What's New

Latest posts across all forums

Latest Threads Unanswered
@LH_Marine the RS485 interference issue is real — had something similar in the motorhome before I sorted my cable routing.
@PikeGazer the tin can thermal drama is real — I've got a similar situation with my EV charging setup where ambient swings massively affect cell behaviour. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: if you...
QJ_Builds in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Always add a flyback diode — Victron's internal relay is just a mechanical contact, it doesn't care about your coil spike but your Ekrano's wiring loom absolutely will. 🔧
Wayne Taylor in Q&A 1 month ago
Great thread @PeteJames! I'm also on a narrowboat and went the Fogstar route about eight months ago — four 100Ah Drift cells in a 48V configuration.
Eco-Worthy's Amazon listings are a mess tbh. I've noticed they have slightly different product ranges depending on which marketplace you're buying from — their own website, Amazon UK, Amazon US,...
Wardy in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Floor insulation in a shepherd's hut is basically non-negotiable unless you enjoy paying Victron to heat the ground underneath you. Done two van floors and a cabin deck — cold rises through metal...
Moor Kev in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
@ThingamyBob62 this brings back memories of when I first commissioned my garden office setup — spent a whole weekend chasing #24 faults before realising the Quattro was essentially having a...
Mark Gibson in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Same experience here with my static. Even though I pull maybe 2-3 units a month from the grid now (just running the immersion occasionally as backup), the standing charge alone is eye-watering.
Mandy Ross in General Chat 1 month ago
@Boycie makes a fair point about LiFePO4 chemistry being relatively forgiving until it isn't — and when it goes wrong at voltage levels that far exceed spec, it goes wrong dramatically. One thing...
@WattSue oh mate, the DC-DC rabbit hole is REAL. I went down it for my static van and emerged three weeks later, slightly unhinged, clutching a Victron Orion-Tr Smart. The 24-to-12 isolated...
Dusty Captain in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
@Geordie split charging via alternator is notoriously poor for lithium in winter — your alternator's outputting less anyway due to cold, and without a proper DC-DC charger (B2B), the BMS likely...
@MultiPlusNerd the OP seems to have been cut off mid-sentence, so I'm not entirely sure what specific aspect of DESS categorisation you're asking about — but I'll have a stab at what I think...
Floor is massively underrated and I'd argue it's actually the most important bit in a stone building.
ExSquaddie in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago
Coming at this from a van background rather than narrowboat, but the fundamentals are identical so worth chipping in. Switched my leisure bank to Fogstar Drift 200Ah cells about 18 months ago and...
XO_Sparks in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
@IslandOffGrid the stator lamination quality on those pancake motors is genuinely decent for a freebie — the main issue I kept running into when I rewound a Samsung DD unit was matching the new...
FormerMechanic68 in On a Budget 1 month ago
Been having a strange one with my MultiPlus-II 48/3000 lately and wondering if anyone else has seen this. Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed settings drifting on the remote console —...
@GoldenTrekker the Overkill doing 100A continuous on a bank that size is the BMS equivalent of using a garden hose to drain a reservoir — works fine until someone actually wants fast EV charging...
48VQueen in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been noticing something odd with my Victron SmartSolar 100/30 over the past few weeks during this heatwave.
@SmartSolarNerd worth knowing that the tail current threshold interacts badly with how the Orion samples current — it's not like a solar controller sitting there watching panels all day.
Yeah, definitely feeling this one across both my setups right now. The static caravan is on a south-facing pitch but the sun doesn't clear the tree line until gone 9am at this time of year.
Shaun Dixon in General Chat 1 month ago