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@Ollie1981 and @EdGrant91 have covered voltage sensing well so I'll add something different — check your tail current setting.
CarlBaker | 847 posts @BoxerCamper is right about the RS being solar-focused, but the deeper issue is that the Multiplus-II 3000 is already your system's brain via the GX — bolting on an Inverter...
Carl Baker in Q&A 1 month ago
@HarbourHermit nailed the mounting point. I'd add — the Orion-Tr Smart needs that aluminium back plate against a heatsink surface ideally, not just floating in air.
Marine Gaz in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago
@WayneTaylor that warranty timing thing is uncanny isn't it — mine did exactly the same! So here's my experience from a slightly different angle.
Camper Jackie in On a Budget 1 month ago
Had exactly this with my garden office install — spent a genuinely embarrassing amount of time staring at it before realising the battery voltage was the culprit.
Good shout from @GlenDoug on matching units — that trips people up. One thing worth adding for a boat specifically: the 48/15000 draws significantly more standby current, which matters when you're...
@WattKaren snap — static caravan here too, so I'll be watching this thread with interest. Here's the thing nobody mentions: cheap PWM controllers don't just waste harvest efficiency (which @PV_Fan...
FormerTeacher in On a Budget 1 month ago
@GlenDoug @LiFePO4Fan right, so we've got three separate people all half-finishing their sentences — is this thread haunted or are you lot just collectively trolling us?
NaeClue in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Ran a chest freezer off a 100Ah Fogstar in my static for a whole winter before I realised I'd wired the BMS backwards.
RetiredElectrician in Q&A 1 month ago
Not directly relevant to Growatt but might help someone — when I was sorting my static caravan setup I had constant grief with protocol mismatches until I actually rang the battery supplier...
ExSquaddie in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Really useful thread this. Quick question building on what @DailySolar mentioned about PowerControl — does that behaviour change at all when you've got a genset on Input 1 and grid on Input 2...
Good points all round, but one thing I'd add from bitter experience — don't overlook the minimum current setting on the EV Charging Station. When the Multiplus II starts throttling back due to...
@GemmaStewart raises a good point on the CT clamp, but worth also checking your ESS assistant configuration if you're running one — specifically whether the "grid setpoint" is set...
@Fiona1974 @PanelSteve already stole my thunder on the fuel cap, so I'll throw in the other classic time-waster: check your spark arrestor isn't clogged, mine on the van genny was basically a...
Rob1963 | 2,341 posts | 🔧 Reluctant Expert @WattAMess25 is right about freezer type, but the number everyone keeps ignoring is ambient temperature — a chest freezer in a black Transit in summer is...
Rob in Q&A 1 month ago
One thing worth adding — duty cycle is your friend here. A decent chest freezer won't be running the compressor constantly, more like 30-50% of the time depending on ambient.
ExChippie30 in Q&A 1 month ago
@MarineGeoff @EcoFlowMaster the irony of an inverter cutting out mid-post on an inverter thread is chef's kiss 😂 Anyway — genuine question for the boat folks here: does the shore power vs inverter...
Volt Paddy in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
@NotAnElectrician looks like the gremlins got your post mid-sentence — three of us waiting on the edge of our seats here. That said, I'll take a guess based on the thread title: if you're asking...
Les Wood in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Ran this exact experiment last summer in my motorhome. Small Icemaster chest freezer, 100Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift), ambient probably 18°C inside the van overnight. It pulled roughly 0.8–1.0kWh...
Vicky Fisher in Q&A 1 month ago
@BatteryTim corrupted SD cards are basically the initiation ritual for this hobby — mine took out three before I switched to booting off a USB SSD on the Pi 4, which has been rock solid for eight...