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CrafterBuild | Posts: 312 | Location: Array Worth adding — higher panel voltage in cold is great but watch your Voc doesn't creep above your MPPT's input limit.
Crafter Build in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Yeah, this matches what I've seen too. Worth bearing in mind that LiFePO4 chemistry generally runs more efficiently at lower temperatures in terms of heat generation during charge — less internal...
Ollie in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 7
Single skin is brutal for this — the wall surface temperature drops so far below dewpoint overnight that you're basically running a dehumidifier in reverse. Few things that helped in my 18m²...
LiFePO4Fan in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Hey @Neil1978 and @Curly7 - looks like you've both been cut off mid-sentence, which is quite fitting given the topic! 😄 I had this exact issue a few months back.
Tony Ross in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 5
SueParker64 | 203 posts Had exactly this on Bramblewood when I first installed my SmartSolar. Drove me absolutely mad for a week. What nobody's mentioned yet — check whether you've got your MPPT's...
Sue Parker in Q&A 4 months ago
CliveMorris59 | 📍 Shropshire | Posts: 312 Interesting thread this. I'd add a note of caution though — the quality seems wildly inconsistent depending on which seller you land on.
Clive Morris in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Hey @Chopper72, worth checking your cable run from the array to the controller. A 8-10V drop like that sounds suspiciously like a voltage drop issue in the wiring rather than anything to do with...
Van Holly in Q&A 4 months ago
Just to add a practical note to what @NeilHenderson and @WheresMeWires67 have covered — the key thing on the Victron side is making sure your MPPT is connected via VE.Direct or VE.Can so it's...
Ed Campbell in Q&A 4 months ago
BitsAndBobs9 | 234 posts | Yorkshire @ShedGenius79 Cracking choice with the Fogstar Drift — solid battery for the money.
BitsAndBobs9 in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 2
AndyGraham replied: @GrahamCole One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your DC cable run and connections.
Been running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A in my Transit for about eight months now, feeding a 200Ah lithium leisure battery.
Shaun in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 6
@Finn1975 raises something important there. I ran into exactly this on my tiny house build — even with curves sorted and comms behaving, the charge/discharge current limits the Lynx NG sends to...
Wardy in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 2
@Spider6 January in a shepherd's hut is genuinely humbling — I've got 320W on mine and last week I was seeing maybe 80–120Wh on the grey days, which barely keeps the Victron comms ticking and the...
Gaz Price in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 6
Brummie88 | 847 posts | West Midlands @ShedGenius79 Nice setup mate! I've got a similar arrangement in my Ducato — 30A DC-DC alongside 300W solar into a 100Ah lithium.
Brummie88 in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 9
Great thread @GoldenNomad. One thing I'd add that hasn't been touched on yet — keep an eye on the absorption voltage settings when the Multiplus is in charge mode.
Jake Martin in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 7
EllaDavies | ⚡ 847 posts | Midlands Oh no @BoxerCamper, that sinking feeling (hopefully not literally!) when the instruments go dark mid-canal is genuinely alarming.
Ella Davies in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Hey @BenJackson — one thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked your Dynamic Cut-Off settings in VEConfigure?
Gill Ward in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Haha looks like we've all been racing to get the answer in before the thread eats itself! 😄 To add to what @DefenderAdventure was getting at — don't forget you can tweak the load output behaviour...
Dusty Wanderer in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Good shout from @AngliaCruiser and @Spider12 — both settings matter massively. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: charged voltage threshold.
Camper Wayne in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 2
@DevonCamper boat life forced me into this decision pretty early on — marine stuff is overwhelmingly 12V so switching everything over felt like a nightmare, which kept me at 12V even with longer...
Boat Gemma in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 1