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I've had a Yamaha EF2000iS sitting in the shed for about three years now, mostly gathering dust because the solar and battery bank handles everything fine through spring and summer.
Tracy Robinson in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Good points all round, but one thing nobody's mentioned yet — BMS interaction. Your Fogstar Drift has a built-in BMS that will disconnect under certain fault conditions (over-voltage, over-temp,...
Wayne James in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Good points all round from @OffGridJack, @RussMitchell75 and @StormyDrifter. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — UPS batteries are designed to float at full charge for months then discharge rapidly...
Fell Frank in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 7
24V_Nerd | Posts: 1,203 | Location: Midlands/wherever the mooring's free @KangaoAdventure solid reminder that redundancy doesn't have to be expensive.
24V_Nerd in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 5
BoatPaddy | 1,203 posts @AlisonHughes the Multiplus 2 3kVA has a 6kVA surge rating which sounds generous until your washing machine drum decides to do its impression of a jet engine at 1400rpm...
Boat Paddy in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
@Ella1966 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your MultiPlus dynamic current limiter settings in VEConfigure.
Dales Wanderer in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 4
@PaulMurray genuine question before you go down this route — do you actually know what you're buying second-hand, or are you just trusting whatever the seller claims about cycle count and...
Robbo in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 8
JimButler | Posts: 847 @MuddyRanger Worth checking your tail current setting if you haven't already.
Jim Butler in General Chat 1 month ago
CoastalBoater | 847 posts | ⚓ Pembrokeshire @JulieEvans great project! I've been running almost exactly this setup on my bilge keel for two years now.
Coastal Boater in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 7
SparkyHiker | Posts: 43 Has anyone checked the input voltage range settings in VE.Configure? My MultiPlus was rejecting perfectly good shore power because the default lower threshold was set quite...
Sparky Hiker in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Good thread. Something I haven't seen mentioned yet — have you checked your battery temperature compensation settings?
Jason Phillips in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
ExFarmer | 847 posts Run a Fogstar-backed 200Ah LiFePO4 bank with a pair of 175W panels on the roof — fridge hasn't missed a beat, but the engine does the real heavy lifting November through...
ExFarmer in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
HY_OffGrid | 203 posts | 🏕️ Static Caravan Different setup to you (static van, not a Transit) but same principle applies.
HY_OffGrid in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 4
CamperClive | 203 posts One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Victron app and Bluetooth monitoring is genuinely brilliant for tweaking your setup over time.
Camper Clive in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 8
@Shunt_Guy 13.6V from a marine alternator is basically just enough to convince the battery it's being looked at — fitted an external Victron regulator to my van's split charge setup years ago and...
DuctTapeDave in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 9
SunnyNomad | 47 posts Really useful thread — I'm considering a similar move but purely as an emergency backup setup rather than full-time live-aboard. Quick question for @48VWizard or @VictronPro:...
Sunny Nomad in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Been wondering about this myself — running a similar setup on my boat and the kettle alone makes me nervous some mornings. @DefenderConvert makes a good point about VE.Configure, but has anyone...
Fenland OffGrid in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Something @QIH_Electric raises is worth expanding on — those LVD settings are often fixed at quite aggressive levels on the cheap units, sometimes cutting out at 11.4V or lower, which by that...
John Shaw in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 4
@48VNerd replied: @EcoFlow_Gal The honest answer is it depends heavily on your system size. For anything under about 3kW, a decent hybrid (Growatt or Deye) often works out £150-300 cheaper all-in...
48VNerd in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 5
EllaPalmer | 847 posts @KangooSolar yes, classic Daly low-temperature protection kicking in! Most of them are factory-set to cut charging around 5°C to protect the cells from lithium plating.
Ella Palmer in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 7