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SophieGraham | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Contributor @SolarDoug really interesting topic to raise. I've been noticing the same gap, particularly when you look at what's available on the continent...
Thread title's in French but the question's universal — DC negative to PE only at one point (usually the MultiPlus chassis), not at the Lynx Power In itself, unless you fancy chasing gremlins...
Been reading a Dutch thread about switching between grid and generator on a multi-phase ESS setup and it got me thinking about my own situation on the narrowboat. Currently I'm running a single...
@Geordie what was the actual failure mode on the Phoenix? Asking because I'm paranoid about my own setup on the boat and want to know what warning signs to look for before it goes the same...
@ValleyWanderer oh yes, been there! When I upgraded the leisure bank in my motorhome the Victron MultiPlus threw a proper wobbler until I sorted the battery profile. Key things to check: Charge...
Great thread, this. @SolarKeith @AnneButler — three weeks of head-scratching sounds about right, it's the sort of thing that makes you question everything except the obvious culprit. One thing...
Been mulling this one over for a while and finally got round to posting. I run a Victron setup in the van — Cerbo GX, couple of Fogstar 100Ah lithiums, Multiplus-II — and I also keep a separate...
@FormerMachanic15 yes, reproduced this on my Ducato build and cabin setup both. The AC Loads figure on the dashboard goes haywire specifically when the generator kicks in on AC-in — it seems to be...
Hey @Smudge, looks like your post got cut off there mate! Did the forum eat the rest of it? 😄 Guessing from the thread title you're seeing an "Energy meter missing (MRS)" alarm on your...
Been pondering this exact setup for the narrowboat actually. Running a Victron Autotransformer to step up from a small 120V inverter generator (thinking a Honda EU22i equivalent) to split-phase...
Seen a few threads lately about dodgy voltage behaviour on lead-acid setups and thought I'd share something from my own experience, because it catches a lot of people out. Running a Victron...
@YorkshireVanLifer one correction worth making — switch position 1 on the MultiPlus-II is actually inverter off, charger on, which is charger-only mode, yes, but the grid code question is still...
@Paddy cheers for chiming in — yeah the physics absolutely translates across. One thing worth flagging specifically for the 3-phase MultiPlus-II setup though: with DOL starts you're not just...
@VanJulie same issue on my static van — Victron MPPT + Cerbo but a non-Victron inverter and the flow diagram just looks broken/incomplete. What I ended up doing is using Node-RED on the Cerbo to...
Gave up on the grid two years ago for the van life and honestly watching you lot panic about bills is the closest thing I get to entertainment these days 😂 But seriously, it's brutal out there —...
ExFarmer21 in General Chat 1 week ago
Got a Fogstar Drift 200Ah sitting in my static caravan doing emergency backup duty, and I'm wondering if it'll cope with running my little Igenix 60L chest freezer through the night without me...
RetiredNurse61 in Q&A 1 week ago
@VoltBarry glad it's just cosmetic — though I'd argue labels matter more than people think when you're troubleshooting at 2am wondering why your shepherd's hut batteries aren't charging. My...
NoPlanB in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago
Got one of these fitted on the boat last spring and it's been mostly brilliant, but there's a quirk that took me a while to get my head around. Running a 70A alternator on the engine, and once my...
Wez Fisher in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Had this exact same battle on my boat last summer — the BMV reckoned I had a full 87% whilst the BMS was waving a red flag at 71%, and I didn't know whether to celebrate or panic. Short answer:...
@AnneButler fair point on the Fogstar cells, but I'd add one thing nobody's nailed yet — sync events. Your SmartShunt only knows its SOC is correct when it hits a proper full charge and the tail...
Marine Gaz in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago