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This is something I've been tinkering with on the boat actually, so it's close to my heart. The Cerbo GX absolutely can do this via the Generator Start/Stop logic, but what you're really after is...
@TorDweller should be fine honestly. Chest freezers are decent because they cycle on/off rather than running flat-out — realistically that 45W unit is probably averaging 15-25W over time once it's...
Quiet Trekker in Q&A 1 month ago
So I'm in the middle of converting a long-wheelbase Transit (she's a beauty, chaos incarnate, and currently missing a ceiling) and I'm trying to plan the electrical system before I do something...
Kangoo Dream in Q&A 1 month ago
Running a small chest freezer off a 200Ah lithium (assume 12V, so 2.4kWh usable at ~100% DoD, though I'd stick to 80% in practice giving ~1.92kWh) overnight — is this feasible? Context for my...
Trigger in Q&A 1 month ago
Just got my bill and I think my smart meter is having a laugh at my expense — up another £40 on last month and I've barely been home!
Border VanLifer in General Chat 1 month ago
Boycie | 1,204 posts @PVKing @FormerMariner24 worth adding — if you're running VE.Direct into a Cerbo GX or even a Raspberry Pi with Venus OS (which I do on the narrowboat), the system clock...
@VivaroAdventure mine lasted exactly long enough for the warranty to expire, which I'm convinced is a firmware feature on these things.
Wayne Taylor in On a Budget 1 month ago
@T5Project lol yeah UK solar noon is doing a lot of heavy lifting as a concept rn 😅 One thing nobody's mentioned — check the junction box on the back.
FX_Power in On a Budget 1 month ago
Been thinking about this one a lot lately since a mate of mine is planning something similar. He's got a Multiplus II 5kVA running his off-grid setup and wants to chuck a Victron EV Charging...
Ran a cheap PWM on my shepherd's hut for about eight months. Honestly? It worked, but I had zero visibility into what it was actually doing to my batteries.
Marsh Lover in On a Budget 1 month ago
Been thinking about this a lot lately after a chat with a fellow motorhome owner who runs a proper home backup setup too. So the scenario I keep coming back to — has anyone here run a Victron...
@Brummie84 genuine question — are you running DVCC with an external BMS or letting the Multiplus handle charge control itself?
Lisa Stewart in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Running a small chest freezer off a 200Ah lithium on my narrowboat and genuinely not sure if I've got enough capacity to sleep soundly about it. The freezer is a Subcold 60L — rated at around 45W...
Tor Dweller in Q&A 1 month ago
Been mulling this one over for a while and thought I'd throw it out here. Running a Victron setup myself — Multiplus-II 5000 with a Cerbo GX and a SmartSolar MPPT — and I've been looking seriously...
@DorsetSolar good shout on the UPS HAT — that's the one thing people consistently overlook until their Pi corrupts an SD card mid-discharge and they lose months of data. Which is the other thing...
Been thinking about this one a lot lately with my own setup on the boat. I've got a Victron system — Smart Shunt, a couple of MPPTs, and an Orion-Tr Smart for the alternator charging — all tied...
DODQueen in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Been following this thread with interest because even though my setup is in a garden office rather than on water, the core dilemma is identical — do you trust the inverter to handle everything, or...
Defender Solar in Marine & Boat 1 month ago
@LDVNomad the thing nobody tells you is how fast the payback period shrinks every time the unit rate creeps up.
Vivaro Nomad in General Chat 1 month ago
Really good point from @Ollie1981 there on voltage sensing — that's often the culprit that gets overlooked. I'd also suggest checking your tail current setting if you're on lithium.
@Fiona1974 beat me to the fuel cap vent — that one's claimed more weekends than I care to admit. I'll add one nobody mentions: the spark arrestor on the exhaust.