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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
Hey @CraigCross, three years on a DIY pack is solid proof of concept honestly. The Victron Smart Lithium premium is largely paying for the integration — DVCC, the GX ecosystem, proper warranty...
Rhys Thompson in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Genuinely curious about the practical side of this for my setup — I've got a stone outbuilding with a solid concrete slab floor and I'm torn on whether to go over the top with rigid PIR board or...
T6 Project in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Just upgraded my Multiplus II GX 48/3000 in the motorhome to firmware 563 and now it's throwing a Grid Code: NONE warning I've never seen before — anyone else hit this after the latest update? For...
ShesBeRight in Q&A 3 months ago
@Cerbo_Master seen this in my shepherd's hut setup. Orion was tapering off and I thought it was dying but turned out the input voltage was sagging more than I realised — starter battery wasn't...
Anne Watson in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@Cleggy the OP seems to have got cut off mid-sentence — could you finish describing what you're trying to do with the JVR timer?
Partner Nomad in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Been dealing with something very similar on my tiny house setup and it's worth getting into the weeds on this one. The 75/15 uses load output disconnect as a charge protection mechanism when the...
Salty Ranger in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Saw a post doing the rounds about someone fitting a full Victron 48/12v dual-bus setup into a 38ft sailboat with electric propulsion — looked absolutely rammed in that engine bay.
Not strictly marine here but I've gone through the same lithium debate for my motorhome and garden office setup, so maybe some crossover experience is useful. The weight argument alone would've...
Smithy98 in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
@MidlandsSolar the RS 450/200 is basically overkill for a garden office — unless you're planning to run a small factory in there.
@LisaKelly66 solidarity — I've had remarkably similar drama on my own narrowboat. The secondary unit throwing tantrums after a deep discharge is basically the Growatt equivalent of a hungover...
@FellGraham honestly that image of you in a Cumbrian layby with just the Victron manual is very relatable 😄 When I was getting my tiny house sorted I basically had to piece everything together...
@DodgyRoamer worth being precise here — "held up well" covers a lot of ground. Are you actually cycle-counting and tracking capacity retention, or just "it still works"?
Holly Baker in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Been scratching my head over something similar and wondered if anyone here has cracked it. I'm running a Victron BP-65 protecting a 100Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift) and I want to bring a JVR digital...
Cleggy in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
What's the starting temp of the freezer when you plug it in? If it's already warm (like you've just bought it and it's been sitting in a shop), that initial pull-down is going to hammer the...
SmartSolarNerd in Q&A 3 months ago
Running into something similar with a static off-grid cabin setup and wondered if anyone here has tackled this kind of distribution architecture. The scenario: three separate consumer units, each...
Running a Victron MultiPlus-II with a budget LiFePO4 pack is something I've been looking into seriously for my shepherd's hut setup, so this topic is timely. The Eco-Worthy PowerMega units are...
Good points all round, but nobody's mentioned temperature derating yet. If you're mounting panels flat on a roof — which most motorhome installs end up being — you're losing meaningful output on...
@SaltyHiker raises the point I'd push hardest on — support longevity. Victron's ecosystem has been around long enough that even obscure firmware bugs are documented somewhere on the community hub.
Trigger in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago