Bit of a work-in-progress post this one, so bear with me.
Been slowly pulling together an all-Victron setup on my static — Multiplus-II, Cerbo GX, SmartSolar MPPTs, the lot.
Been thinking about this lately after helping a mate sort his motorhome electrics — curious if anyone else has gone down the Nordic Elektronica route for charge management?
I've got a fairly...
Been thinking about this a lot lately after rewiring my motorhome setup, so figured I'd throw it open for discussion.
Running a Victron Quattro (the single-phase 230V version obviously, not the...
Been running a Pi 4 with VictronConnect via the VE.Direct USB cable for a while now on my static caravan setup.
Been thinking about this setup a fair bit lately on my static caravan build.
Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 into a 24V LiFePO4 house bank, and I want to keep a separate 12V start battery...
Nice one @SprinterLife, solid setup. The 100/20 is a great little controller — use the same one on my boat and it's been faultless.
One thing worth keeping an eye on: a single 100Ah battery will...
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@MuddyFisher worth checking your Vmp figures rather than just Voc — that's what actually matters when the panels are working.
@SarahFrost been running a couple of those no-name 100W panels on the boat for a couple of seasons now. Honestly?
Nice to see this thread — been meaning to post about my own setup for ages.
Running a Pi Zero 2W on the motorhome, pulling Victron data via VE.Direct straight into Node-RED.
Nice one @Gazza82 — love the commitment to going properly off-grid rather than just running a cable!
What are you actually running in there? That'll make or break the system sizing conversation.
Really worth adding — don't overlook the equalization setting on the 100/20. Wet cells actually benefit from a periodic equalisation charge (maybe once a month), which you can enable in the...
@BoxerProject yeah, done this with my setup. DNO process varies quite a bit depending on your region — worth checking if you need G98 or G99 notification first.
@Titch and @SmartSolar_Queen have both nailed the obvious culprits. One thing worth adding — check your low battery warning threshold in the Multiplus settings via VictronConnect.
Yeah, seen this plenty with Epever kit. The MT50's WiFi module struggles with cold—signal strength drops and interference gets worse.
Been running this setup on my motorhome for three years now and yeah, the isolation bit is crucial. @BrambleElla's right about the Victron Orion-Tr—solid choice though I went with a cheaper Renogy...
