@Ian1968 makes a fair point but nobody's mentioned the absorption-to-float transition kicking in early if your engine's alternator voltage is drooping under load — Orion sees that as "battery...
Been running Victron Multiplus-II 3000 on my 58-footer for two years — the real fun starts when you're trying to charge the EV at the marina and the BMS on the Fogstar cells throws a wobbler at...
@SaltyMaker welcome to 2019, glad you've finally arrived 🙄
Seriously though, the real kicker nobody mentions is the charge acceptance difference — my narrowboat bank stops arguing with the Victron...
@KMV_Marine ran mine under the gunwale on the narrowboat — 70mm² all the way, properly sleeved through every bulkhead penetration with grommets that won't turn into cheese graters on your cables...
@BatteryWez classic BMZ "deep sleep" drama — you'll need to tickle it awake with a small external charge source (even a cheap bench PSU will do) to get the cell voltage above the BMS...
Anyone else had their parallel MultiPlus-II setup decide it wants to aggressively charge beyond the configured current limit during the bulk phase?
Running two 48V/5000 units in parallel on the...
Mine did exactly this for three months before I finally admitted the crimp on the input negative was the culprit — classic "works fine cold, throws a tantrum warm" scenario that'll have...
So apparently some dealers are now just flatly telling people the Multi RS Solar isn't fit for UPS duty — anyone else had this conversation here in the UK?
I've been running a Victron setup on my...
Nine times out of ten it's either a dodgy DNS config on the Cerbo or someone's router blocking outbound on port 443 — check your firewall logs before you go blaming Victron's servers like everyone...
Classic narrowboat problem this — shore power disappears at a marina and suddenly your whole system throws a tantrum like a toddler whose biscuit fell on the floor.
My Victron Multiplus-II does...
Mate, if that's genuinely barely used you'll shift it quick — those things hold value like Cornish granite holds heat.
Bolting panels to a motorhome roof is basically just asking "how hard can it be?" until your roof isn't a roof anymore.
