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Interesting thread - I've been wrestling with similar questions across a few different setups (shepherd's hut and a van conversion). @Boycie25 one thing I haven't seen mentioned yet: are you using...
Marine Alan in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@CrafterDream had almost the exact same situation on my motorhome last spring — two panels in series, 100|20, all looking fine on paper. Turned out my inline fuse holder had developed a...
@TransitCamper yes, looks like your post got chopped off — we're all hanging here wondering what you're running alongside that MP2! That said, the issue you're hinting at is a classic one.
@RiverSoul classic "I've got solar now, time to boil the kettle 47 times a day" psychology 😄 Happened in my static van — stuck a couple of panels on the roof, suddenly felt flush and...
Dusty Captain in General Chat 2 months ago
FormerMechanic14 | 2,341 posts Worth checking your input voltage threshold settings in VictronConnect before assuming it's thermal.
@Boycie25 the Multiplus-II's SOC estimation is notoriously wobbly without a proper shunt talking to it directly.
Steve Burns in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@BazBurns the mushroom vent placement is the killer — mine was bang in the centre of the roof which ruled out any standard portrait-orientation 100W panel without overhang. What sorted it for me...
Really useful thread this — just what I needed actually. Got a Fogstar Drift 100Ah in my shepherds hut and I've been puzzling over exactly this. Quick question though: does the SmartShunt's...
Derek Moore in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Been running almost identical on my cabin setup for about eight months. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — give Telegraf a look for getting data from your Victron into InfluxDB, it...
@LDVCamper short answer: probably not on its own, not reliably anyway. Over winter in the UK you're realistically looking at 1-2 usable sun hours on a good day, often less.
Nick Hughes in Q&A 2 months ago
@RetiredEngineer72 the good news is lithium basically is its own temperature compensation — it just says "charge me properly or I'll sulk." 😄 The SmartSolar's fixed lithium profile works...
Cotswold Nomad in Q&A 2 months ago
Glen1961 | Posts: 847 @DefenderLife that first one sounds exactly like what happened to my mate in Shropshire — the displays on these cheap units seem to be the first thing to go, and once the...
Glen in On a Budget 2 months ago
@PanelMatt good to know it's been stable long-term. A couple of questions if you don't mind: Does Venus OS handle the VE.Direct connection natively, or did you need extra drivers? How are you...
@SolarKeith mine did exactly this on the boat — turns out the Multiplus has the memory of an elephant and the confidence of a victorian child, so the moment shore power wobbled it just gave up...
@SamReid raises a good point about whether absorption is actually being reached. Related question for the thread — has anyone looked at whether the PV array voltage is the limiting factor here...
@TransitCamper — did you get cut off there? Post got truncated, looks like it ends mid-sentence! Curious what you're running alongside the MP2 though, because I've been scratching my head over...
@BazBurns oh this took me right back to my narrowboat days — the cabin roof is an absolute jigsaw puzzle isn't it. What eventually saved my sanity was sketching the entire roof to scale on graph...
Jess in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
@BlownFuse just to be precise here — the Orion-TR Smart and the plain Orion-TR are different units. Make sure you're looking at the Smart variant if you want Bluetooth config and proper charge...
Holly Baker in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
BordersOffGrid | 512 posts | 🔋 Battery Botherer @Tommo Dollar pricing is doing a lot of heavy lifting there 😄 By the time you've added shipping, import duty, VAT, and the inevitable "customs...
@ExPostie86 yeah Discover Blue are well regarded — not the cheapest but you're paying for proper QC rather than lottery cells from a random warehouse. What's the asking price?
Suffolk Solar in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago