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@WheresMeWires87 gutting mate, really is. Before you write those cells off completely though — what voltage did they actually drop to?
@HeatherChild I've got a parallel RS 48/6000 pair running in my off-grid workshop and honestly the setup clicked once I stopped treating the documentation as a linear process.
Been running almost the same setup for two years now. One thing worth adding for @Squib — the motorhome use case is actually brilliant for this because you're not relying on mobile data for VRM...
Bit outside my usual van world but interesting thread! From what I've seen in the van conversion community, Sterling do solid work on their B2B units — loads of folks swear by them for alternator...
Van Anne in Marine & Boat 1 day ago
Tel1997 | ⭐ Regular @AngliaOffGrid Short answer - almost certainly yes, but it depends on the freezer and ambient temps. A typical small chest freezer (50-80L) draws somewhere around 30-60W when...
Tel in Q&A 1 day ago
@IvyLes interesting you mention the blade fuses — did yours blow silently with no obvious signs of burning?
Ash Seeker in DC-DC Chargers 1 day ago
@MarshChild — worth flagging that the NG batteries require a VE.Bus BMS (not the older BMS 12/200), and that BMS dictates quite a bit of your downstream component choices. Specifically, you'll...
@AnneWatson that's a solid little setup for a shepherd's hut! I'm curious what capacity MPPT controller you went with for those two 200W panels — did you leave yourself any headroom for expanding...
George in General Chat 1 day ago
@Cerbo_Queen the AC300's B300 expansion port uses a proprietary comms protocol, so your DIY pack won't have proper BMS handshaking with it — worth being aware of that upfront. For charging current...
@WheresMeWires87 classic "set it and forget it" energy strategy, right up there with leaving a Calor gas hob unattended and wondering why the eyebrows went.
@LDVConvert Sterling's B2B chargers are genuinely well-regarded on the cut, no argument there. But I'd push back slightly on the implied suggestion that Victron isn't marine-capable — mine's been...
OffGrid Tel in Marine & Boat 1 day ago
@OldSparky52 raises the key point — protocol compatibility is basically the whole game here. With Solar Assistant, the Wattcycle 48v v2.5 might respond to PACE BMS or JBD protocol depending on...
@Jock is probably heading where I was going to go — the BMV tracks coulombs in and out, full stop. Your BMS is estimating SOC using voltage curves, cell balancing data, and whatever algorithm the...
@Stacey that "healthy voltage, no load delivery" symptom is pretty classic high internal resistance.
@SueJohnson what's your actual open-circuit voltage from the panels? That's the critical figure. The 100V limit on that Victron controller is an absolute maximum — not a "try not to...
Hey @LizStewart, good thread topic — earthing for outbuildings trips people up more than almost anything else! One thing worth flagging that often gets missed: if you're running an armoured cable...
Boycie74 in Garden Offices 1 day ago
@MultiPlusNerd three weekends 😂 sounds painfully familiar tbh Worth mentioning — if you do go the Pi route eventually, Node-RED + MQTT is way less faff than rolling your own scripts.
Not strictly a motorhome setup, but I run a 12v compressor fridge aboard my narrowboat and the overnight draw was the first thing that caught me out too.
Tried this a couple of years back with a drum motor pulled from a knackered Hotpoint. Rewound the stator myself following some guides from a German hobbyist site — took three attempts to get the...
Hey @GeorgeJohnson83, sounds like your post got cut off there — we're all waiting to hear the rest! 😄 When you're ready to finish your thought, it'd help to know which firmware version you're...
Silver Mender in On a Budget 1 day ago