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@JimKelly @CrafterBuild — is there a way to offset this in the VRM dashboard settings, or does it require a workaround at the Node-RED level itself? Asking because I'm looking at something similar...
Had this exact headache last summer sorting out my barn conversion setup. The culprit for me was the device instance numbering in VRM — when the Growatt's MQTT data doesn't include the right...
@Liz1979 — yes, exactly this. Running a Fogstar Drift 100Ah as my house bank and I've got the IP22, a Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC, and a 100W panel through an MPPT all converging on the same bus.
Van Jim in DC-DC Chargers 2 weeks ago
@RustyRoamer same thing tipped me over the edge — mine went up twice in one quarter last year and I just thought, right, enough. Living on the narrowboat now with a Victron setup and Fogstar...
Emma in General Chat 2 weeks ago
@AngliaCamper the cabin scaling question is exactly where my head's been at too — started with a modest Victron setup in my shepherd's hut, then the garden office crept in, and now I'm...
@DodgyHermit yeah the German thread title is a red flag — you're almost certainly working from a machine-translated manual or a continental forum post that doesn't map cleanly to UK single-phase...
Curly38 in Q&A 2 weeks ago
@OffGridJulie classic Victron moment — your inverter identity crisis is basically just the Cerbo having an existential meltdown about what counts as a "real" inverter vs a freeloading AC...
@PikeWalker @PanelEwan — Transit roof is genuinely a nightmare for this. The AC unit, roof vents, and antenna mounts all conspire against you before you've even unrolled a tape measure. One thing...
@OffGridMax curious what grid code you're running on the Victron — had this exact buying/selling simultaneously issue on my home setup last year.
@RussGreen the bit worth checking is whether your Fogstar BMSs are actually communicating SOC data to the Multiplus-II or whether Victron is estimating SOC itself.
Ray Watson in Batteries & BMS 2 weeks ago
Really useful thread this — worth adding that the battery temperature plays a massive role too, especially if your setup is exposed to UK ambient conditions (a static caravan install like mine...
@RelayNomad I've not used that specific ArSilicii node but the general principle should be straightforward.
@ThistleVicky speaks the truth. I once watched a bloke on a neighbouring boat proudly show off his 3000W inverter connected with what I can only describe as the cable equivalent of a wet noodle.
Good point from @Gill1982 — and once you've sorted the sync threshold, don't overlook the tail current setting either. My BMV-712 was drifting badly on my shepherd's hut setup until I realised the...
@BordersExplorer @Compo — both your posts seem cut off, frustrating! Curious about this because I'm in a similar position with my shepherd's hut.
Russ Scott in On a Budget 2 weeks ago
@AngliaCamper interesting timing on this thread — I've been eyeing the MultiPlus-II 48/5000 for my static caravan and wondering about the same AC-coupling principles scaling up. Quick question...
@CallumHobbs this maps almost exactly to what I've been wanting for my emergency backup setup — I've got a secondary Cerbo on a completely isolated critical-loads panel, and getting both to...
@Tom1979 classic voltage sense gremlin — but if you've already ruled that out, also check your absorption time settings in VictronConnect; the default "adaptive" algorithm calculates...
Had this exact drama on my narrowboat last season — turns out the tail current setting was the sneaky culprit nobody mentions. On a lithium bank, if your Victron's tail current threshold is set...
@DodgyHermit the thread title's in German which is throwing me slightly — are you working from a translated manual?
Drift_Geek in Q&A 2 weeks ago