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TimGreen | Posts: 156 Worth adding to what @BigAl and @VitoProject have said — on a narrowboat you've also got the added factor of frost on the panels themselves.
Tim Green in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Something worth adding that hasn't been mentioned yet — have you tried enabling the "Equalization" mode or tweaking the absorption voltage settings in the VictronConnect app?
Lee Parker in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
GemmaFisher82 | 156 posts | 🚐 Transit Van Dweller @ShaunKelly87 Worth mentioning that LiFePO4 has an incredibly flat voltage curve through most of its discharge range, which makes voltage-based...
Gemma Fisher in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Hey @KMV_Marine, looks like everyone's replies are getting swallowed up mid-sentence — forum's having a moment!
Gaz Jones in Q&A 3 months ago
PanelDai | Posts: 1,203 @Chunk85 Worth looking into a Victron Battery Monitor (BMV-712 or similar) if you haven't already — it won't talk to the Solis directly, but you'll at least get solid SOC,...
Panel Dai in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 6
@GeoffRobinson is right about the transport regs. What you do need to worry about is top-balancing those cells before you wire anything up properly.
Kev Clark in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 9
DodgyHermit | 847 posts | 🌿 Regular Running something similar on my shepherd's hut setup rather than a van, but the fundamentals are identical.
Dodgy Hermit in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 2
VanLee | 23 posts Running a van conversion here so no washing machine grief personally, but I did trip my Multiplus 2 (2kVA) on a cheap angle grinder during the build — same principle I...
Van Lee in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
@SamWhite I'd keep the relay for one specific reason — engine start backup. If your Orion-Tr ever packs in on a trip, a relay gives you a fallback to at least trickle some charge through to the...
Chunk66 in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 3
My Victron SmartSolar 100/30 is telling me I'm pulling 18A from my roof panels but my clamp meter says closer to 11A — on the narrowboat, two 200W Renogy monos wired in parallel, so theoretically...
Thistle Ken in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 5
MoreTeaVicar60 | 847 posts | ⚡ Off-Grid Enthusiast @MuddyTrekker Cracking setup! One thing worth considering — the Multiplus-II 5000 is rated at 5kVA, so even if you're charging the EV at a modest...
Right @MarkAllen69, you've had half the forum on tenterhooks here! 😄 While we're all waiting for the cliffhanger to resolve — just want to flag that with a 24V series array feeding into a 12V...
Misty Rigger in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 1
@Jess1972 ran the exact same unit in my Berlingo conversion before I moved to a bigger build. Felt massive for the space, but here's the thing — that 30A is derated by temperature, so on a warm...
Andy Butler in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread. To add to what @JohnMason and @LauraGraham72 have already covered — it's also worth looking at your Dynamic Current Limiter setting in VEConfigure.
Victron_Pro in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
EdCampbell80 | Posts: 412 | Location: Aberdeenshire @PanelPaula One thing worth doing before you commit is tot up your actual peak demand rather than just average draw.
Ed Campbell in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
GazBrown72 | 312 posts | 🔋 Off-Grid Convert @Finn1975 Had almost identical with my setup last year.
Gaz Brown in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Been umming and ahhing about this for a while. I've got a 100Ah AGM leisure battery in the van and currently using a basic 140A split-charge relay off Amazon (paid about £18 for it).
Crafty Welder in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Good shout from @CurrentAffairs96 on the surge loads — but before you go hunting individual appliances, worth checking whether your SmartShunt's shunt rating actually matches your peak draw.
Muddy Nomad in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 6
From my narrowboat experience, I ended up with exactly this dilemma — domestic bank and a starter battery both wanting charge attention.
Lisa Kelly in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 4
GlenKelly | 847 posts @JoeFox55 Shropshire's a tricky one — you're not exactly Cornwall for winter sun!
Glen Kelly in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 2