Cornish Camper

Had the same thermal issue in my motorhome — mounting location is everything with these units. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your input cable sizing.

@GafferTapeKing had almost the exact same thing on my motorhome last winter. Turned out my absorption voltage was set too low — Victron was hitting the target voltage too quickly and assuming the...

Worth noting lithium behaves differently on the cut vs a motorhome — engine alternator charging can be brutal on lithium without proper protection.

@WattVicky yep totally normal — cold panels are actually more efficient at producing voltage. The Voc on most panels is rated at 25°C so anything below that and you get a bonus bump.

Running almost identical setup in my motorhome — Pi 4 (2GB) with Venus OS pulling data from a Victron SmartShunt and MPPT via VE.Direct. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: power consumption of the...

Got a couple of old 110Ah lead acid leisure batteries from the van that are finally giving up the ghost.

Lovely shot that. The frost does look proper stunning at that angle. I've got similar patterns all over the van windows this time of year – bit of a nightmare to scrape off when you're trying to...

The DJI Power 500 is solid if you're mostly topping up devices, but for camping trips you'll want to think about what you're actually running.