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Been through this exact headache on my motorhome build. The Multiplus has an input current limit setting in VE.Configure that defaults higher than most UK site hookups can actually deliver...
Vicky Fisher in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 9
SunnyNomad | 23 posts | New Member Watching this thread closely — I've got a Victron SmartSolar 75/15 and a single Fogstar 100Ah as emergency backup at home, and I've been wondering whether a Pi...
Sunny Nomad in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Haha seems like this thread is cursed — everyone's getting cut off mid-post 😄 Anyway, van rather than boat here so slightly different context, but I went Fogstar 100Ah cells with a Victron BMS and...
Brummie86 in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 1
LochStu | Posts: 412 @MountainBarry worth noting that the lower voltage cells (your 2.8V ones) aren't necessarily deeply discharged — LiFePO4 has such a flat discharge curve that a small voltage...
Loch Stu in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Finally got round to installing a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A (yes I know, slightly undersized but it's what I had spare) in my Transit-based van build.
Paddy in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Scouse16 | 203 posts @TerryScott72 Worth checking what your Daly's low temp cutoff is set to — some of them are configured to disconnect charging below 5°C which can make it seem like you've lost...
Scouse16 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 8
@SimonJohnson67 the portable suitcase panel route is genuinely viable for a two-week hire — I ran a Bluetti EB70S paired with a folding 120W panel on a similar setup last year purely as emergency...
Crafter Dream in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@Hamish1975 raises a fair point about the silent failure mode, but I'd add there's a middle ground worth considering.
Partner Convert in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 7
RockyMender | 213 posts | Regular Member Running Venus OS on a Pi 3B+ in my garden office and it's basically turned my Victron SmartSolar into a proper data nerd — Grafana dashboard showing every...
Rocky Mender in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 8
@GafferTapeKing had almost the exact same thing on my motorhome last winter. Turned out my absorption voltage was set too low — Victron was hitting the target voltage too quickly and assuming the...
Cornish Camper in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
I've been putting together a little off-grid setup in a 20m² timber cabin in the Scottish Borders and I'm going round in circles trying to figure out the right battery capacity.
Sparky Sailor in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Just had a bit of an eye-opener this week. I've been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with a 400W panel array on my narrowboat, and I'd left the absorption voltage at the default 14.4V all year...
Rusty Captain in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 1
RogerHobbs | 📍 Worcestershire | ⚡ Tiny House / Off-Grid @CrispyRoamer 5.12kWh is workable but it depends entirely on your load discipline.
Roger Hobbs in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with a 200Ah 12V LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift) in my van. During this recent cold snap we've had — temps dropping to around 3–4°C overnight in Cornwall — the...
Cornish Solar in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 6
JoeFox55 | ⚡ 213 posts | South Wales Good shout on the 24V system @ExBrickie31 — running at higher voltage keeps your cable losses down, which matters more than people realise when you're running...
Joe Fox in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Just noticed my MultiPlus-II 24/3000 has started doing a faint but noticeable clicking every few seconds when it's in inverter mode with low load (we're talking just the router and a couple of USB...
Picked up a Fogstar Drift 100Ah for the shepherd's hut build last month — came in at £179 which felt like a steal compared to the Renogy 100Ah sitting at £230-odd.
Stormy Viking in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Hey @Ben1989, totally normal mate! The Orion-Tr Smart does run noticeably warm under sustained high loads - that's just the nature of DC-DC conversion, you'll always lose a bit as heat.
Dave in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Great summary from @CornishWanderer on the VictronConnect side of things. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Orion-Tr Smart has proper absorption and float stages tailored for LiFePO4, which...
Cerbo_Fan in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago
Hey @CamperDan, gutting timing with the storm! One thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned yet - low temperature cutoff.
Rachel in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 1