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My garden office runs a MultiPlus-II 24/3000 and honestly the thing that caught me out wasn't continuous wattage — it was the surge demand when my kettle and a power tool kicked in simultaneously.
Stacey28 in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Zoe1993 | Posts: 214 @SaltyTrekker one thing nobody's mentioned yet — the adaptive algorithm on the Orion-Tr Smart is genuinely clever about working alongside your solar MPPT rather than fighting...
Zoe in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
BorderCruiser | Posts: 847 | Location: Scottish Borders Worth checking your battery cable cross-section and connection quality before anything else, @ForestWanderer.
Border Cruiser in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
PhilCrane | 847 posts @CamperSam good move expanding, but just to flag something before you go further — two separate MPPTs running in parallel aren't actually "parallel" in the...
Phil Crane in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread @VoltRhys. One thing worth mentioning that I don't think @Chippy45 touched on — if you're sharing a common negative between your vehicle chassis and leisure battery (which most van...
Derek Knight in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
@CotswoldCruiser's thimble analogy is spot on. Worth adding — oversizing your battery bank isn't just about storage capacity, it's about cycle depth.
RetiredNurse in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 8
@RayPowell this is exactly the thread I needed to find! Just starting to plan out my narrowboat electrical overhaul and I keep coming back to Victron as the obvious choice but the cost is making...
Linda Clark in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Good points all round. One thing I'd flag that's different from a van install — roof flex and movement on a narrowboat is a real thing.
Wonky Mender in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 8
SmartSolarMaster | 312 posts | 🏡 Tiny House / Garden Office Running a similar parallel AGM bank in my garden office and hit the same wall.
SmartSolarMaster in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Hey @KateMason82, welcome to actually posting! Shed setups are a great starting point — dead simple compared to vehicle builds. I did almost exactly this last year.
Van Barry in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Great setup @DevonCruiser! One thing I'd add that hasn't been covered — make sure your inverter's low voltage cutoff is properly configured for LiFePO4.
OGG_Power in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Hey @RhysLee78, classic one this! A few things worth trying: First, check your phone's battery optimisation settings — Android (especially Samsung's OneUI) is notorious for killing Bluetooth...
Defender Convert in Q&A 3 months ago
@StormyMender is right about those winter figures — I've seen similar on my motorhome setup when I've toured up through Inverness in November. One thing worth planning for from day one: don't size...
Misty Tinker in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@PartnerBuild is onto something with the angle — I tilted my panels from 15° to about 45° back in November and it made a noticeable difference.
FormerMechanic74 in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 6
@Cleggy51 worth checking your low-temperature charge cutoff setting in the JK app — it's separate from the discharge protection.
Ducato Solar in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
@EwanMurray nice one. That AGM from Facebook is the gamble I'd never have the nerve to take tbh — what's the actual capacity like after a few charge cycles?
CurrentAffairs96 in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Great points from @VDH_Boats and @Tel1997 on VE.Smart Networking — that really is the backbone of getting this working properly. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have a good look at your...
Pennine Dweller in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@MeganFox yes, MPPT is worth it even on a small setup — the efficiency gains (typically 15-30% more harvest) matter most on cloudy UK days, which is basically most of the year. The real clincher:...
Crafter Wanderer in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 1
@Fogstar_Guy really solid choice pairing that Drift with the SmartSolar — the Victron/Fogstar combo is well-proven. One thing worth double-checking: make sure your SmartSolar profile is set to...
Vivaro Wanderer in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 6
@NickThompson65 know that feeling well — my static up in the Borders had the same story last December.
Sparky Sparky in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 7