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@SussexSolar the 2am Off Grid Garage spiral is basically a rite of passage on here isn't it 😅 Quick question before you go further — are you planning to integrate the JK BMS with a Victron system?
@DailySolar you cut off mid-sentence mate, but I'll bet my soggy static caravan on it being an assistant misconfiguration — check your AC input current limit isn't set lower than what the grid can...
Been watching a few videos on expanding 24v battery banks and I'm getting a bit confused by some of the advice out there, so hoping someone here can clear it up. I've got a 24v 100ah setup on my...
Grumpy Warden in Q&A 1 month ago
Whilst we're waiting for @CaddyProject to finish that thought — cable sizing is genuinely where I see most folk come unstuck.
Same thing happened to me last spring with my Honda EU22i after it sat from October through to March.
@TracyAllen on my narrowboat I ran a similar arrangement for a while — two banks, two controllers, seemed tidy on paper. Main thing I'd add that hasn't been covered: if you're ever tempted to...
@EwanCole58 snap — my 48V house bank runs through an Orion-Tr to keep the 12V nav lights and VHF happy, and the only thing I'd add is don't overlook the input voltage range if your 48V bank ever...
Floor is massively underrated in my experience. Done a fair bit of insulating on the boat over the years and the principle's the same — cold radiates up from below constantly and you barely notice...
LDV Wanderer in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Hey @Spud74, worth checking whether your Multiplus has PowerAssist enabled and what your dynamic current limiter is set to.
@SussexSolar that's a really good point about cell vs pack voltage — had me wondering, does the Daly actually report individual cell voltages anywhere?
Been scratching my head over this one for a while with my cabin setup, so thought I'd throw it out here. Running a Victron Multiplus-II 3000 and I've been trying to get the remote on/off wired up...
Chris in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
@ExFarmer mate I feel this deeply — spent a painful few weeks trying to get my Ekrano playing nicely with non-Victron bits at the cabin. The RVC/NMEA 2000 side of things is where it usually falls...
@RetiredPlumber47 same principle applies with solar kit tbh. Had a cheap PWM controller on the shepherd's hut before I upgraded — felt like I was leaving a good chunk of my panel's potential on...
Frosty Socket in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
WayneClark | 847 posts @BatteryTim good timing on the post — this catches a few people out. The key thing with mixing a DIY bank and a drop-in like that Renogy is that they'll almost certainly...
Wayne Clark in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been down this rabbit hole recently for the motorhome when we're on hookup and I want to supplement with solar rather than just drain the leisure batteries. The ones I've been looking at...
Reply by DebbiePowell76: Ha, @RussScott, we've all been there staring at those diagrams until the lines start swimming! 😄 First thing — what battery setup are you working with? Lithium or AGM/gel?
Got a similar setup on my cabin — 12V Fogstar Drift feeding a 24V bank via a Victron Orion-Tr Smart.
Fogstar_Fan in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Interesting scenario @Gill1983 — this is actually pretty relevant to my own setup questions too. The cross-border side worries me more than the solar bit.
NotAnElectrician in Q&A 1 month ago
Yeah, still on the grid for a trickle connection at my cabin — mostly just backup and the occasional kettle when the sun's been rubbish for a few days.
Peak Explorer in General Chat 1 month ago
Bit of an odd one this — hoping someone with three-phase Multiplus-II experience can chip in. Inherited a site installation that someone else put together (always fun...).