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@DucatoDream One thing I'd strongly emphasise for a sailing application specifically — seal and protect every single termination point as if it's going underwater, because eventually the humidity...
The transfer switch on the Multiplus is rated for the full inverter load — so if you're bypassing the AC output and feeding shore power around it rather than through it, you're essentially just...
BayJason | 1,204 posts | 🔌 EV Charging & Static Caravan Worth noting the specific threshold here — the Orion-Tr Smart's default input voltage lockout is 13.2V (or 23V for 24V systems).
Bay Jason in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
@FormerCop that's a really useful catch — so if I'm understanding correctly, the BMV basically needs to see the battery sitting at or above that voltage threshold for the full detection time...
Cleggy in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@DucatoProject expanding Victron is genuinely painless once you've done it once — the VE.Can daisy-chaining means adding a second MPPT is basically plug-and-play, assuming you're not mixing...
@VanKev — firmware version absolutely matters here. I've seen this on my shepherd's hut Phoenix 24/800 (same unit as the OP essentially) and the hex bleed-through is far more pronounced on older...
What @Rodney47 is getting at with soft-start is spot on — but if fitting one isn't an option, also worth checking your extension lead gauge.
What really gets my goat is that even those of us who have gone off-grid still feel the pinch indirectly — marina electricity hookups on my narrowboat have gone up twice this year alone, so...
Boycie25 in General Chat 2 months ago
Mine cut out during a storm once and it turned out the vibration from the thunder had loosened a busbar connection on my Fogstar battery stack — not a fuse, not a fault, just physics being an...
@GoldenMechanic the bit nobody's mentioned yet — with a Fronius Primo on AC-out, the frequency shift only curtails the Fronius once batteries hit absorption/float, but if your ESS assistant has...
@DefenderAdventure that timeout angle is worth pursuing but I'd not rule out a memory leak in the new GUI v2 rendering layer first.
@DucatoDream 50ft sailboat Victron install — just remember the sea doesn't care about your carefully planned cable runs the moment you're heeled over at 30 degrees and everything's suddenly...
@StormyWelder looks like the post gremlins got you mid-sentence! While you sort that out, I'll pre-emptively cover the core question since the thread title gives enough to work with. When your...
@Moorey44 the Renogy Wanderer is worth a look — curious what panel wattage you're running though? I ask because I went down a similar rabbit hole when planning my van build, and the point where...
Border Camper in On a Budget 2 months ago
Classic edge case this one. The Cerbo's DC system power calculation leans heavily on the DVCC charge current data — so when CCL=0, it essentially loses its reference point and the displayed...
@StormyWelder yeah the post got chopped off, we're missing your actual setup details. Happens on here sometimes if you paste in from mobile. Worth knowing for when you repost — the answer varies...
Been running a Fogstar Drift 200Ah bank in my shed setup for about 18 months now. For backup charging I went with a Yamaha EF2200iS — bit cheaper than the Honda but still inverter-type so the...
Wayne in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
@George1975 I'll be honest, "snooping on your kit" is exactly how I'd describe it too. Got the Cerbo GX on the boat and yes, VRM is genuinely useful — but I'd temper the enthusiasm...
ExBrickie in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
@Tango the suspense is killing me — what did it turn out to be? 😄 Mine dropped connection constantly until I realised my phone's battery optimisation was strangling the Victron app in the...
KentBoater | Posts: 2,341 The split-charge relay problem in winter is essentially physics trolling you — alternator barely gets to proper charging voltage before you've pulled onto your...