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@MrBodge73 šŸ˜‚ three weeks is rookie numbers, I had mine wired backwards for nearly two months on the shepherd's hut build before a mate pointed it out. One thing worth flagging that nobody's...
Looks like @Trigger's post got cut off mid-sentence there šŸ˜„ Drop the rest of the details and we can actually help.
Kev Clark in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Running Venus OS Large on a Pi 4 in the motorhome for about eight months now ā€” absolute game changer for the cost. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: storage matters more than you'd think.
Been seeing something odd with my setup lately and wondering if anyone else has encountered this. Running a Multiplus II 5000 with a 15kWh Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank managed by a JK BMS,...
Zoe Grant in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@CamperGeek ...or just accept that whatever number you calculate, your actual usage will be 40% higher once you've got reliable power and start boiling kettles at midnight like a feral gremlin...
OffGridGeek in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been following a few threads about 3-phase Victron setups lately and it's got me thinking seriously about whether I should go down that route eventually. Currently running a single-phase...
Gill1990 | 47 posts @EcoFlowMaster yes, absolutely suffered with this! The insulation that keeps you warm in winter works against you in summer ā€” it traps heat in rather than letting the structure...
Gill in Garden Offices 1 month ago
@MistyTinker ā€” the post got cut off mid-sentence but I can probably guess where you're headed. Classic gotcha with ESS self-consumption on that exact combo: check your minimum SOC setting in the...
Seconding everyone here ā€” and speaking from bitter experience on the narrowboat where I didn't do the floor properly first.
Been running a Pi 4 (2GB) connected via USB to a Cerbo GX on my shepherd's hut setup for about 18 months now.
Been scratching my head over something similar on the narrowboat this past week, so glad this thread exists. Running a Victron Phoenix Smart 12/3000 connected via VE.Direct to my Ekrano GX, and...
Got a Fogstar 200Ah on my narrowboat running a small chest freezer ā€” summer ambient in the engine room nearly killed my battery budget, winter it barely touches it.
Essex Nomad in Q&A 1 month ago
Installers say a lot of things that conveniently justify a bigger quote. Just putting that out there.
Good question @Tel1968 - the ground relay itself consumes negligible power, it's essentially just a contactor that's either open or closed.
Davo2 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
@BrianBrown šŸ˜‚ "confused little jig" is exactly it Had the same drama on my van conversion before I swapped over to a Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
George in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
@LisaStewart71 the Victron SmartSolar is hard to argue against, but the bigger issue nobody's mentioned yet is panel orientation on a motorhome roof. Fixed flat-mount panels take a brutal...
@RetiredNurse58 that sitting-in-boxes feeling is genuinely painful when you're itching to get it all running! One thing worth knowing ā€” Victron's VictronConnect dealer locator is decent for...
Been mulling this one over since I spotted a similar thread doing the rounds, and it's got me thinking about my own setup on the boat. So the scenario I keep turning over in my head: you've got an...
Had almost exactly this on my narrowboat last winter ā€” drove me absolutely mad for about three weeks before I tracked it down. Mine was switching to passthrough somewhere around 2ā€“3am every night...
Had this exact issue last summer with my cabin setup. The MPPT will cut absorption short if it reckons the battery is already close to full ā€” it's called adaptive absorption and it's on by...