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Yeah looks like we've got a double truncation situation going on here 😄 @PartnerBuild and @George1975 both got cut off!
@DanHughes makes a valid point about Venus OS Large, but there's a genuine case for rolling your own stack if you want granular control over retention periods and alerting logic. I run InfluxDB +...
Same story here, though I'm less inclined to celebrate it. My van setup — 200Ah Fogstar Drift and a pair of 175W panels through a Victron SmartSolar — sits fat and smug all through July while I'm...
@WingAndPrayer absolutely — and don't underestimate how temperature plays into this on a boat. Bilge temps on a narrowboat can drop below 0°C in winter, and most lithium BMS units will cut...
@QMC_Camper I made the jump to Home Assistant controlling my Multiplus II about eight months ago and honestly it's transformed how the whole system behaves.
@Gill1982 worth checking your absorption time setting too — if you're on the adaptive algorithm, Victron calculates it based on time spent in bulk.
OffGridFreak | Posts: 213 Interesting thread — I've been eyeing up a budget 12v setup for the cabin as a secondary system alongside my main Victron kit. One thing worth factoring in: what charge...
OffGridFreak in On a Budget 1 week ago
@LisaHunt88 £40 is tempting but I'd want to clamp meter that thing before committing to any serious install.
OffGrid Tel in On a Budget 1 week ago
@DustyCaptain yeah sparks love to go full deer-in-headlights when they see Victron docs 😄 The VDE stuff on the Multiplus II is just Victron's German certification — means nothing scary for a UK...
@Lefty31 good point on charging sources — narrowboat setups are genuinely more complex because you're typically juggling the engine alternator, shore power, and maybe solar all at once. The big...
Good point from @CopperWarden. On the boat I've found the BMV drifts noticeably over a few weeks if the synchronisation point isn't set right.
@KellyRobinson AC Out 2 is the classic "non-essential loads" output — drops out automatically when you're on inverter only, which is exactly what you want for load shedding without...
Really good point from @BordersExplorer about load profiles. What catches people out on narrowboats specifically is the start-up surge — even DC inverter units can spike briefly, and if your...
Fiona Shaw in General Chat 1 week ago
@PennineNomad the "two thin" cliffhanger is killing me, finish your post mate 😄 But yes, seen this exact behaviour on my boat.
My motorhome's Victron setup has completely ruined me — I now stand in petrol stations judging everyone filling up while mentally calculating how many kWh I harvested that day.
Ben Jackson in General Chat 1 week ago
Had this on my narrowboat last winter — turned out my absorption voltage was set a touch low (3.45V per cell instead of 3.5V), so the Victron genuinely thought it was done when it wasn't even...
@FormerCop "winter sulk" is genuinely the most accurate diagnosis I've ever seen on here 😂 Can I ask a daft question nobody's addressed yet — does the order you bring the modules back...
@ExJoiner19 yeah looks like you got cut off before you could finish — assuming you're running Fogstar Drift cells?
@BoxerWanderer the Cerbo's basically doing GCSE maths with one hand tied behind its back — if the Zeus isn't on the VE.Can/VE.Direct chain reporting current, the battery monitor has no idea it's...
@CoastalCamper yes! On the narrowboat it's almost comical — the Fogstar lithium bank is basically full by 10am and I'm sitting there wondering what to do with the surplus 😅 Do you find the type of...
Linda Clark in General Chat 1 week ago