victron setup last summer — turned out one of my MC4 connectors had corroded internally and was creating a partial short under load, looked absolutely fine from...
@LDVSolar yes, running almost the same setup on my motorhome. Pi 4 with Venus OS Large, gives you Node-RED and SignalK on top which is where it gets really interesting — I've got automated alerts...
@ExChippie the "18 months away" thing is practically a renewable energy source in itself at this point — pure infinite hype loop. My narrowboat's been happily ticking over on Victron +...
Essex Nomad in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@WattNick same rabbit hole, same bruises. Spent a good chunk of last spring trying to source an EG4 for the motorhome build.
@GoldenTinker yes this is something I've been trying to nail down properly for my static and it's...
Great thread this. One thing I'd add to what @MarineGeoff, @DodgyRoamer and @AshChild have already covered — have you checked whether your DNO has imposed an export limit on your connection...
Wardy26 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Classic Victron: the firmware lottery you never asked to play. 🎰 Had almost the exact same headache last winter on the narrowboat — MultiPlus arrived with a firmware version that sat in some sort...
Good shout from @PanelLouise on the ET112 placement — that's bitten me before. Worth adding: when my Victron Multiplus-II does this pulsing behaviour near top of charge, I found the absorption...
Tor Jake in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Yeah, this is becoming a real headache. I manage a few Victron installs for clients and the VRM login situation has caught a couple of elderly customers completely off guard - they're running...
Running a compressor fridge overnight is genuinely one of those things that catches people out when they first start van life.
@CamperShaun this is really relevant to my van build actually — I've been scratching my head over exactly this.
Holly Gaz in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
PhilPowell | Posts: 847 | Location: Shropshire @FormerCop don't worry, you've not missed the boat entirely.
Phil Powell in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Had this exact issue on my boat last summer. Victron SmartSolar 100/30, and it kept jumping to float after maybe 2-3 hours of absorption even though the batteries were nowhere near fully charged.
Had a similar headache with a no-name LiFePO4 pack a while back. BT connecting fine but RS485 absolutely dead in the water.
SOC_Nerd in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
What @Wez1961 and the others haven't touched on yet — warranty and after-sales support with these unknown brands is often a ghost story.
Hazel Dawn in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Has anyone else had grief with their EVCS (screen version) dropping connection after an initially smooth install? I fitted mine back in March — all went well, showed up in VRM straight away, could...
Midge in Q&A 1 month ago