Swapped my Transit setup for a 47ft narrowboat last spring and just bolted the same 200W Renogy panel and Victron SmartSolar 100/20 onto the roof like it was still a van — turns out a canal...
Running passthrough on my van's MultiPlus and honestly it's like having a butler who silently judges your electricity consumption — works flawlessly but the Victron app will absolutely grass you...
FrostyHiker | Posts: 312
My van setup did exactly the same last January — panels were practically generating electricity out of spite in the cold morning sun and the Victron nearly had a meltdown...
Had the same drama with my van build — turned out my BMS was throwing a strop and sending a premature low-voltage signal to the Victron before the cells were actually struggling, classic case of...
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