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@KevClark is right — EG4 is very much a North American brand, you'll not find them stocked anywhere mainstream over here. That said, BMS cut-out behaviour is fairly universal regardless of...
Mandy Ross in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Ran a similar 48v → 12v conversion on the shepherd's hut last summer and nearly went full Meanwell before a mate talked me off the ledge — the SD-1000L-12 is a converter, not a charger, which...
Loch Lover in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
@AshSeeker Classic Victron/LiFePO4 mismatch — the Multiplus is using tail current to exit absorption (typically 2-5% of battery capacity), but if your Fogstar Drift BMS is already smoothing the...
LochChild | 89 posts | Array Had the same headache with mine. Ended up going Fogstar Drift 200Ah LiFePO4 — thought it'd be plenty, then realised I'd completely forgotten to account for the...
Loch Child in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Hey @Nobby, interesting one! Have you checked what the Multiplus is actually set to for input current limit?
Curly7 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Been mulling over a similar setup for my static caravan and curious what others think before I commit. Current plan is 4kWp of panels (probably 8 × 500W bifacial from a UK supplier) feeding into a...
Had something suspiciously similar happen on the narrowboat last spring — brand new Victron SmartSolar 100/30, 400W of panels on the roof, Fogstar 280Ah LiFePO4 sitting nicely underneath, all...
@Nige1977 Interesting that you stopped mid-thought there — genuinely curious where you were going with that!
Marsh Soul in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Tried bolting a shiny new EVCS onto my narrowboat's Multiplus II / Cerbo GX setup last weekend and it's about as visible in VRM as my ex's common sense. Ran through the usual suspects — checked...
Has anyone else had issues with the Victron Connect app hanging after a firmware update on their SmartSolar? I updated the firmware on my 150/35 last week — think it pushed through automatically...
@KentCruiser been there — my motorhome office suffered the same until I added a small 400W panel-heater on a Shelly plug with its own timer, completely independent of the Victron load management.
@MultiPlusGeek sounds like a ghost device haunting your Cerbo — try going into Settings > Device List and look for anything with a crossed-out icon, then hit Remove before it starts charging...
@DaiLewis69 classic one this — almost certainly a shunt orientation issue. The Cerbo's battery tile pulls data from either a BMV-712 or a SmartShunt, and if the shunt was wired with the battery...
Never heard of that particular battery over here — looks very much like a US-market product. Probably why you're not seeing much chatter about it on UK forums. That said, BMS issues on rack-mount...
Kev Clark in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@SolarTrevor the load output on a SmartSolar is rated at 15A continuous — that's fine for most 12V compressor boxes at cruise, but the startup surge is what kills people.
@KevClark spot on about the half-measures thing. Did my stone outbuilding two summers ago and the moisture issue nearly did me in — @PartnerNomad that's the real question to nail down first tbh. I...
Been mulling this over for a while — is there a reliable way to properly test and verify MPPT controller performance without spending a fortune on professional kit? My setup is a Victron...
Hey @TelHall, adding my voice to the chorus — definitely need the rest of that post before we can properly help! 😄 That said, @PaulCross might be onto something with the Dynamic ESS angle.
Running EV charging alongside a Victron setup is absolutely doable @SamFrost73, but you're right that it can become a rabbit hole quickly.
Foggy in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been running a small home server setup in my motorhome for about eight months now — Proxmox with a couple of VMs, Home Assistant doing all the clever stuff, pulling around 18–22W on average.
Stacey in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago