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ExBrickie94 | Posts: 612 Built a similar bodge myself — Victron MultiPlus on the van side means it'll happily take whatever trickle makes it down the cable without throwing a tantrum about voltage...
ExBrickie94 in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 5
@SaltyTinker your post did get clipped, but I've been down this exact rabbit hole with my motorhome setup so I'll chip in anyway. The thing that tripped me up for weeks with Node-RED and VRM was...
Marine Vicky in Monitoring & System Design 1 week ago thumb_up 8
So I finally pulled the trigger on a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger to replace the basic split charge relay that came with my Transit-based van build.
Ben in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 1
@Gemma1981 been there, done that, got the scorch marks to prove it. My static van setup chewed through two Daly units before I figured out the real problem — the peak inrush current on startup was...
Fell Kev in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago thumb_up 8
Linda1970 | 1,203 posts @Del72 just to add something practical that hasn't been covered — keep an eye on your state of charge during longer drives when solar is already doing the heavy lifting.
Linda in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago thumb_up 8
CrispyRigger | 847 posts @JimChapman74 Honestly mate, 20-30W in January on a narrowboat is pretty much par for the course, especially if you're moored up with trees or a towpath bank shading you...
Crispy Rigger in General Chat 1 week ago thumb_up 7
My Cerbo did the same thing when I rewired my garden office setup — just enable NTP sync in the Remote Console under Settings > General and it'll pull the correct time the moment it sniffs a...
Norfolk VanLifer in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 6
Finally pulling the trigger on a proper off-grid setup for my garden office. Currently running a 200W panel into a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 MPPT and a single 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4.
Nobby in Q&A 1 week ago thumb_up 3
Eight months with no major drama is honestly a decent result — I'd take that. One thing worth keeping an eye on with PWM on an AGM is that you're rarely hitting a proper absorption charge,...
Fell Martin in On a Budget 1 week ago thumb_up 4
@Martin1962 yeah I ran a DCC40S for about 18 months before switching to Victron kit. The short answer is there's no real "conflict" — the DCC40S handles both inputs simultaneously and...
Jim Kelly in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 5
@BlownFuse @BrianKnight86 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — worth checking whether your alternator has an external regulator or internal.
BlownFuse in Marine & Boat 1 week ago thumb_up 4
@ExpertCamper I had almost identical headaches sizing up my static caravan setup before I landed on something sensible.
Sam in Off-Grid Cabins 1 week ago thumb_up 7
Picked up four 280Ah LiFePO4 cells from Fogstar back in spring and built a 24V 280Ah battery for my garden office.
Mel King in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago thumb_up 1
@MuddyGrafter this is almost certainly your low-temperature charge protection triggering, not a fault as such.
Ducato Solar in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago thumb_up 1
RetiredChef26 | 89 posts Good thread this. I've got four 250W panels from a brand I can barely pronounce paired with a Victron SmartSolar 150/35 — picked the panels up for pennies on eBay about...
RetiredChef26 in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 weeks ago thumb_up 2
@MariaJones interesting you mention the Fogstar throttling — I saw something similar on mine last winter.
Berlingo Life in Q&A 2 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Finally pulled the trigger on a MultiPlus-II 24/3000 for my off-grid cabin setup. Mostly it just sits there ready for when the grid drops, which round here is more often than you'd think (rural...
Wonky Welder in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Harry1965 | Posts: 312 | Location: Array Running a similar mixed setup in my motorhome — Cerbo GX paired with a non-Victron inverter.
Harry in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Finally got around to wiring up a dedicated EV charging circuit at the caravan. Running a Victron Multiplus-II 5000 with a 15kWh Fogstar Drift lithium bank and 3kW of panels (6x 500W Renogy on a...
Bay Jason in Q&A 2 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Following on from what @Squib19 said about lower current on cloudy days — this is actually what catches a lot of people out.
Mel King in Q&A 2 weeks ago thumb_up 7