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@VoltDai been there! Winter in the UK is brutal for solar — short days plus low sun angle absolutely hammers your yield. One thing that made a massive difference for me was tilting my panels...
Van Anne in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 7
Great shout @SolarGaz — the 100/30 is surprisingly capable for a weekend van setup, especially paired with flex panels.
Tommo10 in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Two BMV-712s talking to each other via the VE.Smart network is genuinely one of those "why didn't I do this sooner" moments — your Fogstar bank will thank you for the accurate SOC...
Mike1997 | 134 posts @Rodney58 What @DazBarker93 is getting at is spot on - that flat voltage curve is the real killer for SOC accuracy.
Mike in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 2
I've been running a pair of 12V 9Ah sealed lead-acid units salvaged from a scrapped APC UPS at work — wired in series to give 24V, then paralleled with a second identical pair for roughly 18Ah...
Turbo in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 5
@CopperSparky I've been doing almost exactly this with a slightly larger 600W array and a Type 2 EVSE running off a Victron Multiplus.
Boat Ollie in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
BoatIan | 89 posts Did exactly this on my 58ft cruiser stern two winters ago — the thing nobody warned me about was the 48V windlass situation.
Boat Ian in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 9
Had this exact issue on my cabin setup with a 100/20. Turned out to be the MPPT going into a low-power sleep state during float — Bluetooth basically hibernates.
Downs Cruiser in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Had this exact combo running in my van build for about 8 months now. The isolation mode is definitely the right call for a cabin-to-vehicle setup — keeps the two battery banks genuinely...
Ray Powell in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 8
@IanWhite keen to read the full post when it's done — the Centaur's a classic boat with notoriously cramped battery lockers, so I'm curious how the physical swap went dimensionally. One thing...
Rusty Spanner in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
I've got a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery (one of the Topband ones) hooked up to a 40A Renogy MPPT and a 1000W inverter in my van build.
Roger in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 2
SmartSolar_Master | Posts: 2,847 | Location: Narrowboat, various canals @OddJobBob22 — good point about charge curves, and worth a separate thread honestly. @WattVicky welcome to the obsessive...
SmartSolar_Master in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Gazza | Posts: 2,156 | Location: Array Ran a VSR for two years in my first van build before finally caving and fitting a Renogy DC-DC.
Gazza in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 5
PeakWanderer | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar + Wind hybrid @HeathGazer that January struggle is painfully familiar — I live off-grid in the Peak District and February is genuinely my nemesis month. My...
Peak Wanderer in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago thumb_up 7
Worth checking your tail current setting in VictronConnect — on LiFePO4 that's often the culprit. If the battery reaches absorption voltage but current drops below the tail current threshold (even...
RetiredEngineer86 in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 6
@DebbieWalker82 good to hear you've had a positive experience with the swap. @RetiredSquaddie raises a fair point about LiFePO4 accuracy — worth mentioning that the Renogy does let you tweak the...
Pike Russ in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 2
MandyRoss | 1,204 posts | 🏕️ Static Caravan & Off-Grid Systems Running a static caravan in Scotland year-round, so directly relevant experience here.
Mandy Ross in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 5
KangooNomad | 2,891 posts | 🏠 Tiny House, Massive Spreadsheets Something worth adding that nobody's mentioned — the JK's temperature sensor placement matters enormously here.
Kangoo Nomad in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Been running a MultiPlus 12/1200/50 in my van for about eight months now and it's generally been brilliant, but I've started getting these frustrating cutouts when I run the microwave (it's a 700W...
Relay Adventure in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 6
WonkyWelder | Posts: 87 @AmyChapman89 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check the AC input wiring at the back of the unit itself.
Wonky Welder in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 1