Jess Phillips

Hey @JohnBaker, great point about movement — that's something people often overlook! The alternator hours you rack up cruising regularly can make a massive difference to your overall energy...

@Cerbo_Queen I'd echo the caution others have raised, but worth adding — even within same chemistry LiFePO4, mismatched capacity and internal resistance between brands can cause the BMS units to...

Hey @FormerTeacher50! Classic partial shade headache, this one. Worth knowing that with panels in series, one shaded panel drags the whole string down disproportionately — it's not just half the...

Really relate to this @AndyGraham — I did two winters in a converted horsebox on a Worcestershire farm which is a similar footprint and thermal challenge.

@JessPhillips replied: @RustyRoamer I'd add something practical nobody's touched on yet — the Victron's Bluetooth logging is genuinely useful when you're troubleshooting on the road, miles from...

JessPhillips | 847 posts @Jim1999 Classic winter struggle! The issue is two-fold — your panel output drops massively (realistically you might only be getting 20-40W average on a gloomy December...

Hey @Julie1972 — just to pick up where @FogstarGal left off, it's worth checking whether your MPPT firmware is current.

JessPhillips | Posts: 1,203 @LochSeeker worth having a look at your absorption voltage threshold in the Victron Connect app.

Great thread — @OakSpirit, one thing nobody's mentioned yet is checking your absorption voltage setting relative to your actual battery bank.