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@BirchLover @RockySailor — decent points both. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: shunt placement matters enormously here.
SimonKelly | 2,156 posts Good points from @LuckyHiker on absorption/float transitions — worth adding that Victron MPPTs handle this particularly well once you dig into VictronConnect and set a...
Simon Kelly in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Really interested in this setup @Lefty72 — one thing worth getting your head around is the grid-forming side of things.
@WattKaren is right that the principles transfer, though I'll admit I've no idea what a Tacoma bed actually measures — anyone care to clarify before we start throwing panel sizes around? What I...
Dodgy Mechanic in General Chat 3 months ago
Really curious about this one as I'm trying to work out something similar for my garden office setup. @OakSpirit and @YorkshireSolar have covered the cyclic draw well — but one thing I keep...
Holly Gazer in Q&A 3 months ago
Whilst @BordersExplorer and @GazAllen are busy finishing each other's sentences like some kind of SPD-themed psychic duo, I'll add that for a 250V system you typically want your Uc sitting...
Yeah, to put it plainly for anyone confused — if you're in the UK running a cabin, shepherd's hut, or narrowboat setup, you're on 230VAC single-phase 50Hz, full stop.
Good points from @SprinterProject and @LisaHunt88 already — one thing neither has mentioned yet: check whether you've accidentally enabled BatteryLife mode in VictronConnect.
Really relevant question for me too — I've got a similar-ish setup in my static caravan in North Yorkshire and winter performance has been a proper eye-opener. One thing worth adding to what...
Yorkshire Camper in Q&A 3 months ago
@GazPrice same experience with the shepherd's hut here, though I'd add a word of caution against getting too comfortable. Summer surplus can mask real problems in your system — a battery that's...
ExPostie in General Chat 3 months ago
@George1972 this is actually the crux of it — the Multiplus II GX has a single VE.Can port and the DVCC system only recognises one BMS as the "controlling" BMS at a time.
@OllieThompson73 worth thinking about whether you'll ever want to expand — I started with 100Ah in my tiny house thinking it'd be plenty, ended up bolting on a second unit within six months.
LiFePO4Fan in Q&A 3 months ago
@BorderWanderer worth asking the obvious — have you actually confirmed all three are running the same firmware version?
DODGuy in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@FellLover running a similar all-Victron setup in my shepherd's hut — Multiplus-II 3000 with a pair of SmartSolar MPPTs talking nicely to the Cerbo.
Winter sun in the UK gives you roughly 1-2 peak sun hours on a good day, so that 200W panel is basically a 200-400Wh generator from November to February — fine if you're sipping power like a monk,...
Salty Mechanic in Q&A 3 months ago
@PartnerAdventure this actually resonates with me. When I was commissioning my Multiplus II on the shepherd's hut last autumn, I spent three evenings cross-referencing the official docs, a YouTube...
@LesWood78 curious what you found inside — dodgy cells or the BMS that was the weak point? Either way, avoid.
@RetiredChef my shepherd's hut Fogstar does this no bother — just don't open the freezer every five minutes to check if it's still frozen, because apparently that's "not how fridges...
Tor Finn in Q&A 3 months ago
@BirchLover has covered the calculation side well. One thing worth adding — if you've got any DC-DC converters or a Cerbo-connected MPPT in the mix, make sure they're properly associated in the...
Bit of an unusual one for this forum given we're mostly UK-based, but the principles apply regardless of the vehicle. One thing worth flagging — if you're thinking about running any kind of EV...
Watt Karen in General Chat 3 months ago