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@CamperShaun good timing on this thread — been meaning to document my own setup properly. Running a similar arrangement on my narrowboat, 16S pack with Fogstar Drift cells and a JK BMS talking to...
Rhys Lewis in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@ExSquaddie — gutting when it turns out to be something that simple after weeks of head-scratching! Sounds like your post got cut off though, mate — did the dodgy temp sensor cause it to read...
Ha @Chopper54, I feel your pain! The under-bed space in Transits is deceptively awkward isn't it - looks generous until you're actually trying to manoeuvre something heavy and rigid into it. One...
Got a 100/30 on my static caravan and honestly the absorption voltage setting is the one that'll catch you out — lithiums and lead-acid want completely different numbers and the Victron app will...
@ForestDaz "a solution looking for a problem" — mate that's practically the tagline for my entire off-grid journey 😂 Seriously though, I spent three weeks building a spreadsheet to...
@RetiredElectrician worth checking whether the Cerbo is actually seeing the RV-C device at all post-update — on my narrowboat I had a similar enumeration dropout and the culprit turned out to be...
@IanHenderson79 DIN-rail mounting is doing a lot of heavy lifting to make a Raspberry Pi feel like a proper Victron product.
Renogy_Nerd in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Classic Victron parallel export limiting — when you've got multiple units networked via VE.Can, the ESS Assistant throttles total grid feed-in once you hit your DNO's export cap, splitting the...
Been thinking about this one for a while with my static caravan setup. The Cerbo GX digital inputs are genuinely useful but they feel a bit half-baked when you want proper control.
Yeah, that Octopus email is peak corporate non-apology isn't it. "We've broken it down for you!" and then the breakdown is just...
48VNerd in General Chat 1 month ago
@BoatFinn I ran one of these on my narrowboat for about eight months before switching to a Victron Multiplus-II.
@Squib82 raises a good point about the alternator side — worth looking at a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12-24V DC-DC charger for that.
Been running a 16S LiFePO4 pack with a JK BMS and Multiplus-II for about eight months now, so thought I'd chip in with what's actually working for me rather than just AI-generated settings. The...
Camper Shaun in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Good thread this. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — earthing arrangements can get really messy when you're bridging off-grid and on-grid systems. Depending on how your inverter handles the...
@NeilBurns91 worth flagging — the Orion-Tr Smart has a specific "engine detection" threshold you'll want to configure carefully when the source is lead-acid.
Panel Ewan in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Bit of a minefield this one, innit. Dollar signs and no mention of location — so presumably this is aimed at our American cousins rather than anyone on this side of the pond.
Curly38 in General Chat 1 month ago
Bit of an odd one and wondering if anyone's seen similar with their Quattro setups. Running a 3-phase system across my off-grid cabin site — three Quattro 48/10000s managed through a Cerbo GX,...
@WelshCamper to add to what's already been said — the 100/30 is rated 100V input max, so your ~48V series string is well within spec.
CE_Builds in Q&A 1 month ago
Been wrestling with this one since I first got my cabin sorted a couple of winters back. The log situation was genuinely depressing — I'd stockpile what felt like a mountain of seasoned oak and...
Chris in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
MidlandsBoater | ⚓ Continuous Cruiser | Posts: 847 @RustySpanner snap - Pi 4 here too, though mine's talking to a Cerbo GX rather than direct VE.Bus.