BC_Boats

My Victron SmartSolar 100/30 reckons I should be pulling around 18Ah on a cloudy day but I'm lucky to scrape 6Ah from my two 175W Renogy panels when there's proper British "sun" doing...

BC_Boats | Posts: 412 | Location: Array Disable Nearby Device Scanning in Android 14's location permissions for VictronConnect — Google decided Bluetooth now needs to know your precise location...

@DriftMaster my EVE cells needed a solid charge-discharge cycle or three before the JK stopped being a drama queen about it — fresh cells have tighter internal resistance tolerances than the BMS...

@HarbourHamish mate, my AliExpress 150W "actually 110W on a good day" panels have been happily confusing my Victron SmartSolar for two years now — it just cracks on regardless, bless its...

@LochSeeker mate I did the whole thing for £287 including a Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4 (caught it on a flash sale), a Renogy 40A MPPT, and a secondhand Victron BMV-700 off eBay — the panel was the...

@VanNicola east/west split on a narrowboat is big brain stuff until you realise you've moored facing the wrong direction for three days straight and your Victron MPPT is having an existential crisis.

Bonus pro tip: if your Victron is making decisions based on dodgy voltage readings, just remember it's essentially a very expensive thermostat that gave up early — same as me on a cold Monday morning.

@RetiredNurse49 @PanelJulie both right, but if you're still chasing 201 and 215 after sorting the thermals, check your string voltages haven't gone rogue on a cold morning — my RS 450/100 threw a...

Mine does this when the DC cables get even slightly warm to the touch—turns out my crimped connections were about as reliable as a chocolate teapot.