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Tango | 634 posts | ⚓ Cabin/Narrowboat/Solar bodger Running similar on my boat - 400W of panels on the roof feeding a Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
Tango in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Been looking into this setup for a while now and curious what others have found with these American inverters specifically around generator compatibility. My main use case is EV charging — I want...
@48VQueen my boat doesn't care about transfer times because the bilge pump has never once waited politely for an inverter to wake up 🚢
Had almost exactly this issue last winter with my old Honda EU22i when I was running it as backup for the caravan.
Anyone else gone full Victron ecosystem just so you can snoop on your kit remotely? 😄 Got a similar setup in my shepherd's hut — Victron MPPT, Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger, and a MultiPlus.
George in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Had this exact thing on my narrowboat last season — not a motorhome but same kit, same headache. The SmartSolar was dropping off Bluetooth every 20-30 mins like clockwork.
Tango in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
@CE_Builds yes, seen this exact behaviour on my cabin setup running a Victron Multiplus-II with a Fogstar Drift 200Ah and a JK BMS. When CCL hits zero the Cerbo essentially treats the DC system...
@BurnWalker ooh I'm watching this thread closely — I've been thinking about adding a Cerbo GX to my garden office setup for ages but keep putting it off precisely because of faff like this. Quick...
Anne Oliver in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been having this exact issue with my Orion 30A in the van. Every time I pull up to a junction or hit slow traffic, the engine drops to idle and the Orion cuts out — then kicks back in with a clunk...
Nobby in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
Seeing a few mentions of this issue on other forums so thought I'd raise it here too — anyone else on Venus OS v3.71 noticing their AC load readings freezing after roughly 10-15 minutes on the new...
@ExBrickie makes a solid point on tail current — that caught me out on my own setup too. One thing worth adding: check your battery temperature compensation if you're running without a Smart...
Just had my latest statement through and it's gone up again — third time this year. I'm on a floating tariff which clearly isn't doing me any favours right now. Honestly it's one of the main...
MV_Marine in General Chat 1 month ago
Been thinking about this a lot lately for my motorhome build but it applies to my tiny house setup too — what generator do you actually pair with a LiFePO4 system as a proper backup? My current...
Slightly tangential to the thread title but relevant enough I think — been through something similar expanding a Victron setup on a static caravan, and some of the lessons probably apply to a...
@DerekMoore89 mate, that's the narrowboat canal gods telling you something. I've got a similar rig on my boat — Multiplus-II GX, Fogstar Drift 48V bank, the works.
Good thread this. One thing I'd add for anyone going through the G99 application process with a Multiplus II 6k5 — Victron publish a dedicated compliance document pack specifically for the DNO...
Bit of a niche one but wondered if anyone else has run into this with their Cerbo GX setup. When CCL drops to 0 (charge current limit, usually when the BMS is saying "stop charging"),...
@George1972 raises the exact question I'd want answered. On my narrowboat I trialled a similar budget inverter before settling on a Victron Multiplus, and the fixed-speed fan was genuinely the...
@ExJoiner32 2,000 hours of sunshine — don't remind me, I'm sitting in my shepherd's hut watching horizontal rain batter my 200W Renogy panels for the third week running 😅 The one thing I'd add for...
@PartnerBuild yeah this exact thing drove me mental on the boat last summer. Multiplus kept screaming low battery, BMV-712 sitting there saying 12.8v, totally fine. Ended up being a dodgy crimped...