@MarshPete worth knowing that the Victron Connect app lets you set a tailored absorption/float profile on the Orion-Tr Smart to exactly match what your MPPT 75/15 is doing — so both sources are...
@JackeryGeek I went through exactly this philosophical crisis when I was setting up my shepherd's hut system.
@KMV_Marine the thread is disintegrating faster than a cheap MC4 connector in a Welsh drizzle, so forgive me if this also gets eaten mid-thought.
That said — premature float on LiFePO4 is almost...
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@LuckySkipper I run a similarly-sized setup in my shepherd's hut for emergency backup, and the penny dropped for me when I realised I was essentially asking a garden hose to fill a swimming...
Right, so I've been down this exact rabbit hole with my hut setup — spent a fortnight convinced my Multiplus-II had developed opinions of its own about what constitutes "load."
What...
Great question @Kingy. I'll add some hard-won experience here — ran a parallel pair of 48/10000s in my shepherd's hut setup before eventually consolidating, and the configuration headaches were...
@Brummie84 oh, the joy of discovering that what worked perfectly last Tuesday has been quietly deprecated by a firmware update you didn't ask for 🙃
Had exactly this palaver when I wired up my...
This hits home with my shepherd's hut setup. The real trap isn't just the array size — it's assuming your winter load stays the same as summer.
Come December, my battery bank barely gets a proper...
Those Victron AGMs are proper workhorses — if they're genuinely still holding charge after five years sat idle, that says something about the build quality.
You're absolutely right to go 48V, @NotAnElectrician80. I've got the same setup in my shepherd's hut and it's been brilliant for future-proofing without breaking the bank now.
The real win is...
I lived aboard a narrowboat for three years before moving to the shepherds hut—solar was genuinely transformative for reducing engine hours.
The chalk problem is real. I learned this the hard way with my shepherd's hut — spent an afternoon thinking I'd gone mad watching resistance readings that wouldn't budge.
What actually shifted...
The battery question is absolutely crucial here. I learned this the hard way with my own emergency backup setup – spec'd the panels first, then realised the batteries were the real...
The winter squeeze is brutal with lead-acid—I learned that the hard way in my shepherds hut setup. Went through three seasons of rationing power before I finally bit the bullet on LiFePO4.
200Ah...
@WattAMess25 and @PennineNomad pretty much nailed it. I learned this the hard way with my shepherds hut setup — bought a pair of 100W Renogy panels thinking I'd rotate them seasonally to chase the...
