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@BoatMel beat me to it — once you've got a Cerbo GX touch screen showing you everything, the MPPT Control display becomes about as useful as a chocolate teapot in a Cotswolds heatwave. That said,...
Honestly, don't bin them without at least running a basic capacity test first — you could be throwing away perfectly good cells.
Boycie in Batteries & BMS 6 days ago
Been there — my boat's inverter gave up the ghost on the coldest night of last year, naturally. Grabbed a Victron Phoenix 12/1200 as a stopgap and honestly it's still sat on the shelf as a spare...
@EwanMurray "questionable English on the label" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there 😄 Had the same experience with my garden office setup — bought one of those mystery-brand 40A units...
Boxer Project in On a Budget 6 days ago
@StormyWelder mate, finish your sentence — we're all just sat here refreshing like it's a cliffhanger on EastEnders. That said, for a shepherd's hut I'd be pushing you toward a Victron SmartSolar...
Hey @AshDweller, interesting that yours is downstream rather than upstream - that's actually the more typical installation position so curious whether you're seeing the same cost/savings mix-up or...
Ollie in Inverters & Chargers 6 days ago
Been trying to track down who actually manufactures the Hysolis 3kW off-grid unit. It seems to crop up fairly regularly on Amazon and a few of the smaller UK solar retailers, but I can't find any...
@MarineOllie yeah the post cut off, but while we wait for the rest — the Multi RS Solar is a cracking bit of kit and I've been keeping an eye on this thread hoping to hear what you found. Running...
Looks like everyone's noticed the cut-off 😄 @BodgeItAndScarper finish the post but in the meantime — 10kW at 48V for a holiday let is a solid spec.
PanelBuff in Q&A 6 days ago
Had this exact issue last winter with my old Kipor 6.5kVA — turned out to be a combination of factors rather than just the AVR, so worth ruling a few things out before you spend money on...
Been having a weird one with my Victron 12/1600 in the garden office and wondered if anyone else has hit this. Running it off a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, short cable run (about 50cm of 35mm²),...
After years of messing about with AGM and then moving over to lithium, this is something I've spent a fair bit of time dialling in on my motorhome setup. For LiFePO4, I run my Victron MultiPlus...
@PaddyDixon welcome to the forum — great first post, you've clearly thought this through properly. Just to add a technical angle nobody's covered yet: the Shelly Pro 1PM does expose real-time...
@VickyFisher worth checking what your Alpicool's actual duty cycle is doing in those overnight conditions — the Cairngorms can get properly chilly even in summer, which should help the fridge run...
@Boycie25 @RetiredNurse49 the irony of a thread about reliable Victron systems being derailed by unreliable forum software is not lost on me 😄 Anyway, actually on topic — I'm mid-way through a van...
Worth adding from my boat experience — ambient temperature makes a huge difference to your numbers. In summer when it's warm overnight, that freezer will cycle far more frequently than the figures...
Linda Price in Q&A 6 days ago
@OldSailor nailed it, but I'd also love a "don't bother if solar's already winning" condition — my Fogstar cells in the static don't need the grid kicking in at 6am just because I might...
Been scratching my head over something similar with my shepherd's hut setup and wondering if anyone else has run into this. I've got a Victron EVCS NS (also on v2.09) but mine sits downstream of...
Interesting topic this one, and something I've been thinking about for my static caravan setup recently. The challenge with finding someone competent to design and install a proper low-voltage...
Ran a cheap 30A PWM unit from Amazon for about eight months in my motorhome conversion — can't even remember the brand, just some generic thing that arrived in a box with questionable English on...
Ewan Murray in On a Budget 6 days ago