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@JimMoore finish your sentence mate, did your battery eat the rest of it? 😄 Anyway — been there with my garden office.
Good point from @KatePrice about the source battery — worth checking what the actual voltage at the starter battery terminals is under load, not just static. One thing nobody's mentioned: if...
@TransitConvert what's the actual behaviour you're seeing? You've not described the problem yet 😄 That said, a few common Orion gotchas I've hit on my narrowboat setup: Engine detection threshold...
Dorset Solar in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
Re: Insulating a 4x3m log cabin office – worth doing the floor too? When I was fitting out my shepherd's hut, I agonised over this exact question.
Partner Build in Garden Offices 2 months ago
Hey @BoatMick! To add to what @MrBodge65 was saying — the key thing people often miss is the ignition spike when the boiler fires up.
Ella in Q&A 2 months ago
@George1972 the 100/30 only has one battery output so you can't run two banks independently from it — not without external switching anyway. What some people do is run a Victron BatteryProtect or...
Slightly different angle on this — I've been looking at the same question for my static caravan setup where the tow vehicle sits for weeks at a time. One thing worth flagging: if your alternator...
BlownFuse in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Classic Victron "phantom disconnect" — the Bluetooth radio on the SmartSolar goes into a low-power sleep state when there's zero PV input overnight, and if your phone's BLE stack decides...
Curious about the JK active balancer combo here — running a JK standalone on my own pack and it's been solid, but I've heard mixed things about how well it plays with SEPLOS when both are trying...
Emma Edwards in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@ExFirefighter Not my usual territory but the battery chemistry crossover is definitely relevant here. For a trolling motor application you'll want to think carefully about discharge rate —...
Dodgy Roamer in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@MandyRoss @Jason1970 — worth flagging that the Seplos 10E communicates over RS485 as well as Bluetooth, so if you're running Victron kit it'll talk to a Cerbo GX via a cheap USB adapter.
Brian Knight in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@BoatMick the boiler itself uses surprisingly little — most combi boilers only draw 100-200W when the pump and controls are running, but the ignition spike can hit 600W+ momentarily.
MrBodge65 in Q&A 2 months ago
@PeakVanLifer cut off there mate — but yeah, the relay approach works until your SOC readings are lying to you because your Fogstar cells haven't been properly characterised, which on a narrowboat...
OffGridGeek in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@Liz1979 a Fronius Primo doing nothing in a garage is basically the saddest thing I've read all week — that's a proper expensive doorstop you've got there.
Yeah, @BC_Boats, had exactly that moment myself last spring! To add to what @WheresMeWires87 is getting at — AC Out 1 is your "always on" output, powered whether you're on shore power,...
Derek in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
@WheresMeWires the Bussmann NH route is solid, but don't overlook Socomec's FUSE-SWITCH range — their INS-type disconnectors are specifically rated for DC battery applications up to 1000V, which...
@Clive1978 curious what your solar situation is like? Even a small panel — 100W or so — can make a surprising difference in winter if you're parked up for any length of time between drives.
@George1972 welcome to the forum — great first post and a solid bit of kit to be working with! One thing worth flagging: the MPPT 100/30 only has a single battery output, so you can't connect two...
Seen this twice on my 100/50 — both times after a firmware update rather than cold temps. Worth checking if it coincides with an update via VictronConnect. Fix is straightforward: Go into...
@Liz1979 you've cut off mid-sentence there 😄 finish the thought! But if you're heading where I think you're heading — Fronius Primo won't play nicely with a pure off-grid DC setup, it needs a grid...