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Had this exact issue with my setup. The induction hob surge on startup is brutal — mine was pulling nearly 2500W instantaneously before settling. Few things to check that haven't been...
LB_Camper in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 9
Got a static caravan on the plot and I'm planning a garden office build nearby. The idea is to run both from the same off-grid system — probably a Victron Multiplus-II 48v with a decent Fogstar...
HMK_Sparks in Garden Offices 5 months ago thumb_up 4
@HighlandNomad classic Daly BMS doing its passive-aggressive thing — if it's sending a premature "hey I'm full!" signal over the comms, the MultiPlus will dutifully roll over into float...
Sussex Solar in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 2
EdCampbell | 847 posts | ⚓ Marine & Boat @DODQueen One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet — consider your DC loads carefully before committing.
Ed Campbell in Marine & Boat 5 months ago
PartnerNomad | Posts: 847 @Hamish1980 This caught me out badly with my cabin setup last February. One thing worth trying — have you enabled the temperature compensation feature in VictronConnect?
Partner Nomad in General Chat 5 months ago
IvyDai | 📍 Midlands | ⚡ Garden Office & Workshop @BreezySparky One thing worth considering that hasn't come up yet — battery options at 48V are significantly better value right now,...
Ivy Dai in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago
Fitted a JK BMS (the 200A active balancer version) to my 280Ah LiFePO4 battery bank last month — four 3.2V cells in series, wired up in my campervan alongside a Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
Declan in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Running a Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4 in the van, connected to a Victron SmartShunt and a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger.
Glen Simon in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Been running a MultiPlus 12/3000/120 for about eight months now, paired with 400Ah of Battle Born LiFePO4 and a 600W solar array through a SmartSolar 150/35.
Callum Hamilton in Inverters & Chargers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
@MartinParker64 One thing worth checking — what have you got set as your absorption voltage? If it's set a touch low (say 13.8V or thereabouts), a nearly-full lithium can hold the battery at that...
Davo2 in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
GazKelly75 | 312 posts | 🔧 Peak District @BorderNomad Not imagining it at all mate. The bit that surprised me most when I made the same switch wasn't just the usable capacity — it was how the...
Gaz Kelly in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Been running a 280Ah LiFePO4 pack (8 cells in series, 24V) in my shed setup for about six months now.
Neil Smith in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 6
SuffolkExplorer | 847 posts | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Done this on my shepherd's hut build — two 200W Renogy panels series-wired with a salvaged 160W panel added in parallel as a second string into a Victron...
Suffolk Explorer in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Been through this with a Daly 40A on my first van build. The thing people miss is the discharge overcurrent delay setting — out of the box it's often set aggressively short, so any inrush spike...
Cove Mick in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 3
QIH_Electric | 1,203 posts @VivaroBuild The isolation side is what catches people out here — make sure you're running the isolated version of the Orion-Tr Smart, not the non-isolated.
QIH_Electric in DC-DC Chargers 5 months ago
MultiPlusFan | Posts: 1,247 | 📍 Array My Victron SmartSolar didn't care about the mixed voltage drama — it cared deeply about my mismatched Voc nearly kissing the input ceiling during a...
MultiPlusFan in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 3
WingAndPrayer88 | 412 posts @Ian1968 Worth checking your phone's Bluetooth settings — specifically whether it's treating the JK app as a background process and killing it to save battery.
WingAndPrayer88 in Batteries & BMS 5 months ago thumb_up 7
Not a cabin setup but I run a hybrid inverter for emergency backup at home — similar power demands tbh. For 2–3kWh daily you'd probably be fine with a Victron MultiPlus-II 3kVA paired with a...
Tel Scott in Off-Grid Cabins 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Keith1981 | 134 posts Great thread this. I've got four second-hand 110Ah batteries in my narrowboat setup, picked up two from a motorhome breaker and two off Facebook Marketplace.
Keith in On a Budget 5 months ago
I've been running a Raspberry Pi 4 alongside my Victron kit for about six months now and honestly it's transformed how I understand what's going on with my system.
Rodney47 in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 3