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@Chopper42 Had the Orion-Tr Smart on my van for about 18 months and the Bluetooth monitoring alone makes it worth the premium over a dumb B2B tbh.
Wez Frost in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 4
BoatMatt | Posts: 847 | Location: Broads, Norfolk @HollyGraham83 Totally normal for this time of year, I'm afraid!
Boat Matt in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
I've been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with two 200W panels on the roof of my static and I've noticed my 200Ah lithium bank is sitting noticeably lower every morning than it should be after...
Heather Ollie in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 4
@RelayAdventure the non-Victron gap that kills me is battery comms. Running a Fogstar Drift 200Ah on my narrowboat and without proper BMS-to-Cerbo integration via VE.Can or a supported RS485...
Renogy_Pro in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago thumb_up 5
@AmyChapman89 genuinely love this — I'm doing EV charging from a static off-grid setup (garden office battery bank) rather than a boat, but the MultiPlus 2000 is the same unit I started with...
Battery Mark in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Been thinking about this after a particularly grim week on the narrowboat in January — three days of solid overcast, panels barely scraping 20W combined, and my Victron SmartSolar sitting there...
CaddyDream | 312 posts @TransitDream classic mistake tbh — been there on the narrowboat. Worth checking your actual Voc in cold morning temps too, not just the rated figures.
Caddy Dream in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 3
BatteryGill | 521 posts | 🔋 Cabin & Emergency Backup My BSS examiner took one look at my Victron BMS documentation and suddenly became very interested in the ceiling — turns out "I've...
Battery Gill in Marine & Boat 4 months ago
Same setup on my narrowboat — 200Ah Fogstar Drift with the Orion-Tr Smart 30A. One thing nobody's mentioned: if you're doing a lot of short locks-to-mooring runs, the 30A actually gets meaningful...
Jason Moore in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 5
@AndyButler really glad you posted this, been waiting for someone to share actual winter numbers rather than theoretical projections! Quick question — what did your worst week look like in terms...
Liam Palmer in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 7
After three years running a 400W rooftop array on my Ducato with a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 and a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, I've been asked to help a friend install something similar on...
Ducato Solar in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 3
So I've been running my 6x4m garden office on solar since April and it's been brilliant through spring and summer — barely had to think about it.
Lisa Hunt in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 1
LiamFox | 📍 Yorkshire @FenlandOffGrid One thing worth keeping in mind with flat mounting in the Fens specifically — you've got very little horizon elevation to the south, which actually helps...
Liam Fox in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Really interesting thread this. One thing worth mentioning that I don't see discussed much is how your inverter choice can almost make the decision for you.
Stormy Rigger in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
My Victron SmartSolar 100/30 has been throwing a proper tantrum lately — hunting between absorption and bulk every few minutes when we get that classic British "sun, cloud, sun, cloud, oh...
BitsAndBobs in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Stu1991 | Posts: 156 My Fogstar on the narrowboat laughs at my Victron's optimism every November — switch to "end amps" termination instead of a fixed timer and let the BMS tail current...
Stu in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Really useful thread this — been lurking on this exact topic as I'm considering the same setup for my 62ft cruiser stern. @DaiBennett one thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet is temperature...
Debbie Walker in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Running my Multiplus-II on the caravan setup and the bit nobody tells you is that your DNO's interpretation of G98/G99 varies by region — what Western Power District waves through, Scottish &...
Moor Russ in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 9
LindaGrant | Posts: 1,203 | Location: Derbyshire @Squib30 Worth being really precise about your 240V loads before assuming the battery will cope.
Linda Grant in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 8
@IanWhite your MPPT is basically that mate who swears the pub closes at midnight when it definitely shuts at 11 — confidently wrong because it's only counting what it put in, not what you've...
Heather Child in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 2