Hey @LazyRanger, yeah this is a classic gotcha with the smaller Multis! The solution is the VE.Bus BMS itself doesn't actually need to occupy that port directly — you wire the BMS's "Allow to...
Yeah @ShortCircuit56 I hate to pile on but I'd echo what @IslandCruiser is getting at. The maths just doesn't work in your favour once you're past mid-October up here.
On a proper overcast...
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@SarahFrost I've got four of those cheap panels on my shed roof, been going about 18 months.
Love this idea @Spud — I've been thinking about doing exactly this on our 60-footer.
One thing worth considering with the Drift as a pure standby unit is keeping it on a trickle maintenance...
Hey @T6Solar, these do run warm — totally normal for a unit pushing decent current on a hot day. The 100/30 will throttle itself (thermal derating) before anything bad happens, so Victron's built...
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Worth flagging something practical that's bitten a few people I know - if you're running any 12V native appliances (certain water pumps, some lighting circuits, older 12V TVs...
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@Ian1968 yeah had exactly this with mine last summer. Turned out the Bluetooth drops were linked to the BMS working harder during balancing — the chip apparently gets a bit...
I've been running a 30A PWM controller I picked up off AliExpress for about £14 for the past eight months now on my shed setup — two 100W panels wired in parallel feeding a pair of 110Ah leisure...
Great build @CotswoldExplorer! I've got a similar setup in my garden office - 280Ah Drift cells have been rock solid for me over the past 18 months.
One thing worth mentioning that nobody's...
Hey @Jock30, your post did get cut off but you're in good company with this setup! One thing worth adding to what @DevonDweller and @Paddy have touched on - make sure you've got the VE.Bus BMS...
Good thread this. @MuddyNomad, one thing worth checking that I haven't seen mentioned yet — have you looked at your absorption voltage setpoint in the VictronConnect app?
