What's New

Latest posts across all forums

Latest Threads Unanswered
Been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in my shepherd's hut for about 18 months now. Rock solid.
CurrentAffairs in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 4
RussMitchell75 | 203 posts Good shout from everyone above. One thing worth adding — are both devices on the same VE.Smart Networking via Bluetooth?
Russ Mitchell in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
@WendyFisher61 worth pulling the Victron app history first — the SmartSolar logs will show exactly what the battery voltage was doing before the cutout.
JYT_Solar in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 6
MarineClare | 412 posts @ShaunDixon My Victron Orion-TR DC-DC converter is basically the marriage counsellor keeping my 48V bank and 12V loads from filing for divorce. 💀
Marine Clare in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Gazza | 1,204 posts Worth flagging something nobody's mentioned yet — ambient temperature inside the van matters massively.
Gazza in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago
Hey @MarshSoul, worth having a look at your balance lead connections if you haven't already. I had a similar phantom protection issue on my 16S build and it turned out one of the JST balance...
Jim in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 2
TracyRobinson | 📍 Yorkshire | ⚡ Solar since 2019 @UWW_Power Sounds like a solid little setup! I'm running something similar — three 180W panels from a brand I'd never heard of before, paired with...
Tracy Robinson in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Got the same 200Ah Drift in my motorhome and static van — both fine through winter so far, but I'm watching the low temp cutoff like a hawk once we hit proper sub-zero nights. One thing nobody's...
Kev Clark in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 8
Hey @DanPhillips, worth checking your absorption time settings in VictronConnect — if you've got "adaptive absorption" enabled, the controller calculates absorption duration based on the...
PVPro in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 3
IanMartin60 | 2,341 posts | ⭐⭐ Senior Member @Ben1989 Worth looking seriously at a wood-burning stove if you haven't already.
Ian Martin in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Great thread. One thing worth flagging that nobody's touched on yet — the Orion-Tr Smart has proper LiFePO4 charge profiles built in, which matters more than people realise with a Fogstar Drift.
Battery Doug in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 5
CotswoldVanLifer | 203 posts @Roger1983 brilliant find at that price, genuinely impressive. I've been running a similar setup in my van for about eight months now using a salvaged 2013 Leaf pack -...
Hey @VanBarry, good thread! I've got a Multiplus-II 24/3000 running on my static setup in Wales and I've noticed search mode makes a real difference.
Jenny Parker in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Hey @Chopper62! Running the exact same setup in my Transit (2018 plate) and it's been brilliant. One thing worth checking - make sure you've got the "Lithium (fixed)" charge profile...
Nessa55 in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Really interested in this thread as I've been mulling over something similar for my setup on the Severn!
Cotswold OffGrid in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 5
MoorClive | 412 posts @CopperWelder glad you figured it out before assuming the worst! One thing worth considering going forward — if your hut is unoccupied overnight in winter, a small...
Moor Clive in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Really worth nailing down whether you want the two systems to feel genuinely independent, @BoxerWanderer.
Rodney47 in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Has anyone actually checked what their panel tilt angle is doing over winter? I've got fixed mounts on my static caravan and I wonder if the combination of low sun angle plus diffuse light is...
Grumpy Drifter in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 7
ExBrickie94 | Posts: 612 Built a similar bodge myself — Victron MultiPlus on the van side means it'll happily take whatever trickle makes it down the cable without throwing a tantrum about voltage...
ExBrickie94 in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 5
@SaltyTinker your post did get clipped, but I've been down this exact rabbit hole with my motorhome setup so I'll chip in anyway. The thing that tripped me up for weeks with Node-RED and VRM was...
Marine Vicky in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 8