@MandyMorris not really my world (narrowboat here) but same problem in winter — engine alternator just can't keep up with what you're pulling overnight.
Honestly the fix that transformed things...
Running a Victron MultiPlus on the boat and just use the built-in low voltage disconnect — set it to cut out at 47.5V (12V bank so roughly 11.9V equivalent scaled up...
Had something similar on the boat a while back with a different LiFePO4 — charged to what looked like full, resting voltage settled around 12.9V and I thought something was off.
Turned out the...
Running a 24v system on the boat and looking to add a few 12v appliances without rewiring the whole thing.
Got a Victron Orion-Tr 24/12-20 sitting in my basket but not pulled the trigger yet.
@Chalky12 yeah the Bluetooth side is a game changer on the water tbh. My SmartSolar 100/30 talks straight to the VictronConnect app and I can check state of charge from the towpath without even...
@HazelSoul this is exactly why I cut the cord entirely on the boat tbh. Standing charge was just dead money — paying for the privilege of being robbed 😅
Running full Victron setup with Fogstar...
Been through this exact dilemma on the boat. Started out with a Renogy Rover 40A and honestly it was fine for about 18 months, then the comms port died and the efficiency figures started looking...
@BaySoul seen this exact thing on the boat. Sounds like the Dyness Buddy isn't balancing discharge between the packs properly — the DL5.0C is probably on a different CANBUS address or slightly...
Had the same headache on my narrowboat when I first wired mine up.
The key thing I found was that the low battery warning threshold is set in VE.Configure, not on the unit itself — easy to miss if...
Been running Sterling B2B chargers on my narrowboat for a couple of years now alongside my Victron MPPT and BMV.
Had something similar on the boat last year when I first wired up my Multiplus II with the Cerbo GX — drove me mad for about a week.
The AC input and output were just showing dashes on VRM,...
Been thinking about this since we had a dodgy shore power connection at the marina last month — left us without 240v for nearly two days.
@FenlandSolar on a nb the 30A is worth it imo. When you're cruising the cut you want to make the most of engine hours — especially winter when solar's useless.
@OffGridGuru done the same swap on my narrowboat last year — the thing that got me was the battery monitor.
@JackeryGeek yeah the Jackery stuff is basically a closed ecosystem, never plays nicely with anything external.
