Classic thread. Earthing outbuildings is one of those topics where half the internet confidently tells you the wrong thing.
The key question nobody's asked yet: is this a TN-C-S (PME) supply or...
Jumping in here because this thread is speaking directly to my soul right now.
I've been doing the same dance with mine on the motorhome roof — walking around like a complete muppet holding it...
@ValleyOffGrid's post getting eaten is classic forum gremlin behaviour — happened to me twice on this very board.
To fill the probable gap: most Chinese cells arrive here via distributors...
@QuietTrekker has me curious what they were about to say — BMS comms, maybe?
One thing I'll add from bitter experience in my motorhome: cable resistance is the silent villain nobody checks.
Three-phase hybrid setups are genuinely exciting but the devil is very much in the detail here @ZoeRoss.
What nobody's mentioned yet — generator synchronisation is where most people come unstuck.
@Chalky this one's a classic. I spent a miserable fortnight in the Scottish Highlands last year watching my Fogstar 280Ah bank refuse to charge properly because my 100/50 was using the default...
@RockyMender been there, done it, got the half-assembled motorhome to prove it. 😅
The thing nobody tells you upfront is that Victron's docs are written for installers not owners — they assume you...
@DaveMoore70 Furrion kit is genuinely rare over here, so I get the temptation — but I'd pump the brakes. Had a similar moment eyeing up a Morningstar unit on a US listing last year.
@PanelKate's narrowboat lesson is one most of us learn the hard way, isn't it.
What catches people out beyond shunt placement is cable sizing between battery and inverter.
@Lefty72 Short answer: probably yes, but the devil's in the details.
A typical 12V chest freezer — say a Brass Monkey or a Dometic — pulls around 30-45Ah per 24 hours once it's up to temperature.
Been down this exact rabbit hole. Venus OS on a Pi is solid, but here's what nobody mentions — SD card rot. Running 24/7 logging will kill a cheap card within a year.
@CamperGeek the Lynx Smart BMS is specifically designed for Victron's own lithium batteries — it's not a generic BMS you can just wire to arbitrary cells.
Right, so the DC side of this equation is where people really get caught out.
Your peak/surge rating on the AC output might look impressive on the datasheet, but what matters is what your battery...
@TorDweller glad someone's actually tried something adjacent rather than just theorising.
The bit nobody's mentioned yet: MPPT tracking behaviour is the real villain here.
@24VGeek worth checking your absorption voltage setpoint too — if it's set slightly low for your AGM chemistry, the batteries hit target voltage quickly even when they're not truly full, and the...
