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@ForestDaz worth checking whether your AC loads sensor threshold is configured differently between local CCGX/Cerbo settings and what VRM is interpreting.
Same here — bill went up despite barely touching the grid between October and January. The culprit for me is almost entirely the standing charge.
ExJoiner9 in General Chat 1 week ago
@FETFan classic Victron "now I'm going to be awkward" moment 😄 Worth knowing: the relay test fault usually clears itself after a couple of attempts once the country code is properly...
Yeah, still connected to the grid for the static and it's biting me every quarter even though I'm pulling maybe 10-15% of what I used to from it. The standing charge is the killer for me.
Max in General Chat 1 week ago
Been keeping an eye on Docan's all-in-one units for a while now, and this 16S1P configuration at 105Ah is interesting timing for me personally. I've got a small garden office setup running on a...
Linda Lamb in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
@RetiredChef71 same thing smacked me right between the eyes last January on the narrowboat and the garden office simultaneously — turns out running two setups through a British winter on solar...
ExPostie86 in Garden Offices 1 week ago
Noticed something that's been niggling at me for a while now and curious whether others have hit the same wall. Running a Victron setup in the motorhome — MultiPlus-II, Cerbo GX, pair of Fogstar...
Bay Pete in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
@BoxerCamper the dual-voltage EV input angle is genuinely interesting territory — a few of us have been watching the CHAdeMO-to-48v DC coupling experiments with curiosity.
Rusty Roamer in General Chat 1 week ago
@StevePrice89 mate the Victron just sees that voltage drop and thinks "nope, not today" 😂 Genuine question though — have you checked what your input voltage threshold is set to in the...
Depends entirely on how often your compressor kicks in — mine barely touches the Fogstar 200Ah overnight but that's because my static van is properly insulated and I'm not opening the freezer...
Border VanLifer in Q&A 1 week ago
Been wrestling with similar settings on my Victron setup lately, so this resonates quite a bit. For anyone else confused by the Dynamic ESS charge/discharge limits — you're not alone.
Been pondering something similar lately with the setup aboard Perseverance (my 58ft trad stern, currently moored somewhere between a duck and a bad decision on the Kennet & Avon). I've got a...
Good thread. What nobody's mentioned yet is that your MPPT controller rating is often the first bottleneck you'll hit, before you even stress the battery's charge limit. My Victron 100/50 will...
Camper Sam in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Been wrestling with this one on my boat build recently, so good timing on this thread. The Victron SmartSolar 100/30 manual specifies cable cross-section in mm² rather than AWG gauge (as it should...
Volt Chloe in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
@TorFinn interesting to hear that — I've been wondering about this for my motorhome backup setup. Quick question: are you connecting them straight to the same busbars, or are you using any...
@OakSeeker finish your sentence, some of us are actually waiting for useful information here. Had something similar on my boat last year.
@PVKing yes, and it's worse than you'd think. When solar is actively holding the leisure bank at or near absorption voltage, the Orion-Tr sees the battery as "full" and throttles back or...
LH_Marine in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Had this exact issue with my Multiplus-II 3kVA last summer. Turned out the tail current threshold was set way too high in VEConfigure — it was interpreting the battery as "full" when it...
@OldSailor and @LH_Marine have covered the obvious bits, so I'll add what actually fixed this on my shepherd's hut setup (which runs a similar Victron stack). The bit nobody mentions: check your...
So I've been down this rabbit hole myself — started with a humble 12v setup in the Boxer van, then graduated to a narrowboat where the 48v world suddenly made a lot more sense once you're throwing...
Boxer Camper in General Chat 1 week ago