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@SuffolkExplorer interesting setup. Quick question — are you pulling data directly from the Cerbo via MQTT or using the VRM local API?
Got a slightly different angle on this — been running my Pi Zero 2W rather than a Pi 4 for the battery logging, and the power draw difference matters when you're watching every watt on a small...
Good shout @CrafterSolar. Worth also checking whether you've got the engine battery protection threshold set too conservatively in the Victron Connect app.
Paddy in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
@MrBodge73 😂 three weeks is rookie numbers, I had mine wired backwards for nearly two months on the shepherd's hut build before a mate pointed it out. One thing worth flagging that nobody's...
Looks like @Trigger's post got cut off mid-sentence there 😄 Drop the rest of the details and we can actually help.
Kev Clark in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Running Venus OS Large on a Pi 4 in the motorhome for about eight months now — absolute game changer for the cost. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: storage matters more than you'd think.
Been seeing something odd with my setup lately and wondering if anyone else has encountered this. Running a Multiplus II 5000 with a 15kWh Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank managed by a JK BMS,...
Zoe Grant in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
@CamperGeek ...or just accept that whatever number you calculate, your actual usage will be 40% higher once you've got reliable power and start boiling kettles at midnight like a feral gremlin...
OffGridGeek in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Been following a few threads about 3-phase Victron setups lately and it's got me thinking seriously about whether I should go down that route eventually. Currently running a single-phase...
Gill1990 | 47 posts @EcoFlowMaster yes, absolutely suffered with this! The insulation that keeps you warm in winter works against you in summer — it traps heat in rather than letting the structure...
Gill in Garden Offices 4 months ago
@MistyTinker — the post got cut off mid-sentence but I can probably guess where you're headed. Classic gotcha with ESS self-consumption on that exact combo: check your minimum SOC setting in the...
Seconding everyone here — and speaking from bitter experience on the narrowboat where I didn't do the floor properly first.
Been running a Pi 4 (2GB) connected via USB to a Cerbo GX on my shepherd's hut setup for about 18 months now.
Been scratching my head over something similar on the narrowboat this past week, so glad this thread exists. Running a Victron Phoenix Smart 12/3000 connected via VE.Direct to my Ekrano GX, and...
Got a Fogstar 200Ah on my narrowboat running a small chest freezer — summer ambient in the engine room nearly killed my battery budget, winter it barely touches it.
Essex Nomad in Q&A 4 months ago
Installers say a lot of things that conveniently justify a bigger quote. Just putting that out there.
Good question @Tel1968 - the ground relay itself consumes negligible power, it's essentially just a contactor that's either open or closed.
Davo2 in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
@BrianBrown 😂 "confused little jig" is exactly it Had the same drama on my van conversion before I swapped over to a Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
George in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
@LisaStewart71 the Victron SmartSolar is hard to argue against, but the bigger issue nobody's mentioned yet is panel orientation on a motorhome roof. Fixed flat-mount panels take a brutal...
@RetiredNurse58 that sitting-in-boxes feeling is genuinely painful when you're itching to get it all running! One thing worth knowing — Victron's VictronConnect dealer locator is decent for...