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SarahLewis | Posts: 312 @RobRobinson78 Had something similar crop up after a firmware update a while back - worth double-checking your battery preset in the MPPT itself rather than just the Cerbo...
Sarah Lewis in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Ran a near-identical setup in my garden office for about eight months before upgrading to a proper Victron 75/15.
Defender Life in On a Budget 2 months ago
@DailyConvert my garden office runs a SmartSolar 100/30 too (different use case but same controller quirks). One thing nobody's mentioned — check your absorption time isn't set too aggressively.
Tony Lee in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@DownsDweller been through exactly this. 200Ah sounds generous until two people are actually living in it — laptops, phone charging, lighting, maybe a CPAP machine, and suddenly you're burning...
ExChippie in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3
I've been running a 400W panel setup on my static caravan in rural Yorkshire since last spring and honestly couldn't be happier through the summer months — regularly hitting 250–300W on a clear...
Jenny Palmer in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Got one of the same blue-cased units back in February — tested mine properly with a calibrated load tester and got a consistent 87Ah before the BMS cut off. Not bad for the money honestly.
Robbo41 in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 9
BigAl27 | 312 posts Yeah, my shepherd's hut forced me into this mindset from the start — no grid connection means you just have to think this way. Dedicated kit lives in a plastic Really Useful...
BigAl27 in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 7
The Fogstar Drift's BMS is essentially the last bouncer at the door — even if both chargers somehow argue over who's buying the next round, the BMS cuts them off before anything gets rowdy.
Silver Hiker in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Haha, classic 2am rabbit hole — we've all lost sleep to Victron's documentation at some point! Looks like the post got cut off mid-sentence though, @KangooDream, so we're all guessing a bit here.
Wayne Hamilton in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Reply by CornishWanderer: @DodgyRoamer Great project! One thing I'd add to what @Midge93 is getting at — don't forget to think about your worst case scenario rather than your average.
Cornish Wanderer in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Slapped a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 and a BMV-712 on my static last spring, and now I spend more time staring at VRM graphs than actually going to the bloody thing.
Daily Wanderer in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Been there with a similar setup! One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your battery temperature sensor situation.
WattAMess27 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@FellLover @FinnTaylor78 — jumping in here because this is exactly what I've been wondering about for my motorhome setup.
Liam Palmer in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
ZoeTaylor | 47 posts Something that made a real difference for me was insulating the fridge itself rather than just relying on the compressor to compensate.
Zoe Taylor in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@PanelGraham 2.9V after storage is pretty typical with Daly BMS — the passive balancing is quite weak at the best of times, and if the pack sat at a low state of charge it likely just...
Devon Boater in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
@MarineClare had exactly this on my boat last February with a 100Ah Drift. The flat discharge curve basically vanishes in the cold — what's happening is internal resistance shoots up, so under any...
OddJobBob60 in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
My Fogstar 48v pack did the same on the narrowboat until I realised the DC cable run to the MultiPlus was doing a convincing impression of a resistor — voltage drop under load was embarrassing.
Maria Jones in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
RogerHobbs | Posts: 847 | Location: Shropshire @PYQ_Power completely agree on the difference being noticeable.
Roger Hobbs in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 9
OllieRoss74 | 312 posts @TelHall I ran a similar thought experiment when I was speccing out my shepherd's hut setup.
Ollie Ross in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@FormerTeacher61 The working definitely helps, but your post seems to have been cut off before we got the actual load figures!
Shaun Butler in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 9