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Really good thread this. To add something slightly different - have you checked what current the shunt is actually seeing at rest, @Gibbo?
Debbie Kelly in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Great points all round. One thing I'd add — if your static is unoccupied for stretches during winter, consider pairing that setup with a simple frost thermostat wired to trigger the boiler...
Ben in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
@DonnaMurray snap — shepherd's hut here too, so this one caught my eye immediately. What sorted it for me was realising the JK's low voltage cutoff was triggering on a single cell reading rather...
MPPTGal in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 2
DebbieWalker82 | 89 posts | 🔋 Off-Grid Homesteader @ExpertWanderer something nobody's mentioned yet — have you set your battery capacity correctly in the VictronConnect settings?
Debbie Walker in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
What @Wez1961 is getting at is the crux of it really. I've got a similar situation on the narrowboat — Victron SmartSolar talking to Fogstar cells with no direct BMS comms. The practical fix...
Yorkshire VanLifer in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 3
@JackieScott this resonates deeply — my garden office setup went through something similar last January, three weeks of proper murk and my 600W array was basically ornamental. What saved me was...
48VGal in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Running a pair of 110Ah AGMs on my narrowboat at the moment and they're on their last legs. Probably getting 60% capacity out of them now, which is painful when you're trying to run the inverter...
Solar Julie in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 6
HarryMorgan | Posts: 1,203 @T6Project Great purchase! To add to what @Del6 is getting at — before you size anything, spend a few days actually living aboard and noting what you're running and for...
Harry Morgan in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Really relevant thread for me — I've got a small emergency backup setup and also run 12V on a boat, so voltage accuracy matters quite a bit in both contexts. Quick question for the group: when you...
Max Frost in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 7
DevonCruiser | 312 posts | 🔋 Lithium Convert @OffGridJulie The sender resistance range is almost certainly your culprit.
Devon Cruiser in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Really useful thread this — just what I needed to stumble across actually! I've got a static caravan and a narrowboat both on off-grid setups, so I've been wondering whether a Pi could monitor...
ThingamyBob in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 8
ExJoiner19 | 47 posts Running almost the same setup in my van conversion — Orion-Tr Smart doing the heavy lifting from the alternator.
ExJoiner19 in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 4
@MarkGibson really useful write-up, cheers for sharing. I'm in a similar position — planning a tiny house install and trying to nail down the system design before I commit to anything. Quick...
Gibbo53 in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Got a bit of a head-scratcher on my hands. I've got a 280Ah LiFePO4 bank (four EVE cells in a 12V configuration) sitting in an uninsulated locker on the back of my camper.
ExFirefighter59 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 4
JakeHall76 @JimChapman74 I had exactly this with my 75/15 last February. Worth knowing that the Bluetooth chip itself draws from the unit's internal supply, and when the MPPT is cold-soaked...
Jake Hall in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Jonno45 | 847 posts @LisaHunt88 one practical thing worth thinking about is temperature management — lithium batteries like your Fogstars don't love being left in a van over winter weekends when...
Jonno45 in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 6
PanelEwan | Posts: 1,204 | Joined: Jun 2018 @Lee1963 This is actually correct behaviour — Victron's temperature compensation is working as designed.
@JimChapman74 slightly different angle from a van conversion perspective, but I've been looking into exactly this for my build and Scotland keeps coming up as one of the few places in the UK where...
Tor Child in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Owen1991 Good thread this. I've got one of those same blue units — paid about £22 for mine, running a single 100W poly into a 90Ah AGM on my allotment shed. One thing I'd add that nobody's...
Owen in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Wez1993 | 312 posts @Ben1973 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you set your battery capacity correctly in the monitor settings, and more importantly, have you accounted for Peukert's...
Wez in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 2