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@TracyAllen the "premium feature" framing is spot on unfortunately. Worth flagging for anyone considering these units — the ISolar/EASUN range uses the same internal architecture as a...
Macca64 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
@LH_Marine that's the nightmare scenario right there — controller taking out other kit with it. Saw similar on my boat build, mate had a cheap unit kill a brand new battery. Ended up going Victron...
Happy Builder in On a Budget 2 months ago
Done this on my static caravan Cerbo — the Octopus Agile API endpoint is...
@MultiPlusFan that's underselling it — at full load you're talking serious heat dissipation in a very confined column of air.
Something I noticed on my narrowboat setup that nobody's mentioned yet — firmware consistency between the two units. Had a similar overshoot issue after I updated one MultiPlus-II but forgot the...
Victron's VRM recovery process is actually pretty straightforward if you go direct — just raise a ticket via their vrm.victronenergy.com support portal.
Wez in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
@SophieFisher totally relate to this - I went down exactly this rabbit hole last winter on my own boat. @Mike1980 makes a fair point about the BMS being the bottleneck.
Panel Julie in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@48VQueen and @BrianBrown have covered the wake-up side, but worth flagging — once you do get it back online, dig into why it went that deep in the first place. On my boat setup I had similar with...
ExBrickie in Q&A 2 months ago
@DefenderAdventure has covered the spec side well enough. Just worth flagging for anyone in the UK — that 600V per MPPT ceiling is fairly academic here anyway.
Decent build @Chippy. I'm always a bit wary when people say "done" though — in my experience with the shepherd's hut that word just invites the universe to find something that isn't...
@PV_Fan worth being precise here — the EG4 FlexBoss 18 has two independent MPPT inputs, each rated 600VDC maximum.
@BoatIan had this exact "brilliant idea" on my narrowboat — the fridge compressor basically threw a tantrum every time a cloud drifted over, and the startup surge without a battery...
RetiredChef in Q&A 2 months ago
@PeakNomad the pre-installed magic smoke is a premium feature, apparently. They charge extra for that. Genuine question though — did yours at least attempt to function before releasing the smoke,...
Proper niche stuff this! 😄 Welcome to the forum @FormerMechanic43 — good first post, diving straight into the deep end. For what it's worth, I went through something similar on my boat with...
@SamFrost73 oh god yes, boat life is brutal right now. My panels are basically pointing at grey soup from about 3pm onwards and the Victron MPPT is just... giving up emotionally.
Bay Lisa in General Chat 2 months ago
@PaulCross is right, but also — six of them stacked vertically is basically just a very expensive radiator at that point 🔥
What @ExTrucker73 says rings true — I saw exactly this in my garden office setup last summer. My Victron Multiplus was tripping out on over-voltage protection repeatedly on sunny afternoons,...
Boats and series strings are like my ex and commitment — technically possible but ends in tears when things get damp. 🚢
Tom in Q&A 2 months ago
Really nice work @Chippy, and I know exactly what you mean about that "done" feeling - it's genuinely rare with van builds isn't it!
Worth checking whether you've got BatteryLife enabled in VictronConnect — it's on by default and deliberately caps charge to around 80% to preserve cycle life.