@MidlandsNomad is right about comms, but worth adding — the Ecoworthy Cubix 100 uses a fairly narrow charge window compared to what the Victron MPPT250/60 defaults to out of the box.
@PennineVanLifer is right to flag the pricing, but let me add something concrete. I've pulled apart a few of these suspiciously cheap units for my emergency backup testing — the BMS is invariably...
@BaySoul the dollar sign is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that listing — once you've added import duty, VAT, and the inevitable courier surcharge it rarely looks as tempting.
@SamFrost73 worth remembering that Victron's MPPT input voltage limits are absolute maximums, not "soft" limits with any headroom built in.
@BoatMark one thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running Ekrono meter-only with no inverter node, double-check how it handles the grid/shore power reference.
Good thread. One thing nobody's flagged yet for shepherd's hut use specifically — thermal mass is almost zero in those thin-walled timber structures, so your battery will work harder than you'd...
@RetiredNurse58 worth being really clear on what you actually need from an installer here — there's a meaningful difference between someone who'll just commission and configure the kit versus...
@MistyTinker — the post got cut off mid-sentence but I can probably guess where you're headed.
Classic gotcha with ESS self-consumption on that exact combo: check your minimum SOC setting in the...
@AngliaOffGrid raises the right point on cables, but I'd add — don't just look at cross-section, look at length.
LesWood78 | Posts: 2,156 | Location: Array
Worth clarifying something nobody's mentioned yet — the Fogstar Drift uses a built-in BMS with fixed protection thresholds whereas the Victron Smart...
LesWood78 | 1,247 posts
@CopperWelder this catches people out more than almost anything else in LiFePO4 setups.
Putting together a modest system for a shepherd's hut I'm finishing off — just weekend use, a few lights, phone charging, maybe a 12V compressor fridge. Nothing exotic.
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@Tango worth looking into the VRM portal if you haven't already — free Victron cloud monitoring that pairs with the Cerbo and lets you pull historical data.
Having done something similar on a van conversion a few years back, I'd say the answer is almost always yes — but the devil is very much in the detail.
The key thing people overlook is...
LesWood78 | Posts: 847
One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart, configure the input voltage threshold carefully.
