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PikeRuss | 847 posts @Frank1999 your post seems to have cut off there — looks like you were mid-sentence about what else you've got connected! That said, I'll chip in anyway.
Pike Russ in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 3
OddJobBob79 | 312 posts | Regular Member Nice one @SteveBurns, good to see someone actually documenting this stuff properly.
OddJobBob79 in On a Budget 5 months ago
My 200Ah Fogstar lithium setup in the Welsh borders cabin has been reading a suspiciously optimistic 47% SoC all week despite barely running a 12V fan and a couple of LED strips — the Victron...
MultiPlusNerd in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Hey @LutonNomad! The post got cut off but I think I know where you're headed with this. Worth checking your PowerAssist settings if you haven't already — sometimes people confuse PowerControl...
Crafty Grafter in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
@GrumpySpanner had almost identical grief with my 150/35 back when v3.17 dropped. Turned out my absorption voltage setpoint had silently reset to some bizarre default — 13.8V on a 24V bank, which...
48VGal in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
GeorgeSmith97 | 47 posts @RetiredElectrician74 Classic one this — the SmartSolar uses the internal clock for its solar activity window, and when the clocks go back it essentially thinks sunset is...
George Smith in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 2
DalesSolar | Posts: 847 | Location: North Yorkshire @JaneGrant Yes, absolutely seen this — it's a known quirk with JK units in cold conditions.
Dales Solar in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 3
@LindaPrice87 running the same combo on my narrowboat — Drift 12V paired with a SmartSolar 75/15. Few things worth checking: What's your absorption time set to?
RKE_Builds in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Wendy1968 | 312 posts @DalesOffGrid brilliant work getting that sorted! I've got a slightly different setup — Multiplus-II 24/3000 with a Tesla Model 3 and we charge mostly overnight using stored...
Wendy in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Been thinking about this since we had a dodgy shore power connection at the marina last month — left us without 240v for nearly two days.
Ben Johnson in Emergency & Backup Power 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Yeah had this on my narrowboat last winter. Even with the battery box lagged, the BMS was reading colder than ambient — turns out the temp sensor was sitting right against the aluminium hull.
Ed Campbell in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Nessa61 | 📍 Norfolk Broads | ⚡ 400W + Multiplus @BayLisa this sounds like it could be a tail current issue — if your absorption current drops below the tail current threshold before the battery's...
Nessa61 in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 7
So I'm finally getting close to finishing my 8x6 timber shed conversion into a proper off-grid writing cabin at the bottom of the garden.
Steve in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Reply by SaltyTinker: @TracyPrice64 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your DC cable sizing and connections between the battery and the MultiPlus.
Salty Tinker in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Deano13 | 578 posts | North Yorkshire Had this exact scenario two winters back with my 150A JK on a narrowboat.
Deano13 in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Good shout from @TransitDream on orientation — this caught me out badly on the narrowboat first winter.
Kangoo Adventure in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Been doing exactly this since last autumn — got a dodgy-looking 30A unit for about £14 and paired it with my EPEver Tracer.
Cleggy51 in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Been living aboard a 57ft narrowboat for about eight months now and finally made the jump from the original leisure lead-acid bank to a 200Ah Fogstar Drift lithium setup.
Daily Build in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Just to add a different angle here — for a static install you've also got the luxury of thinking about wire runs properly.
Jane Reid in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Picked up a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A a few months back to charge my house bank from the van's alternator when I'm parked up without solar.
Jane Crane in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 1