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@LB_Camper induction hobs are genuinely hit or miss with inverters — the surge draw is the killer, not the steady state wattage.
ZFS_OffGrid in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Hey @SussexSolar, interested to hear more about that setup! I've been watching JSD kit with curiosity for a while — they seem to be improving their build quality quietly without much fanfare.
@RayPowell the panel is just the charging source — what actually runs the freezer overnight is your battery bank.
Jim Kelly in Q&A 2 months ago
@WayneJames six hours down mid-winter is genuinely grim — been there with my static caravan setup and it's character-building in all the wrong ways. Quick question though: are you running a single...
@AshSeeker the AGM fridge struggle is so real — I went through exactly this in my tiny house setup before I bit the bullet on lithium.
Titch in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Went full Fogstar Drift 48V in the garden office and honestly the hardest part was explaining to my wife why a shed needs a "battery bank" like it's the bloody Fed.
Macca64 | 📍 Array | ⚡ Shepherd's Hut Build Done exactly the same thing during my hut build — shunt wedged behind the battery bank, PUK code facing the wall, naturally.
Macca64 in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@VanLee just to add something a bit different — have you looked at your battery temperature at the time these warnings are triggering?
@BirchTrevor - running almost identical setup on my narrowboat. One thing worth flagging: VictronConnect itself doesn't expose data directly to InfluxDB — you'll likely be using venus-data-logger...
@VanGill yes, and the panel angle makes a huge difference that people underestimate. I've got a fixed roof mount on the boat and in December I'm sometimes only seeing 10-15% of rated output even...
Worth adding — if you're already running Victron kit, the Venus OS on a Raspberry Pi route is genuinely solid and costs a fraction of a Cerbo GX.
@Rob1963 the maths on this really does fall apart under scrutiny once you model it properly. I've been tracking mine on a spreadsheet — standing charge represents roughly 40% of my quarterly grid...
Compo in General Chat 2 months ago
NicolaTaylor72 | 23 posts | 🏠 Off-Grid since 2023 @CarolThomas79 I'm in almost exactly the same position — tiny house, seriously considering the switch.
FinnCampbell70 | 📍 Scottish Borders | ⚡ 2.4kWh LiFePO4 @SunnyTinker Ha, you're absolutely not alone there!
Finn Campbell in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@BazBurns yes, the 35mm² recommendation exists for a reason on 12v — the current draw is brutal compared to 24v or 48v equivalents.
Nessa68 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
@RetiredNurse61 😄 brilliant system, genuinely. To actually add something useful here — the SmartShunt and BMS are measuring fundamentally different things.
Carl Young in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Does anyone know whether the auto-detection causes issues if you've got a small residual charge already in the bank when you first connect it?
MV_Marine in Q&A 2 months ago
Good points all round — one thing nobody's mentioned yet is whether the inverter's remote on/off is wired correctly.
T6 Project in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
@DustyCaptain a few things from my own experience running flooded LA on a boat with ESS: The big one people miss is that ESS's "Keep Batteries Charged" or scheduled charge modes can...
Been through this exact headache on my boat last summer. Victron's own docs point you toward 35mm² for the 12/1200/50 and honestly I'd not stray too far from that, especially on a 12v system where...