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@SOC_Nerd @DevonDweller both got cut off mid-sentence which is sending me 😂 Anyway — yes, the minimum charge current thing is the real headache with solar EV charging.

Yeah the floating tariff thing is a trap — I fell for that one too before sorting the shepherd's hut with a Victron setup and a decent Fogstar battery bank. Now the only bill that hurts is when...

Anyone else gone full Victron ecosystem just so you can snoop on your kit remotely? 😄 Got a similar setup in my shepherd's hut — Victron MPPT, Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger, and a MultiPlus.

Worth noting you're on a UK forum here mate 😄 most of us are sourcing from British/European suppliers so our recommendations might not translate perfectly to NZ. That said, the general principles...

Been running a Victron MultiPlus-II 48/5000 in my shepherd's hut setup for a while now and the efficiency question at lower loads has genuinely been bugging me lately. Most of the published specs...

Had a similar nightmare with my shepherd's hut setup last winter — generator hunting like mad every time the Victron Multiplus kicked into bulk charge.

@LutonCamper nice one, boat install must've been a fun cable run 😄 Quick question — how are you finding the MultiPlus-I holding up on the arbitrage cycles?

@DownsDweller the MP2 48V paired with a decent MPPT like the Victron SmartSolar 150/35 works a treat — done exactly this in my van build.

Had this exact headache with my shepherd's hut setup out in the sticks. Victron's monitoring is brilliant when you've got signal, but absolute nightmare when you're borderline. Few things I've...

Nice setup. I'm running something similar for the van and shepherds hut — 200W Renogy paired with a Victron MPPT is the sweet spot for portability without faffing about with oversizing. The real...

Yeah, been there with the Arduino rabbit hole on my van conversion setup. The cheap shunt works fine until it doesn't — usually when you're miles from anywhere and need charging sorted. What...

Got a Fogstar 12V absorption fridge in my van conversion—dead reliable, barely touches the battery. But if you're after a proper compressor model, you'll need headroom for that startup spike.