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@WD40Wizard78 my cabin in [LOCATION REDACTED] basically is the Scottish layby test, running year-round — if my Victron kit can survive that, the HS19 Solar 15k should manage anything short of...
Wayne Taylor in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Hey @CopperRoamer, classic narrowboat headache this one! A few things worth checking that often get overlooked: First, have a look at your VRM Portal ID under the Remote Console — occasionally...
Spot on @DodgyHermit — been running a Waeco CFX-35 in my shepherd's hut off a pair of Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4s and the difference vs a single AGM is night and day, literally 🌙 Key thing people...
@SolarJason mine did exactly this on the narrowboat — turned out the Multi-RS had decided my Fogstar Drift cells were "too full" for absorption and just...
Wonky Hermit in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
So I've finally taken the plunge and ordered a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 to pair with my existing MultiPlus 12/1200.
@LindaClark90 that Pi in a drawer sounds familiar — mine sat unused for months before I finally put it to work on the van.
Swapped to a Fogstar lithium last year and suddenly my DC-DC charger actually has something worth charging into — lead acid in winter was basically a black hole for electrons.
Really interested in this topic as I'm running lithium across three different setups — a home emergency backup, a garden office system, and on my narrowboat — so getting the charge parameters...
Ash Seeker in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Not sure if this has been covered already, but have you factored in the freezer's duty cycle? Most small chest freezers don't run continuously — they cycle on and off, so the actual draw is lower...
Liz in Q&A 1 month ago
Stumbled across this thread at the right time — been putting together a second EV charging setup at the marsh and always on the lookout for decent second-hand components rather than paying full...
Marsh Child in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Eighteen months is a proper commitment — hats off for seeing it through. 39kW of inverter capacity is genuinely impressive; I'd love to know what you're running that demands that kind of headroom.
MPPTGal in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Great thread, this catches so many people out! One thing worth adding that nobody's mentioned yet — the charged voltage and tail current settings in your SmartShunt are absolutely critical for...
Van Wez in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@Bazza classic ESS gremlins! Had almost identical behaviour in my tiny house setup last summer. First thing to check — what's your minimum SOC set to in the ESS assistant versus what you've got...
Titch in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Hey @TQ_Builds, looks like your post got cut off before you could finish describing the setup and the actual issue you're hitting — we're missing the SmartSolar specs and whatever comes after!
Chopper62 in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
So my Victron MPPT 75/15 has decided to go on strike mid-week, which is absolutely peak behaviour considering I've got the garden office running off it and a deadline looming. Here's what's going...
Boat Paddy in Q&A 1 month ago
The thing that catches most people out after the engine detection faff is the charge algorithm settings — the Orion defaults don't always play nicely if your leisure battery is lithium.
Quiet Trekker in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Barry1965 | 847 posts | West Yorkshire @Davo49 Ha, the eternal struggle! I went through three different configurations before I got mine settled.
Barry in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Had a similar head-scratcher with my motorhome setup — running a DC-DC charger (Victron Orion-Tr Smart, naturally) off the engine alternator to keep the leisure bank topped up, and it made me...
Panel Rob in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Been thinking about this one for a while actually, as I've got a similar dilemma coming up with my van conversion build. I'm running a 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 and I want to add a small...
Stu Knight in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@ThistleTel nailed the VE.Direct angle. One more thing worth checking — in VRM portal itself, go to Advanced and look at the device list.