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RhysGrant | 412 posts | Mid Wales Really useful thread this. @T6Project heating is absolutely the killer variable — worth calculating your actual daily Wh consumption for whatever you're running...
Rhys Grant in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Really relate to this @Thommo — I've been running essentially a tiny house philosophy in my Transit conversion for two years now and the mobile constraint genuinely improves your decision-making.
MIA_VanLife in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Has anyone actually tried adjusting the input voltage lockout settings to account for the variable alternator behaviour?
Van Kev in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
I picked up a pair of Renogy Rover 40A units last year to run alongside my existing Victron setup in the workshop, mostly as a backup and to charge a second bank of 200Ah AGMs.
RetiredElectrician10 in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 6
HazelSoul | 📍 Array | ⚡ Off-Grid / Tiny House / Narrowboat Running mixed wattage on my narrowboat setup — 2x 175W older Renogy panels alongside a 200W — all into a Victron SmartSolar 75/15.
FrostyTinker | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar & DC enthusiast @Paddy_2634 Worth double-checking your Bluetooth absorption voltage setting in the Victron Connect app — it needs to match your leisure...
Frosty Tinker in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Curly38 | 412 posts | somewhere damp Done exactly this swap at my cabin setup. The XS is noticeably quicker filling a depleted bank before I plug the EV in — that 50A makes a real difference when...
Curly38 in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Reply by ChloeFisher72 @SolarGeorge — I'd wager it's the inrush current from the cooker's heating elements catching it out.
Chloe Fisher in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Great thread, @BatteryDoug. Worth checking your DC cable sizing between the battery and the MultiPlus — even a short run of undersized cable can cause enough voltage drop under that 3000W load to...
Barry Crane in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@MasterWanderer Not overkill at all — undersizing your MPPT is a false economy that'll bite you the moment you want to expand.
@GrumpyWanderer curious what you were going to say there, post got cut off mate 😄 One thing I'd add from my motorhome setup — worth double-checking your panel connections at the combiner/junction...
Davo83 in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Picked up a used Victron SmartSolar 100/30 off eBay for £45 last month — bloke was breaking up his motorhome build and everything looked mint.
NaeClue in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Really good points from @GillGibson and @ForestDaz already. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your BMS communication setup.
Wonky Warden in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
@LazyBodger I'd push back on this slightly. Your Multiplus-II's quiescent draw is what, 11-15W at idle?
Compo in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 9
@VanKev I do something similar — my van lives on the drive most of the time so it made sense to have a proper transfer switch sorted.
Paddy Fox in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Reply by CamperTel: @LindaClark90 — that clicking at low load is almost certainly the PowerControl or dynamic power assist relay cycling.
Camper Tel in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
VoltPaddy | 203 posts | 🔋 Tiny House Tinkerer Genuine question nobody seems to have tackled yet — what's your peak load profile actually looking like?
Volt Paddy in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
@SueThompson the real question is whether the eBay unit's efficiency figures are being calculated by the same algorithm that determines its "20A" rating — i.e., someone's optimistic...
Volt Alison in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
I've been running a Multiplus 2 48/3000 for about eight months now in my off-grid cabin setup, paired with a 48V 200Ah LiFePO4 bank and a Cerbo GX for monitoring.
Solar George in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Hey @MarkBennett, one thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your DC input low voltage thresholds in VE.Configure.
SY_Marine in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 4