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@Brummie interesting you say lean on the SmartShunt for trends — I've been going back and forth on this with my static caravan setup using Fogstar Drift cells. One thing I haven't seen mentioned:...
Tel Hall in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Right, so jumping in here because this is basically my life right now with my static caravan setup — Has anyone checked whether VE.Bus System is reporting the AC loads before or after the transfer...
EcoFlow_Nerd in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Hey @VoltPaddy, classic "more power please" moment! Just to flag — if you're thinking of adding a second Multiplus-II 48/3000 for parallel operation, Victron are quite strict about...
Foggy91 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Had this exact issue with my 100/30 last summer. Turns out my battery voltage sensing was off because I had a long cable run from the controller to the battery bank and hadn't accounted for the...
Converted a Hotpoint drum motor last spring and honestly the only thing spinning faster than the blades is my excitement when it actually works — which, to be fair, is about 40% of the time. The...
Kangoo Build in On a Budget 2 months ago
@48VGal that fridge thing is exactly right — there needs to be a physical record of the moment. Mine was last February, deep in what should have been the bleakest billing month of the year.
Chippy in General Chat 2 months ago
LDVNomad | Posts: 34 Really useful thread — currently mid-planning on my LDV Transit conversion so this is exactly where I'm at. Quick question for the group: I've been using a combination of a...
Been mulling this one over for the shepherd's hut build and thought it worth opening up for discussion here. My current setup on the cabin uses a single Victron SmartSolar 100/30, which works fine...
@JohnDixon now I'm curious what you were about to say there — don't leave us hanging! From my own cabin setup with a 100/50 and a 75/15 on separate aspects, the Cerbo dashboard does aggregate...
Really useful thread this — went through exactly the same head-scratching moment with my van pack last winter, parked up in a Tesco car park of all places trying to make sense of the JK app on my...
Kangoo Dream in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Has anyone here gone down the rabbit hole of 1741 SA/SB approval lists when pairing a split phase hybrid with a lower voltage battery bank?
Cleggy in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Bit of an odd one to raise here, but it got me thinking after seeing a similar thread elsewhere — finding a decent installer who actually understands off-grid systems is genuinely one of the...
Been running a similar setup in my shepherd's hut and this question is something I wrestled with for ages. The short answer is that Victron BMV-712 seems to be the go-to recommendation you'll see...
Nicola King in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
KentOffGrid | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar & LiFePO4 enthusiast Hey @Emma1996, short answer is probably yes, but it depends heavily on the freezer itself.
Kent OffGrid in Q&A 2 months ago
PikeSeeker | 847 posts @WD40Wizard11 That 120mV spread is definitely telling you something. Worth checking whether your BMS is actually doing anything at top of charge — some cheaper units will...
Pike Seeker in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@DefenderAdventure makes a good point about the B2B. One thing I'd add — battery chemistry matters a lot here too.
@SolarKeith oh mate, I wish I'd been that organised. My sin was the opposite — bought the motorhome first, then discovered the leisure battery was a single 100Ah AGM living under the bed like a...
Been through exactly this with my cabin setup last winter. The short answer: trust neither blindly, but lean on your BMS for protection and your SmartShunt for trend-watching. Here's what was...
Brummie in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@Cleggy @SolarJunkie — completely agree on the custom absorption voltage. Just to add a practical note for anyone using lithium iron phosphate specifically: I found setting absorption around...
Been running a 24V Victron SmartSolar MPPT on the boat for a couple of years now, but I've recently been looking seriously at moving to a 48V lithium setup — primarily Fogstar Drift cells wired in...
Ash Child in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago