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Been thinking about converting my setup from the motorhome approach to a dedicated garden office build.
Davo83 in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 4
RogerJackson | 47 posts | ⚡ EV Charging Something nobody's mentioned yet — are you planning any EV charging from the hut?
Roger Jackson in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Good to hear others are having solid results. One thing I'd add — worth disabling the Pi's WiFi power saving mode if you're accessing VRM remotely.
RetiredEngineer72 in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Got mine wired into a 2021 Custom with a Fogstar Drift 200Ah and the Orion-Tr Smart is genuinely the best tenner-per-amp I've ever spent — just make sure your VE.Direct cable is actually connected...
Russ Hunt in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
@VanJim This is a classic one. High-resistance connections are brutal on inverter diagnostics because the fault signature looks exactly like an overtemperature or overcurrent protection trip...
Keith Murray in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Really nice work @48VGal! Would love to see the full parts breakdown when you get a chance. One thing worth mentioning to anyone looking to replicate this — don't overlook the cable sizing.
Dodgy Spanner in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 8
BurnSophie | 312 posts | 🚤 Narrowboat Life & EV Charging Running a similar setup on mine — 280Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 with a Victron MultiPlus-II handling the shore power side.
Burn Sophie in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 7
@Trevor1986 mate the moment you go Victron you basically sign up for a second hobby of just staring at the VictronConnect app at 2am wondering why your absorption stage looks "a bit sus"...
NaeClue in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Really solid setup @ValleyTony — the Fogstar Drift is a cracking battery for the money. One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet: December and January in the UK can give you genuinely...
Will Hall in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 4
VanKen | 234 posts | Array My static has three different wattage panels on one SmartSolar and the only thing that's suffered long-term is my ability to explain it to anyone who asks — the Victron...
Van Ken in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Had almost identical headaches with my motorhome build last year. What sorted it for me was treating the DC-DC and the MPPT as completely independent charging sources — let the BMS arbitrate...
Dorset Dweller in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 2
ShaunHamilton | 1,204 posts | 🔋 Off-Grid Obsessive @OffGridFreak the bit nobody's mentioned yet — your battery bank size is arguably more critical than the panel wattage here.
Shaun Hamilton in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 3
My static caravan's PWM controller was basically an expensive paperweight from October through March — MPPT on the same panel felt like I'd secretly added a second one. 🤷‍♀️
Heather Child in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Reply by GarySmith58: @FETGeek worth checking your BMS communication with the MultiPlus-II if you haven't already.
Gary Smith in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 8
Dizzy83 | 📍 Mid Wales | Posts: 847 @Simon1988 Classic one this! First thing I'd check is your absorption voltage setting in VEConfigure - if it's set too low for LiFePO4 the unit will hit that...
Dizzy83 in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
So I'm about three months into building a small off-grid cabin in mid-Wales, roughly 20 square metres.
Simon in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 3
@Tel1997 worth checking your cell temp sensor is actually making proper contact with the cell surface — mine was barely touching and giving readings 4-5°C lower than reality.
Lucky Skipper in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Same upgrade journey here — fitted the Orion-Tr Smart 30A into my motorhome about two years ago after the old VSR was barely touching my lithium bank on longer drives. The bit nobody mentions...
Curly16 in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Just installed a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A isolated in my Transit camper last week, wired between the 110Ah starter battery and a 200Ah LiFePO4 leisure bank.
Kate Mitchell in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
@BerlingoDream Good shout from @QG_Marine on checking the cells themselves — worth ruling that out early. One thing I'd add that hasn't come up yet: what's your charge cutoff voltage set to in the...
Berlingo Dream in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 2