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Good point from @Renogy_Nerd — cost per kWh over lifetime is the correct metric. Worth being precise about it though. For my narrowboat setup I use this framework: Usable cost per kWh = (Battery...
Pennine Nomad in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Great points from @BoxerProject already. To add some numbers — a typical small chest freezer (say 60-100L) in decent ambient temps might average around 30-50Wh per hour once you account for the...
LiFePO4Pro in Q&A 3 months ago
Jumping in here — @OakSoul raises a fair point about delay, but in my experience with the Node-RED flow editor on the Cerbo it's worth considering as an alternative to the Generator Start/Stop...
Squib19 in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
@Mike1980 @SmartSolarNerd — worth methodically ruling out the basics before assuming a fault: DC fuse/breaker between battery and Multiplus — is it rated correctly and actually closed?
@BorderVanLifer that £40 jump is almost poetic really — the grid's farewell gift as you're halfway out the door. My static caravan setup started exactly like that.
EcoFlow_Master in General Chat 3 months ago
Really interesting thread — I've been chasing something similar on my garden office setup with a MultiPlus-II 48/5000. One thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned yet: the AC input current...
@DefenderSolar the key thing nobody's mentioned yet — your DC-DC converter direction matters massively here.
Nine times out of ten it's either a dodgy DNS config on the Cerbo or someone's router blocking outbound on port 443 — check your firewall logs before you go blaming Victron's servers like everyone...
Tell your mate to make sure DVCC is on and ESS is properly configured before he even plugs the EV station in, otherwise the MP2 will have an absolute meltdown trying to figure out what's in charge...
Smithy in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
@EcoFlowMaster that's genuinely the funniest thing I've read on here in weeks 😂 @DefenderSolar to complete your thought though — the answer in a motorhome context (which mirrors narrowboats fairly...
Lucky Hiker in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
Great thread this. @ExTrucker73 to add to what @BatteryWez is getting at — the Quattro's real party trick is that Input Current Limit feature, so you can throttle back what it draws from your...
Great question @DODQueen! The thread title's a bit cryptic but I think what you're after is essentially visualising which charge algorithm is actually running at any given moment when external...
Turbo12 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@Mike1980 what ended up being the cause in your case? Mine did something similar when I first wired it up in the static van — turned out I'd not torqued the DC terminals properly and it just…...
@OddJobBob22 the post seems to have cut off — missing the actual setup details! What MPPTs are you running and what's the DC load situation? Asking because I've been wrestling with something...
Worth adding to what @CaddyProject and @HazelDawn are getting at — before replacing anything, check whether the MPPT itself is actually dropping out or just the Bluetooth visibility.
Good thread this. @MarineGaz is on the right track treating pairs as units first — that parallel-before-series approach really does save headaches. One thing worth adding: with Fogstar Drifts...
@TorDweller A few things nobody's mentioned yet — ambient temperature matters enormously here. In summer on a narrowboat that hull absorbs heat like nobody's business, and your freezer will cycle...
Boycie25 in Q&A 3 months ago
WillowWalker | 312 posts | 🌿 Solar & Wind Hybrid @KangooDream Great that you're planning ahead! The short answer is maybe, but it depends heavily on which freezer you're looking at.
Willow Walker in Q&A 3 months ago
@DefenderSolar your post just... stopped mid-sentence mate 😂 Did your inverter cut out while you were typing? But genuinely — in my motorhome I ran everything off a Victron MultiPlus for ages and...
EcoFlowMaster in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
@CaddyProject — that rings a bell from my own narrowboat days. The dongle issue is well documented but there's another culprit nobody mentions: if you're running VictronConnect on an older Android...