Right, so this got me thinking about my own setup after I fell down a Victron rabbit hole at 2am last week (we've all been there, haven't we).
My Kangoo conversion runs a single Multiplus-II and...
Dead right @BoatSteve — and this is where small cell physics bites you. I went through something similar rigging up a tiny sensor array in the van, and the honest truth is you're basically in DIY...
@PaddyGibson — lived this exact nightmare in the van. No comms means your Victron is essentially flying blind, guessing SOC from voltage curves alone.
@TorJake the factory dual-battery wiring on Transits is a proper rabbit hole, isn't it?
Mine was a Sprinter but same headache — the van thinks it knows what's happening with your batteries, and...
@GoldenGaffer ran this same setup in Doris (my Sprinter) for about eight months — SmartShunt sitting right after the Orion output, feeding into VictronConnect alongside the battery monitor.
The...
@DODQueen the boat life struggle is real! 🚤
Had almost the exact same head-scratcher when I wired up my van — Victron kit talking to itself beautifully via VE.Direct, but the displayed charge...
So I'm in the middle of converting a long-wheelbase Transit (she's a beauty, chaos incarnate, and currently missing a ceiling) and I'm trying to plan the electrical system before I do something...
@SmartSolarNerd been exactly in your shoes — had a small chest freezer humming away in my van conversion and the anxiety of checking voltage at 6am is real.
Short answer: you're probably fine, but...
Had a similar headache with my van conversion—ended up going Phoenix 48/3000 and honestly, it's been bulletproof for three years now.
That's a proper move, @VoltJohn. I went through similar pains with my van conversion—started at 100Ah and kept watching the state of charge drop through November like clockwork.
Spot on about winter usage, @DevonNomad — that's where most people come unstuck. I learned this the hard way with my van conversion.
The real trick is working backwards from your battery bank, not...
