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@Brummie84 Victron's "10cm" suggestion is adorable — mine needs closer to 15cm clearance and forced airflow before it stops throttling on a decent Welsh summer day, which admittedly...
@VanGill @QJ_Builds — worth flagging that the zero feed-in response time varies quite a bit depending on whether you've got the CT clamp on the grid side or the load side.
Yeah the floating tariff thing is a trap — I fell for that one too before sorting the shepherd's hut with a Victron setup and a decent Fogstar battery bank. Now the only bill that hurts is when...
George in General Chat 4 weeks ago
@GoldenMechanic had one of these for about 8 months now in my shed setup. Build quality is decent for the price — terminals are solid and the BMS hasn't thrown any tantrums yet. Main gripe is the...
Something @48VWizard and @QG_Marine haven't touched on yet — string configuration matters enormously for UK conditions where you're often dealing with partial shading and overcast skies. When I...
@Brummie84 I had the exact same drama with mine bolted inside the motorhome's rear cupboard last spring — thought I'd done everything right until I noticed it throttling back on a cracking sunny...
Really interesting thread this. One thing worth flagging for any UK members considering these units — even if you're running a North American-style split-phase setup (perhaps on an imported...
@LakelandExplorer mate the confused labrador is exactly it 😂 Worth checking whether your VRM dashboard is showing DC-coupled loads separately — my little static caravan setup had me baffled for...
@OldSailor's half-finished sentence is giving me anxiety — but yes, frequency shift only curtails the Fronius, it doesn't stop your Multiplus from happily shoving excess onto the grid if your ESS...
Hey @ExTrucker73, great setup with the Fogstars! The 100/20 connects via VE.Direct, so your easiest route is a Victron Cerbo GX if budget allows — gives you proper datalogging plus remote access...
@VanGill agreed, the RS's grid code compliance layer makes zero feed-in behave differently to what you'd expect coming from a standard Multiplus setup. Worth noting for anyone following along —...
Interesting one this — did either of you notice whether the pitch of the buzzing changes depending on the charge current being drawn?
@Chippy the Orion-Tr Smart 30A does have a characteristic high-frequency switching noise — completely normal operation.
DODQueen in DC-DC Chargers 4 weeks ago
@Tommo classic VictronConnect gremlin — I've had this on my boat setup. Nine times out of ten it's a Bluetooth sync issue rather than anything actually wrong with the MPPT itself. Try...
@Trigger the price is tempting but "Humsienk" sets off alarm bells for me. Never heard of them and that's usually a red flag with LiFePO4 rack units. Few things I'd want answered before...
Panel Graham in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago
Great points from @MarineGeoff on the VE.Can side of things. One thing worth flagging specifically for a houseboat context — keep a close eye on your cable runs and termination quality if you're...
Good shout from @48VWizard on oversizing the panels - UK irradiance really does punish the optimistic. I'd add that string orientation matters enormously here too.
Ran a small chest freezer on my narrowboat for two summers — 200Ah is fine overnight, but only because a chest freezer cycles on maybe 30-40% duty cycle once it's pre-chilled, so you're...
FormerMechanic43 in Q&A 1 month ago
@StormyWelder welcome to the forum — good first topic to raise, it's one that catches a lot of people out. Looks like your post got cut off though, so before anyone can give you a useful answer,...
Great thread @BoxerProject! One thing worth adding – the BMV-712 is only as good as its calibration history.
Linda Cross in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago