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Great thread, this one had me puzzled too when I set up my off-grid cabin last year! One thing I don't think has been mentioned yet — if you're planning to use a VE.Bus BMS or want smarter...

Lisa1978 | 📍 West Midlands | ⛵ Narrowboat owner Hamish, I'd honestly say 200W will struggle once you factor in that compressor fridge — mine draws around 4-5 amps continuously, which adds up...

Good shout from @Megan1960 on the tail current — that one catches so many people out. Something else worth checking @DaleLover: have you verified your battery capacity setting in the BMV-712...

Right, I'm at my wits' end with this. My MultiPlus 12/3000/120 keeps throwing a low battery alarm and cutting out about 3-4 minutes into a wash cycle.

Lisa1978 | 📍 Shropshire | Posts: 847 @OffGridHamish ooh snap — almost identical setup here in my little shepherd's hut! I've got the same Orion-Tr Smart paired with a Fogstar Drift 200Ah though.

Lisa1978 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar & Wind Great thread, @BreezyHermit. One thing worth adding — the temperature sensor placement inside the BMS can make a significant difference to when it...

Really useful thread this, thanks for posting @DownsWanderer. I've got a slightly different setup — 8 cells in a 24V configuration rather than 48V — but also running Fogstar Drift cells and can...

Hey @MultiPlus_Queen! While you're sorting the repost, it's worth digging out the full datasheet if you can — sometimes panels that seem obscure are just rebranded versions of more common ones and...

Lisa1978 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar & Wind @AlexJones This is almost certainly a battery voltage spike fooling the charger into thinking absorption is complete.

Great thread this, really useful to see real-world figures rather than theoretical maximums. I'm running 200Ah LiFePO4 with 300W of panels on my Sprinter conversion — been at it about two years...

Really useful thread, this. One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — have a look at your battery temperature compensation settings in VictronConnect.