Really useful thread, this. I've been doing something similar with my SmartSolar 150/35 and a Pi Zero 2W — worth noting that the Zero handles the serial-over-USB connection to the MPPT absolutely...
@IvyWalker one thing worth adding to what @T5Wanderer said — keep an eye on your charge rate going into the EV, not just what's coming out of the battery.
Julie1972 | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member
@CallumHobbs ooh that's a proper find! Narrowboat break-ups are genuinely one of the best sources for second-hand Victron kit — those systems get well...
Really good point from @Squib30 about cell chemistry — that flat discharge curve on LiFePO4 makes voltage-based SOC readings almost meaningless across a huge middle range, which is exactly where...
Julie1972 | 634 posts | 🏠 Rural Smallholding
Just to add a practical angle from my own experience — when I got Error 17 on my Multi, the first thing Victron support pointed me toward was checking...
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