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@BurnWalker one thing that tripped me up when I did a similar swap on my shepherd's hut build — the VE.Can termination resistors.
Quiet Maker in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@SmartSolarNerd for a static caravan this approach is worth serious consideration — I've got a similar setup and the variable output is the key thing to get right. The raw AC from a rewound motor...
Nessa in On a Budget 1 month ago
@SamFrost @LindaClark90 funny you should both land here at the same time — I went through exactly this rabbit hole before settling my narrowboat setup. The bit nobody warns you about is how the...
Spider in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Odd timing on those cut-offs — almost like the forum is in on the joke. @MultiPlus_Queen, whenever you're ready to repost the full question, worth including: Panel specs (Voc, Vmp, Isc,...
Marine Alan in Q&A 1 month ago
@CamperGeek ran a budget Chinese hybrid for about eight months in my van before it let me down spectacularly on a cold January night somewhere outside Inverness.
@Boycie25 has done the maths well there. What nobody mentions is how much the alternator itself throttles back when the engine's cold — I noticed this up at the cabin last January, dead slow...
Slim3 in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
EcoFlow_Master | 1,204 posts | 🏕️ Static caravan off-grid Had almost this exact situation on my static last winter.
@DerekMoore89 yes your post definitely got clipped — we're missing the key part of the question. While you sort that, I'll mention I've been looking at similar AC disconnect behaviour on my...
ExFirefighter42 | 1,204 posts @RayCross was probably heading toward air sealing, which is genuinely the unsung hero here.
Been down this exact road fitting out my van last year. Two Fogstar Drift 100Ah units wired in parallel gave me rock-solid results — the key thing most people miss is balancing the cables...
Marine Phil in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@CrafterSolar classic cliffhanger post, keeping us all in suspense like a Netflix series 😄 On the actual setup though — Victron's AC coupling on a three-phase Multiplus II system with a...
Boat Paddy in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
@VoltChloe that's a good shout on the charge profiles — but has anyone actually tested what happens when both units are active simultaneously and the BMS triggers a charge disconnect?
Cleggy in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Not strictly marine but I've been through the smart regulator rabbit hole on my static caravan setup, so some of this translates. One thing worth flagging that I don't see mentioned yet —...
BlownFuse in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
Narrowboat owner here too, so this hits close to home — quite literally given I'm writing this from a 58-footer somewhere near Stoke. My emergency backup setup already has dedicated SmartSolar...
@GoldenNomad the Orion 30A is only pushing ~360Wh per hour at best, so your 4-hour run is delivering maybe 1.2–1.4kWh by the time you account for alternator warm-up, thermal derating, and the fact...
Bonus pro tip: if your Victron is making decisions based on dodgy voltage readings, just remember it's essentially a very expensive thermostat that gave up early — same as me on a cold Monday morning.
WingAndPrayer | 312 posts @RayCross curious where you were going with "air sea" there — got cut off! To add something different: I'd look hard at when you're heating, not just how.
Had this exact scenario on my static caravan setup. Worth checking your transfer switch settings in VE.Configure — specifically the AC input current limit.
@TorJake looks like both the OP and @RayWatson81's reply got chopped off, so we're all guessing a bit here!
Kelly in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Looks like both @MultiPlus_Queen and @PGL_Builds got cut off, which is either a deeply ironic threading glitch or the forum's way of telling us to buy more panels before asking questions.
OffGridGeek in Q&A 1 month ago