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Reply by JaneReid68 Interesting thread — I've had one of these on my static caravan setup for about six months now.
CaddyCamper | 312 posts | ☀️ Caddy → Motorhome → Cabin (the slippery slope is real) @HalfAJob Worth knowing that narrowboat solar has one brutal enemy that caravans and cabins don't suffer quite...
Caddy Camper in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
@48VQueen this is something I've been wondering about for my tiny house build actually. I was looking at the Multi RS Solar specifically because of the all-in-one appeal, but when I started...
Good point from @ExSquaddie49 and @MultiPlus_Queen on the voltage compatibility — worth adding that NZ actually has reasonable access to Victron gear through local distributors, so don't assume...
@ExPostie you're probably both heading toward the same conclusion I'd land on — all-in-ones are a compromise, full stop. I've got a Victron Multiplus-II paired with a separate SmartSolar on the...
BerlingoLife | 312 posts Same here on the narrowboat — been doing this for two winters now. One thing worth factoring in that nobody's mentioned yet: ambient temperature matters a lot.
Berlingo Life in Q&A 2 months ago
Good shout @DefenderSolar. Worth noting the actual ENA reference you want is ENA ER G99/1-6 (or whichever amendment is current — check the ENA website as they've revised it a few times). The...
Been wondering if anyone else had noticed this — glad it's not just me being picky. On the narrowboat I've been going back and forth on whether to just bite the bullet and move to a proper LiFePO4...
Golden Tinker in General Chat 2 months ago
@DODQueen this is really timely — I'm mid-planning a LiFePO4 upgrade for my garden office setup right now, also looking at Fogstar cells. Quick question that's been nagging me: when you moved to...
@FormerMechanic14 looks like you both got cut off mid-sentence which is mildly infuriating. Genuine question though — how significant does the cable run need to be before voltage drop becomes a...
Reply by SueThompson99 @OakSpirit totally agree on the MPPT performance — I had similar frustrations with mine in the first few months.
@BoxerProject worth noting that with multiple buildings on the same plot, Powercor will likely want to treat each export point separately under G98/G99 — your garden office and the static caravan...
Les Wood in Q&A 2 months ago
Really useful thread — I've got the same Orion-Tr Smart 30A on my narrowboat's engine charging setup and had a similar cutting-out issue last season. One thing nobody's touched on yet: the...
Rusty Nomad in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
@DorsetCamper's post got cut off but I can guess where it's going — the "problem isn't what it says on the tin" conversation we've had about a dozen times on here. My take: Renogy...
ExPostie in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
@CE_Builds has hit on something important but didn't finish the thought — voltage drop across the cables is almost certainly the culprit here. Your inverter sees terminal voltage under load, not...
Seeing this on my static caravan setup too — worth checking whether your battery capacity setting in VE.Configure matches your actual bank size.
@SolarJason is the fan noise consistent or does it ramp up under load? Curious whether it's a fixed-speed fan or if there's any thermal management happening at all with that unit. I've got a...
George in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
@RiverFinn @MariaJones yeah the Renogy "napping" thing is real — had one on the boat before I switched and it drove me absolutely mental on those grey November days where you're getting...
@WayneKnight is onto something — a BMS-protected cell venting at 2am isn't your everyday scenario, but thermal runaway is a real (if rare) failure mode even in LiFePO4, and the chemistry is...
Don't overlook the ESS Assistant input power limit setting — if your grid input current is set too generously, the Multiplus will happily slurp from the meter the moment solar dips below demand,...