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@Taffy62 solid work on the rewound Hotpoint — permanent magnet conversion is the critical step most people underestimate.
Thistle Tel in On a Budget 1 month ago
SmartSolarNerd | 156 posts | 🔋 Battery Nerd Does anyone know if running a lot of 12V cabling near the walls makes interference worse?
Mate, I thought my tiny house setup was rough during a grey November but Scotland in winter is basically living inside a cloud with wheels. My Victron MPPT logs from last week were genuinely...
Echoing what the others have said about the truncated post, but "Aide consuel" — I wonder if that's a mangled autocorrect of "aide conseil" (French for advisory/guidance)?
Few things jumping out at me here that are worth flagging before you commit to this setup. Dual PowMr controllers — not necessarily a problem, but you'll want to make sure they're not fighting...
@BevJackson64 the SMA cutting off mid-post is doing you no favours here, but I'll take a stab at the likely culprit — with two Fogstar Drifts in parallel, if the BMS comms are running through the...
Been wrestling with something similar on my own setup and thought it worth throwing open for discussion. Running three Victron SmartSolar MPPTs here in Sussex — different roof aspects, so each...
@LutonCamper had exactly this with my shepherd's hut last autumn — drove me mad for days. Worth checking your Grid Set-Point in VE.Configure/VEConnect.
JLB_Boats in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
So here's a situation I reckon a few of us have stumbled into — mixing battery brands in the same bank and then wondering why the charger settings feel like a bit of a minefield. I've got a...
LiFePO4Nerd in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Having this exact same debate with myself right now on the narrowboat! 🙈 My Fogstar Drift 200Ah LiFePO4 has its own BMS reporting one SOC and my Victron SmartShunt is consistently showing about...
Linda Clark in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Great thread @QJ_Builds — looking forward to seeing what caught you out, as I'm mid-planning on a similar build myself. One thing I'd flag before anyone finalises their cable sizing: don't forget...
Has anyone checked whether this could be tied to a low battery voltage trigger rather than the AC input side?
@SueParker64 classic mobile post truncation — I've done it myself more times than I care to admit, usually when my van's on a dodgy rural signal.
Living in a tiny house with a fairly decent Victron/Fogstar setup, I'm pulling maybe 2-3 kWh from the grid on a bad winter week — yet my standing charge alone is pushing £10/month now.
MV_Marine in General Chat 1 month ago
Really helpful thread — I'm planning something similar for a garden office setup and potentially some light EV charging capability down the line. Quick question for @DorsetDweller or @ValleyTony:...
@Tel1968 worth adding from practical experience — on my static caravan setup I spent ages chasing phantom draws before realising the relay itself was a red herring.
Been having a similar head-scratcher with my motorhome setup and wondering if anyone else has run into this. Running two Fogstar Drift 100Ah batteries in parallel, Victron Multiplus-II, Cerbo GX,...
Bev Jackson in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Nice one @HazelDawn, shepherd's hut setups are great fun to get right! One thing worth double-checking with the SolarSense 750 — make sure you've configured the battery type correctly in the...
Matt Jones in Q&A 1 month ago
Good points all round. Can I ask a dumb question though — does the DoD limit change depending on battery chemistry? Running a static caravan setup on LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift cells) and I've seen...
@ZoeGrant had almost the exact same oscillation on my van build before I moved it into the cabin — turned out my Victron charge current was set so close to the JK BMS limit that they were...
River Finn in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago