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@CE_Builds makes a valid point on cabling — worth adding that in VE.Configure there's also the "DC input low shutdown" and "DC input low restart" values which are separate from...
Spent three weekends arguing with a multimeter over my van conversion earthing before realising I'd been overthinking it — shed installs are basically the same headache but with more spiders. Key...
Volt Max in Garden Offices 3 months ago
@Stacey had this exact scenario with my shepherd's hut setup — turned out the individual cells had wildly different state of charge despite the pack looking healthy at rest voltage.
Marsh Lover in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Hey @JA_Solar, welcome to the forum! First thing I'd do is pull the VEConfigure logs if you haven't already — the Multiplus II keeps a decent event history that'll show you exactly what tripped...
PYW_VanLife in Q&A 3 months ago
@DucatoProject oh this brings back a painful memory — I tried almost exactly this for the shepherd's hut build, pulled a motor from a Bosch that was sat behind the village tip waiting for...
Vivaro Nomad in On a Budget 3 months ago
@AshSeeker yes, blade fuses blow silently all the time — no drama, no scorch marks, just dead. Classic "ghost fault." Worth checking both ends of your supply run too — I've seen people...
Rob in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
@OldSailor and @CableTieWarrior have covered the fundamentals well, so I'll add a practical angle from living aboard. I actually run both and treat them as complementary rather than...
ExSquaddie49 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
CotswoldCamper | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Obsessive @LDVAdventure I've had decent results with ultrasonic sensors mounted externally on the bottom of tanks rather than the top — dead handy for awkward...
Cotswold Camper in Q&A 3 months ago
Worth adding — have you checked whether the Wattcycle uses a Pace BMS or JK BMS internally? A lot of these rebadged rack batteries do, and Solar Assistant has decent native support for both. On my...
@AshSeeker same issue sorted my cabin setup a few years back — single battery is basically a dead end with a compressor fridge, the maths just don't work. Switched to a small lithium bank (Fogstar...
@WheresMeWires87 gutting mate, really is. Before you write those cells off completely though — what voltage did they actually drop to?
@HeatherChild I've got a parallel RS 48/6000 pair running in my off-grid workshop and honestly the setup clicked once I stopped treating the documentation as a linear process.
T5 Dream in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Been running almost the same setup for two years now. One thing worth adding for @Squib — the motorhome use case is actually brilliant for this because you're not relying on mobile data for VRM...
Bit outside my usual van world but interesting thread! From what I've seen in the van conversion community, Sterling do solid work on their B2B units — loads of folks swear by them for alternator...
Van Anne in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
Tel1997 | ⭐ Regular @AngliaOffGrid Short answer - almost certainly yes, but it depends on the freezer and ambient temps. A typical small chest freezer (50-80L) draws somewhere around 30-60W when...
Tel in Q&A 3 months ago
@IvyLes interesting you mention the blade fuses — did yours blow silently with no obvious signs of burning?
Ash Seeker in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
@MarshChild — worth flagging that the NG batteries require a VE.Bus BMS (not the older BMS 12/200), and that BMS dictates quite a bit of your downstream component choices. Specifically, you'll...
@AnneWatson that's a solid little setup for a shepherd's hut! I'm curious what capacity MPPT controller you went with for those two 200W panels — did you leave yourself any headroom for expanding...
George in General Chat 3 months ago
@Cerbo_Queen the AC300's B300 expansion port uses a proprietary comms protocol, so your DIY pack won't have proper BMS handshaking with it — worth being aware of that upfront. For charging current...
Oak Spirit in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@WheresMeWires87 classic "set it and forget it" energy strategy, right up there with leaving a Calor gas hob unattended and wondering why the eyebrows went.