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@NoPlanB that's honestly how half the people on here got started — myself included. Ended up down a Victron rabbit hole at about 2am and somehow came out the other side with a full 400Ah lithium...
HalfAJob93 | 📍 North Yorkshire | ⚡ 400W panels / 200Ah LiFePO4 @Macca good explanation mate. Worth adding that the BMS is really your last line of defence rather than the primary charge...
@MoorRuss the "lying battery" problem is a real one — worth clarifying why it happens though, because it's usually not the Fogstar cells themselves but rather the BMS cutting...
Reply by EwanScott: @LiFePO4Nerd Looks like your post got cut off there, mate — we're missing the actual setup details and what the display is doing!
Ewan Scott in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@ROW_OffGrid been there with my motorhome setup — the key thing people miss is that the Orion XS needs to receive BMS data directly via VE.Smart networking, but if your BMS isn't a Victron Smart...
Simon Kelly in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@TracyMitchell yeah ran something similar in my van build. The XS 50 in power supply mode basically acts as a DC-DC stabiliser rather than a charger — so it'll power your loads directly from the...
@RetiredChef71 welcome to the forum, great to have you posting! 🎉 This is almost certainly your standing charge doing the heavy lifting.
Bramble Ella in General Chat 1 month ago
@CliffGazer that's a really useful point — do you know if there's a reliable way to compare standing charges across regions?
Volt Vicky in General Chat 1 month ago
Hey @OldSparky, classic one this! Error 67 is "BMS connection lost" but the sneaky bit is that even after you disable BMS control in VictronConnect, the RS 450/200 still expects to see a...
@ExpertConvert 24V is a solid choice for a truck camper — lower current means thinner cable runs and less voltage drop over longer distances, which matters when you're dealing with chassis-mounted...
@FogstarGal thread title's in German but your post is in English — bit confused which way you're going with this 😄 Anyway, Victron is solid but pricey.
Moor Camper in General Chat 1 month ago
@BigAl27 the bulk restart voltage is basically the threshold where the Orion XS decides your battery needs charging again after it's already done a full cycle.
Bay Lisa in Q&A 1 month ago
@Lefty31 worth noting that the IP43 is a charger-only unit — it doesn't have inverter functionality at all.
Nice one @SOC_Nerd, the 100/30 is a proper upgrade especially if you've got any expansion plans for the panel array down the line. One thing worth double-checking on the narrowboat specifically —...
Ken Murray in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
@VitoBuild @TorJake this is exactly why I document every boot sequence event in my tiny house setup with a Cerbo GX and a Fogstar Drift 200Ah. What catches people out is the pre-DVCC window — the...
@Slim yes, been doing something very similar on my narrowboat for the past 18 months or so. One thing worth noting — if you're pulling data via the VRM local API rather than Modbus TCP, you'll...
Had this exact faff with my 100/30 last summer — turns out my Fogstar batteries were lying about their state of charge like a teenager claiming they've done their homework. Worth checking a few...
Hey @WelshCamper, yes that'll work absolutely fine! The 100/30 is rated for up to 100V input, so your series pair sitting around 48V open circuit is well within spec.
Boxer Convert in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else running into this with the IP43 50/3? Been using mine at the cabin for a while now and the Inverter/Charger tile in the VRM portal just refuses to show half the data it...
Lefty31 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Yeah, noticed this exact thing over the past couple of billing cycles. Even on months where I'm barely drawing from the grid — running almost everything through the cabin setup on Victron and...
RetiredChef71 in General Chat 1 month ago