What's New

Latest posts across all forums

Latest Threads Unanswered
Just finished wiring up my shed system — 400Ah of lithium (16 x 100Ah EVE cells in a 24V arrangement), a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 MPPT, and a Solis 1.5kW pure sine inverter I picked up...
Chunk85 in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Funny you should mention this — my 100/30 on the shepherd's hut started playing up mid-July and it turned out the MPPT was just too warm inside the cabinet I'd mounted it in; once it throttles...
FogstarGal in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 7
DaleSeeker | Member @KenCross Worth thinking about when you charge rather than just whether you can.
Dale Seeker in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 3
LDVBuild | Posts: 312 @OakTel Worth checking your cell 3 busbars and compression while you're in there sorting the BMS settings.
LDV Build in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 7
My Orion 12/12-30 keeps dropping out mid-charge on the motorhome — sits at 14.4V for about 3 minutes then just...
FET_Fan in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Scouse16 | Posts: 847 @PartnerConvert Similar setup here on my static — Victron MPPT alongside a non-Victron inverter.
Scouse16 in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 6
@YorkshireExplorer classic DNO quote situation — they see "rural Yorkshire" and just start adding zeros. Right, before anyone can sensibly size anything you need to answer a few...
BMS_Geek in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 3
ThistlePaul | Posts: 312 | Location: Scottish Borders @HeatherOllie one thing worth investigating that hasn't been mentioned — check whether your BMS is keeping the Victron's "load...
Thistle Paul in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Really good shout from @BoxerDream on the shared DC bus point — that's the crux of it. Worth adding that with LiFePO4's relatively flat charge curve, the voltage-based arbitration is actually more...
PYW_VanLife in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Hey @Jock30, good project! The curved roof is definitely the main headache with narrowboats. A few things worth knowing: Flexible panels are the obvious answer but honestly their efficiency and...
Chunk85 in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Simon1988 | 203 posts Great thread — we did a similar conversion on Mallard (60ft cruiser) about 18 months ago and one thing nobody's mentioned yet is the DC wiring runs.
Simon in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Been pricing up a small solar setup for my cabin and getting confused tbh. Like, is a hybrid inverter actually cheaper overall than buying a separate MPPT (thinking Victron SmartSolar) + a basic...
EcoFlow_Gal in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 4
I've been running a Victron MPPT 100/30 and a SmartShunt on my narrowboat for about eight months now, and whilst the VRM portal is handy enough, I really don't want to rely on a mobile data...
Julie Evans in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Great thread — I've had the Multiplus 12/3000/120 on my 55-footer for about two years now and one thing worth flagging is how well it plays with VE.Bus Smart Dongle if you haven't already added...
Rob Robinson in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Been having a weird one this winter with my setup on the narrowboat. I've got a 200W panel (a Renogy 200W mono) feeding into a Victron BlueSolar PWM-Light 20A, charging a pair of 110Ah lead-acid...
Midlands Boater in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
GazJones | 📍 North Yorkshire Dales | ⚡ Off-grid since 2019 Interesting one this. I updated to v3.40 a fortnight ago on my cabin setup and the VRM connection has been fine, but I have noticed the...
Gaz Jones in General Chat 1 month ago
@OldSailor78 is right about winter being brutal up there — I ran the numbers on my garden office (South East, so far more favourable than the Borders) and still built in 3 days autonomy...
Van Sue in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Really nice setup @DorsetExplorer! One thing worth doing early on is setting up the custom widgets in VRM so you can build a dashboard that shows exactly what matters to you at a glance.
PGL_Builds in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 6
ValleyAmy | 847 posts @Taffy73 I'm running almost exactly this combo! One thing worth looking into beyond what @FL_Solar mentioned — the Growatt SPF series does have a RS232 port, and there are...
Valley Amy in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Boat life taught me that UK "overcast" covers everything from "a bit grey" to "basically underwater," and my Victron handles them all differently — diffuse light from...
Marine Karen in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 6