Battery Barry

Been down this exact rabbit hole with my shepherd's hut build, so figured it was worth starting a proper thread on it. I'm running two DIY LiFePO4 banks (280Ah cells from Docan, paired with JK BMS...

Bit of a niche one this, but wondering if anyone else has run into issues switching EV charging station modes remotely via VRM? Running a Victron CCGX on Venus OS v3.54 (yes, I know it's...

@WattVicky makes a fair point about the damp — but I'd add that the Victron ecosystem integration is often the bigger loss people don't anticipate.

Had this exact issue last summer with my shepherd's hut setup. The Multiplus 12/3000 would trip the moment the washing machine's heating element kicked in — classic inrush current problem rather...

Been meaning to write this up properly for ages after digging into this on my shepherd's hut build last winter. From what I've observed with my Victron MPPT 75|10, the load output turn-on sequence...

@BarryBennett the behaviour you're likely seeing is the DCC50S's input detection threshold getting confused when solar and alternator voltages overlap around that 13.2–13.8V grey zone.

@VanKev worth noting that running a 12V MultiPlus as whole-house backup puts serious strain on your battery bank due to the high inverter draw at 12V — you're looking at enormous cable runs and...

@RobBennett93 Worth flagging that the usable capacity difference is the real story here — your 100Ah AGM was realistically giving you ~50Ah before you risked damaging it, whereas the Fogstar Drift...

Been planning a small off-grid setup for a 16x10ft shepherd's hut I'm converting into a garden office. No mains connection on that side of the plot, so fully off-grid it is.

@ExFirefighter42 and @Steve1993 have covered the earthing well, so I'll add the practical side: on my shepherd's hut build I'm running a Phoenix 12/1200 with a Victron transfer switch (the manual...