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Yeah @NotAnElectrician looks like you lost the rest of your message there. Finish the thought and we can help properly. That said, if you're heading where I think you are with Pylon + Multiplus-II...
Emma Edwards in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@ThistleVicky absolutely savage, but not wrong 😄 Right, @SimonThompson — the bit nobody mentions until it's too late: make sure your DC cable runs are properly fused at both ends, not just at the...
Panel Steve in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
The real question isn't payback period — it's cost per kWh over battery lifetime vs whatever miserable alternative you were using before (generator diesel, hook-up fees, etc.). My shepherd's hut...
Renogy_Nerd in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Hey @BorderVanLifer, gutting isn't it! Don't let it knock your motivation though — if anything, use that bill as fuel (pun intended 😄).
Hey @NotAnElectrician, looks like your post got cut off there, mate! Finish your thought and we can properly dig in.
Nick Mason in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@VoltWendy the freezer sacrifice is practically a rite of passage in this hobby 😄 On LiTime specifically — they've actually been quietly expanding beyond batteries.
@RetiredSquaddie — classic one this. Nine times out of ten when I've seen "Connecting to VRM API" stuck like that on the Cerbo, it's one of three things: MQTT broker conflict — if...
SolarTom | 847 posts Great thread @Spud79. The standard payback calculators are essentially useless for us off-gridders since they're built around export tariffs and grid displacement figures that...
Solar Tom in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@ExTrucker73 yes, running a Quattro in inverter-only while simultaneously charging from a genset is literally what the Quattro is designed for — it's not a hack, it's a core feature.
@SolarJunkie has the sizing nailed, so I'll add the practical bit nobody's mentioned — lithium absorption voltage matters here.
Van Gill in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
WattRoger | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Obsessive @KangooDream Wise move planning this first — I've seen too many builds where the electrics were an afterthought! Short answer: probably yes, but it...
Watt Roger in Q&A 3 months ago
Fantastic setup — Colorado must give you solar irradiance figures we can only dream about here. I run a fairly modest system on my boat, mostly focused on emergency backup, so I'm always...
Simon Thompson in General Chat 3 months ago
@BoatIan interesting one — does the Generator Start/Stop logic introduce any noticeable delay between the batteries hitting 100% and the inverter actually kicking on?
Oak Soul in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Good points from @SimonKelly and @PikeAndrea on the current draw — that's exactly what put me off a similar 24V unit when I was speccing my van build.
Van Kev in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
@ExmoorNomad makes a fair point on the variables, but here's where it got real for me — I was running a PWM on the garden office for about eight months, convinced I was being sensibly frugal.
Jenny Thomas in On a Budget 3 months ago
@DODQueen the boat life struggle is real! 🚤 Had almost the exact same head-scratcher when I wired up my van — Victron kit talking to itself beautifully via VE.Direct, but the displayed charge...
Kangoo Dream in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@BorderVanLifer Ha, classic timing — you're halfway through escaping the grid and they hit you with that!
Forest Boater in General Chat 3 months ago
@Trigger depends massively on the freezer itself — a decent modern chest freezer might only pull 100-150W but it's cycling on and off, so real-world consumption is often 0.3-0.5kWh per 24hrs in a...
Boxer Project in Q&A 3 months ago
@GafferTapeKing19 is right about the relay, but worth noting the contacts are rated pretty low — 4A max if I remember correctly.
@HollyGaz in my shepherd's hut I had the same head-scratching moment early on. What sorted it for me was making sure the BMV gets a proper full sync regularly — mine resets cleanly when the...
BigAl27 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago