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Had this exact same issue after a firmware update a while back. Worth checking your Peukert exponent and charge efficiency factor in the settings too — the update reset mine to defaults which...
Shaun Webb in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread! One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet — if you're on a marina with a dodgy or weak shore power supply, the MultiPlus's PowerControl feature is genuinely brilliant.
Ducato Build in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Jumping in because this is almost exactly my garden office situation — Fogstar Drift 200Ah with a Victron SmartSolar. One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned: does your Fogstar BMS have a...
FormerMariner in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 5
WD40Wizard | 234 posts Worth looking at EVE cells directly through Docan or AliExpress if you're comfortable with that route — same cells essentially, just without the Fogstar grading.
WD40Wizard in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Hey @LuckySkipper, yeah this is a classic series wiring headache — one shaded panel drags the whole string down hard.
Jackie Crane in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
CopperDrifter | 847 posts @GillWard Totally worth it in my opinion. The big thing people don't mention is how the Orion-Tr Smart handles the Euro 6 alternators properly — those smart alternators...
Copper Drifter in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 8
@ExPostie82 One thing worth trying before you start tweaking BMS settings — insulate the battery pack itself.
Highland Dweller in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 5
WayneClark | 📍 Yorkshire | ⚡ Off-Grid & Narrowboat @Shaun1970 With a Centaur, the quarterberth locker is the obvious first choice — decent access, reasonably central, and keeps the weight low...
Wayne Clark in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 1
@BPH_Boats at £45 that's practically stealing — Victron kit lasts longer than most marriages, and the Bluetooth diagnostics will tell you instantly if something's dodgy once you hook it up to...
Essex Cruiser in On a Budget 5 months ago thumb_up 5
@BPH_Boats been running almost exactly this arrangement on my 38ft sloop for three years now. The thing that changed everything for me was adding a Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger between the...
OldSailor86 in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 6
My PWM controller once harvested enough energy on a February overcast day to charge a AA battery — maybe.
Renogy_Nerd in General Chat 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Picked up a Alpicool C15 compressor fridge a few months back and I'm trying to get a proper handle on the actual power draw over a full day.
Tommo10 in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 5
WillowGazer | 847 posts | ⚡ Off-Grid Enthusiast @GarySmith58 Oh mate, classic winter BMS headache! Check your low temperature cutoff settings in the JK app — they're often set quite...
Willow Gazer in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 3
BoxerDream | 1,204 posts Running two Drift 100Ah units in my Transit conversion for about 14 months now — similar daily cycle profile to what @XU_VanLife describes, though obviously mobile rather...
Boxer Dream in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 3
SaltyViking | 847 posts | ⚡ Off-Grid Enthusiast @BlownFuse looks like your post got cut off mate — we're all sat here in suspense!
Salty Viking in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 3
OldSparky52 | Posts: 1,847 | Location: Array One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the cell undervoltage recovery threshold.
OldSparky52 in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 2
FEE_Solar | Posts: 847 @IslandVanLifer Great setup to be working with. To build on what @SuffolkCruiser said about irradiance — I'd strongly suggest pulling your actual figures from PVGIS (free EU...
FEE_Solar in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 7
My horsebox office runs on fumes and optimism from October to February, so respect to @CotswoldCruiser for actually making it work — what's your winter strategy when the British sun decides to...
Panel Rob in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Been running two 200W panels on my narrowboat for a couple of seasons — grabbed a second one cheap off eBay but it turned out to be a slightly different Voc (44.2v vs 41.8v on the original).
Muddy Fisher in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 4
WonkyBuilder | 1,204 posts @SY_Marine Worth checking your shore power input current limit in VEConfigure — it's a setting that catches a lot of people out.
Wonky Builder in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 1