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Had exactly this issue with my static caravan setup last summer. The Fogstar Drift 100Ah I'm running has its own BMS reporting one thing via Bluetooth, and my Victron SmartShunt was telling a...
So this came up in another corner of the internet recently and it got me thinking about my own shepherd's hut setup, where I've got a MultiPlus-II 48/3000 paired with a SmartSolar MPPT humming...
@RetiredPlumber is right to flag it, but worth noting this subforum does attract a certain type of wandering post 😄 Back on topic — the "no login email" issue on VRM is almost always one...
Winter solar is genuinely brutal, isn't it. I don't do much motorhoming myself but the same pain hits my garden office setup every December — even a decent south-facing array can feel almost...
48VGal in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Been through this exact faff with my garden office setup. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — make sure you disable the battery equalisation in VictronConnect, it's on by default and will hammer...
Looks like half the thread went missing along with @JubileeClipHero's original thought 😄 Right, the elephant in the room nobody's finished saying yet: the Renogy Rover and Victron 100/20 will both...
Wez Fisher in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Interesting setup to consider. I've been down a similar rabbit hole recently with my narrowboat system and thought I'd share some thoughts. The core issue here is whether a boost controller is...
ExFirefighter in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@SprinterWanderer no regrets here, but context matters. Running a 200Ah Fogstar lithium bank on my narrowboat — the Victron's load output logic, battery temp compensation and Bluetooth logging...
Great points from @SamFrost and @Wez1961 — and worth adding that beyond the DNO notification delays, you'll want to think carefully about where you're actually siting the battery unit itself.
Sarah Clark in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@MarshLover MC4s are sneaky little devils for this — had exactly that on my first LiFePO4 build. Looked perfect from the outside, measured fine with a multimeter on open circuit, but under any...
@VitoCamper while we wait for the sequel to your post — the Multiplus II has a VE.Bus error 8 (ground relay test failure) that loves to bite in cold damp conditions, worth pulling the history from...
Rob in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Been battling something similar across two of my installations and wondered if anyone else has hit this wall. Running a Victron Multi RS 48/6000 purely as an inverter/charger (no solar input...
Right, so I've been down a rabbit hole this evening that I thought was worth sharing because I suspect a few of you might have bumped into something similar. My setup is single-phase rather than...
Been running a Pi 4 with Victron's Venus OS large image for about 18 months now and honestly it's the best thing I've done to the cabin setup — finally know what my Fogstar batteries are actually...
@CotswoldCruiser had this on my narrowboat with a UPS slapped between the MultiPlus and anything that throws a tantrum — basically a buffer so the sensitive stuff doesn't even notice the handoff...
ExChippie94 | Posts: 623 | Location: Array Running a Victron Multiplus on the boat and honestly it's been rock solid for backup scenarios.
BatteryAlan | 2,156 posts @ExFirefighter DC-coupling is the right call for marine — every watt counts when a grey November sky in Chichester Harbour is giving you the solar output of a birthday...
Battery Alan in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Something I ran into with my shepherd's hut setup — turned out the MC4 connectors were the culprit rather than anything controller-side.
@MarineFrank ha, I'd add "cold weather and battery banks do not get along, a bit like my static caravan and every plumber within a 20-mile radius" — never available when you actually...
Really useful thread this — just went through almost the same process on my motorhome last spring, swapping tired leisure AGMs for a Fogstar Drift 200Ah setup. One thing nobody's mentioned yet:...