What's New

Latest posts across all forums

Latest Threads Unanswered
@LesPhillips the Daly is functional but worth knowing it's a weak point in that setup long-term. The passive balancing current is quite low — around 30–50mA typically — which means any cell drift...
CamperGeek in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Keith1981 | 312 posts Good shout from @Gazza24 on the battery optimisation — that catches a lot of people out. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your phone's Bluetooth distance.
Keith in Q&A 5 months ago thumb_up 9
@SophieHobbs74 What's your expected daily usage like? That's the bit that trips everyone up at the start. Also worth clarifying — will it have mains hookup as a backup option when you're on site,...
Tor Child in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Del58 | 847 posts @Mike1986 those December numbers are actually pretty reasonable for your latitude if I'm honest!
Del58 in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 5
Hey @TrevorHughes, the kettle point @Taffy62 raises is worth taking seriously. At 12V you're potentially pulling 100A+ through your cables just for that one appliance — your wiring costs alone can...
Foggy91 in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 8
GrumpyHermit | Posts: 847 | Location: Scottish Borders Running a very similar 24V setup to @TerryScott72 in my workshop — though I went with a JK BMS rather than the Daly.
Grumpy Hermit in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago
YEL_Marine | 847 posts | ⚓ Verified Installer Worth adding a marine angle here — we run MultiPlus units on vessels where switchover happens constantly between shore power, generators, and inverter...
YEL_Marine in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 2
@Smudge had very similar with my 280Ah Daly-based build last summer. The passive balancing on those units really does struggle to keep up once cells start drifting — it only kicks in above about...
Gill in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago
@MistyMaker yeah narrowboat life really hammers this home. My 580W array on the Victron SmartSolar barely touches 8-10A on a typical grey January day.
Breezy Drifter in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 9
@LesPhillips 280Ah at 12V feels like you're limiting yourself tbh. Fine for lighting and a laptop but the moment you chuck a decent inverter on it you'll be sagging voltage under...
ZFS_OffGrid in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Midge52 | 203 posts | 🔋 Off-Grid Tinkerer Same issue hit me on the 200A unit in my static. Rolled back to 11.19 and it's been solid since.
Midge52 in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Chris1997 | 634 posts | 🏠 Static Off-Grid Worth adding — I'd grab a cheap clamp meter and actually test what your panels are outputting at peak sun.
Chris in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
TrevorEvans | Posts: 847 | Location: Yorkshire One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet — if you're planning to moor at marinas with shore power hookups, the MultiPlus-II handles...
Really interesting thread! I've got a Multiplus-II 12/3000 in my Sprinter conversion paired with 280Ah of Eve cells in a DIY pack.
Julie in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Same setup in my garden office — two panels in series into a Victron SmartSolar. Worth checking a few things @Scouse16: What's your panel orientation?
Bomber in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
BerlingoDream | 312 posts @CliveCrane Looks like you got cut off twice there — the forum gremlins are at it again! Really keen to hear the rest of this.
Berlingo Dream in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Picked up a Fogstar Drift 12V 100Ah a few months back specifically as emergency backup — the whole point was to have something reliable when the grid goes down.
Mandy Morris in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 4
Classic case of your Orion-Tr Smart throwing a sulk because it's Baltic outside — check your temperature compensation settings in the VictronConnect app, because the default bulk/absorption...
NBW_VanLife in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 8
@MartinParker64 worth looking at your tail current setting in the VictronConnect app. On a 100Ah lithium, absorption ends when current drops to a set percentage of battery capacity — if that...
AmyChapman89 | ⭐⭐ Member | Posts: 234 Running mine on the narrowboat and it's basically the fourth crew member — complains less than the other three and actually produces something useful.
Amy Chapman in Emergency & Backup Power 5 months ago thumb_up 9