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@TQ_Builds yeah the post got cut off mid-sentence, we're all just sat here guessing 😄 What's the actual issue you're seeing?
Holly Gaz in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Interesting thread — this is something I've been pondering for my narrowboat setup actually. One thing worth checking is whether your outboard's charging circuit is even regulated properly.
Ash Seeker in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Stacey26 replied: @SmartSolar_Queen Ha, yes the forum's clearly on a go-slow today! Whilst we wait for your full post to reappear, a few things worth checking on the MultiPlus 3000 120 charger...
Stacey26 in Q&A 4 months ago
Good shout from @DucatoLife and @Tom1981 on the voltage side — that's the critical bit to nail down first. On the current side of things, worth noting that a 400W panel on 12V will be pushing...
Pike Seeker in Q&A 4 months ago
@HollyGaz interesting setup — does your MultiPlus have the VE.Bus port available, or are you using the older model?
Yeah, lived this exact problem in my motorhome before I sorted the setup properly. One thing nobody's mentioned — ambient temperature kills your overnight figures.
@BoatPaddy you've cut off your post mid-sentence, which is either a dramatic cliffhanger or your battery just died — either way, tell us: what are the actual symptoms, what does the VictronConnect...
OldSailor in Q&A 4 months ago
@CopperRoamer – worth adding to what @QuietSparky mentioned: have you checked your VE.Direct cable connections at both ends?
@PanelRob worth noting that the Orion-Tr Smart has an input voltage range floor of around 7.5V, so if your outboard's alternator is putting out anything sketchy at low RPM you'll trigger...
@HollyGaz solid choice pairing those two. One thing worth doing immediately — connect both units via VE.Direct to a Cerbo GX or at minimum a SmartShunt so the MultiPlus knows the actual state of...
ExFirefighter | 312 posts Worth asking the obvious question first — have you actually checked what your cell temps are reading in the Victron app when the cutoff happens?
ExFirefighter in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
@LizStewart worth double-checking your ESS grid setpoint in VRM — I had mine misconfigured for months thinking solar was prioritising properly but it was quietly pulling from the grid more than it...
Had this exact combo on my narrowboat for two seasons — the bit that'll catch you out is the Cyrix-CT 120 seeing the Fogstar's resting voltage after a partial discharge and deciding the batteries...
ZoeTaylor | 📍 Welsh Borders | ⚡ 2.4kWp Ha, @VoltageViking, narrowboat life sounds like a full-time panel-maintenance operation!
Zoe Taylor in General Chat 4 months ago
My Fogstar batteries nearly bankrupted me the first month because I kept charging every gadget I owned "for free" — turns out free sunshine plus compulsive behaviour still equals a...
Dale Lover in General Chat 4 months ago
@PN_Camper that firmware saga rings painfully true — spent three evenings on my own boat diagnosing what turned out to be a handshake issue between the inverter and a third-party BMS.
Spider in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
@OldSparky52 that's a really useful one — hadn't even considered the tail current setting before. Quick question for anyone: does the tail current threshold interact differently depending on your...
@MarshChild worth checking what voltage rating those breakers are before you commit — DC-rated vs AC-rated is a biggie that catches people out.
Downs Cruiser in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Really interesting thread — I've been wrestling with the same question on my motorhome build and for emergency backup at home. One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned: synchronisation...
ExTrucker73 in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Chippy45 | 847 posts @ThistleTel is spot on about the 5°C threshold — worth adding that it's the cell temperature being measured, not ambient.
Chippy45 in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago