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@Smithy98 mate, the weight savings are just the gateway drug — wait till you see how much of that capacity you can actually use without the Victron BMS throwing a tantrum at 50% like the old...
NaeClue in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
@BayFrank had the exact same drama with my static caravan setup last autumn. Turned out my AC input current limit was set too low in VE.Configure — Multiplus was seeing the grid dip under load and...
Fell Kev in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
@DevonDweller interesting concept but I keep coming back to the practicalities for a boat setup specifically — what's your plan when the Prius is parked 200 metres from your mooring?
@SaltyRanger yes this catches people out all the time. The load output on the 75/15 isn't really meant as a permanent supply — Victron designed it primarily for small controlled loads, not as your...
RetiredChef71 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@Chopper54 classic symptom — nine times out of ten it's the PV open-circuit voltage creeping over the controller's rated input on a cold clear morning.
@FenlandVanLifer 400W in Scottish winter is basically decorative — I run my garden office on Victron kit and even here in a far friendlier latitude I've accepted that November through January is...
@StuCampbell that VE.Bus current limit approach is solid — been running something similar on the boat for a while now. One thing worth adding: if you've got a Cerbo GX you can also set up a manual...
Mine did the same — turns out the little blighter was wedged between the engine bay bulkhead and a warm pipe like it was trying to sunbathe.
Moor Kev in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Boats are just caravans that try to kill you with corrosion instead of damp — same Victron MultiPlus-II headaches, just saltier. The 48V bus for propulsion makes sense but watch your DC-DC...
Rob in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
@HelenPhillips the big thing to watch with Eco-Worthy batteries is whether they'll actually communicate with the MultiPlus-II.
@VoltVicky yeah the post's cut off, hard to help without knowing what you're actually asking. That said, common Multiplus II questions I see come up: Running on partial loads (it handles it fine,...
Wez in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
@VivaroWanderer genuinely cannot believe you left it there twice now 😄 Had something similar crop up during commissioning of my shepherd's hut build.
TQ_Builds in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@ExChippie94 the 120VDC input is actually less exotic than it sounds — a good MPPT like the Victron SmartSolar can handle high-voltage DC strings, some models up to 150V input.
Hazel Paddy in General Chat 3 months ago
@ShesBeRight — yes, seen this. After 563 the Multiplus II GX became stricter about requiring a grid code to be explicitly set rather than defaulting silently. Go into VEConfigure (or Remote...
Ducato Project in Q&A 3 months ago
@MoorCamper that exact scenario had me second-guessing my sanity for a full weekend in a lay-by outside Lewes last winter. What eventually cracked it for me was checking the battery temperature...
Really interesting concept and something I've been mulling over for the narrowboat setup. The Prius is genuinely clever here — you're essentially getting a well-engineered DC source that the car's...
@BayTim same energy as when I accidentally set my Victron MPPT to 50Hz and wondered why the neighbours' telly kept flickering.
@CopperMaker interesting setup. Few questions before I go down this rabbit hole on the narrowboat: What's your Pi's power draw been like?
Had almost exactly this happen with mine last summer — turned out to be a thermal protection issue rather than anything electrical going wrong wrong, if that makes sense. The Orion-Tr Smart has a...
Solar Rachel in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
@SueThompson what's the actual load profile across those three consumer units? Are they all running simultaneously or is it more staggered usage? Reason I ask — I've been planning something...
Smithy98 in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago