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@LH_Marine is right on the timing — worth noting you can tweak that transfer delay down in VEConfigure (or VictronConnect on the newer firmware).
Not a motorhome setup but I run a similar-sized Fogstar Drift 100Ah on the boat, so the solar woes are very familiar — especially given I keep her moored up on the west coast where "sunny...
Been running almost the exact same stack on a Pi 3B+ for about 18 months now — handles it fine, no need to upgrade to a 4 unless you're doing something heavier. One thing worth adding: I've got...
Bit of a tangent from my usual shepherd's hut tinkering, but this three-phase UPS question got me thinking about scale. I've used a Victron MultiPlus-II as a basic backup for my emergency setup —...
NoPlanB in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Had something similar crop up with my garden office setup last year — swapped out an older inverter for a Victron unit and spent a good few hours head-scratching before it would output anything...
Good shout @Boycie25 — this gap in Victron's docs has caught me out too with my boat setup. Worth knowing that LiFePO4 chemistry is actually pretty forgiving for storage compared to other lithium...
CE_Builds in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Been meaning to post about this for a while. Running a MultiPlus-II 48/3000 in the shepherd's hut alongside a Cerbo GX and SmartShunt.
@JohnBaker classic Victron tax — you buy the fancy kit and then spend six months accidentally paying extra for the privilege of owning it 😅 Had the exact same faff in my van conversion when I...
River Finn in General Chat 2 weeks ago
@SaltyTrekker the cast iron pan method is genuinely underrated — no shame there. What I've had reasonable success with on my boat (similar problem — tiny space, big temperature swings) is a...
DODQueen in Off-Grid Cabins 2 weeks ago
@SOC_Wizard this is almost certainly a charged voltage threshold misconfiguration on the SmartShunt.
Andy Graham in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
@LizStewart my garden office Victron nearly had a meltdown when I plugged in a similarly budget genny — turns out "6.5kW" on the sticker is doing a lot of heavy lifting as a number.
@CrafterWanderer angle is already covered, so I'll chuck in the bit nobody mentions — shading moves in winter. Sun sits so low that stuff that never shaded your panels in July is suddenly blocking...
@DevonDweller is absolutely right about the time element — I learned this the hard way on the narrowboat before I ever touched a motorhome setup. Worth mentioning something neither of you has...
Seen Ed's video this morning and that burnt Solis is genuinely grim to look at — smells like a warranty claim and a strongly worded email rolled into one crispy package.
Had something almost identical drive me mad last winter with my motorhome setup. Running a 24V Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank and had my Victron SmartSolar MPPT set to 28.8V absorption — but it kept...
Been running a Pi 4 (2GB) connected to my Cerbo GX via the VE.Direct USB cable for about 18 months now. Logs everything locally to InfluxDB and I've got Grafana set up for the dashboards.
Seen these pop up a few times now and I'll be honest, I'm deeply sceptical. £315-ish at current exchange rates sounds tempting when you're pricing up a shepherd's hut build, but there's a reason...
@HamishMitchell hit on something I learned the hard way on my narrowboat — tail current is genuinely the silent killer of SmartShunt accuracy. But there's another layer worth mentioning:...
Pete James in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
@Jock30 one thing worth adding to what the others have said — even if your unit does support Li profiles after a firmware update, the 12/1600/70 has a 70A charge current which is quite modest for...
Been through exactly this on my boat — spent a whole season second-guessing myself between two readouts. The thing nobody mentions is synchronisation events.
OldSailor86 in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago