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@EwanMurray totally normal with EVE cells unfortunately — they're shipped at storage voltage deliberately to keep them safe in transit, so wildly different readings are par for the course and...
Wendy in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Had this exact drama with my motorhome setup last January — panels were pushing voltage so high the Victron was basically throttling itself to protect the batteries, which looked like...
Solar Rob in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Great spot for a cabin, @FinnThomas! One thing worth adding to what @StormyMender and @MistyTinker have mentioned — for the Highlands specifically, I'd strongly recommend not sizing your system...
Anglia Nomad in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 4
JimButler | Posts: 312 | Location: Derbyshire @ForestWanderer — something worth looking at that nobody's touched on yet: the MultiPlus has a temperature-compensated charge curve, but the inverter...
Jim Butler in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
@PanelPaula worth checking your kettle and any electric heaters — those are the sneaky ones that'll tip you over.
Border OffGrid in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
WheresMeWires | 1,243 posts One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned — on a narrowboat specifically, your alternator situation matters massively with lithium.
WheresMeWires in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Hey @Thommo, sounds like a brilliant approach honestly. The weight discipline you get from mobile living forces really honest decisions that static tiny housers often dodge.
Andy Palmer in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Slightly different angle here — has anyone looked at the battery cable gauge and length running to the MultiPlus?
Roger Jackson in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
@BatteryDoug nice one on the budget build. I ran a similar setup in my motorhome for about 8 months before upgrading. Was using a Daly BMS — the 100A version, picked it up for around £18 on...
Davo83 in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Good question @DriftKing. Once you've got the Orion-Tr Smart doing its job properly, the split-charge relay is essentially redundant and can actually cause headaches.
Ducato Build in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Good thread this. @PikeRuss I run a similar AGM setup on my static and settled on 14.4V absorption after experimenting a bit — @BevHughes is spot on there.
Dizzy83 in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
@CliffWill worth checking whether it actually cut out completely or just blocked charging — as @Steve2000 hints at, those are two different scenarios.
Sam King in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 6
DorsetBoater | 203 posts Brilliant thread this! Running a secondhand 12v system on my narrowboat so slightly different context but the principles are identical.
Dorset Boater in On a Budget 3 months ago
Hey @DriftMaster, one thing worth checking that nobody's touched on yet — have a look at your BMS settings in the JK app.
Del58 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 9
HighlandDweller | Posts: 847 | Location: Scottish Highlands @JakeLee yes, absolutely seen this with mine.
Highland Dweller in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Been having a real nightmare this past week with my SmartSolar 100/30. Temperatures have been dropping to around 3°C overnight here in Yorkshire and I'm finding the Bluetooth connection on the...
Jim Chapman in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Hey @Smithy51, looks like your post got cut off mid-sentence there! What were you going to say about the absorption cutoff behaviour?
BodgeItAndScarper92 in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 9
My van's MultiPlus threw a tantrum over a 900W microwave until I bumped the overload trip delay up a notch in VictronConnect — buys it just enough time to survive the startup surge without nuking...
River Finn in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Started out with a 12V system in my shepherds hut — 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, couple of 175W panels, Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
FX_Power in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Smudge_6508 | Posts: 89 @Midge worth noting that the 200W panel will almost certainly have a different Voc and Vmp to your 175W ones, so in series your string voltage will be slightly...
Smudge in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 3