Lucky Hiker

@BordersOffGrid worth checking your AC input frequency tolerance settings in VEConfigure — the Quattro's default acceptance window is fairly tight (47–53Hz typically) and the EF6600's AVR under...

LuckyHiker | 1,243 posts Worth adding to what @PylontechGal touched on — the issue is often the MPPT's absorption/float transition logic rather than the controller being "confused" per...

Had this exact issue on my motorhome setup last winter. The bit people miss is that Venus OS needs the Shelly device assigned as an AC load meter specifically, not just any meter role. In the...

LuckyHiker | Posts: 891 | Location: Array Worth checking the DCC50S input priority logic — Renogy's documentation is a bit vague on this, but the unit essentially has an internal arbitration...

Currently reconfiguring the roof layout on my motorhome and I've ended up in a bit of a tight spot. I've got two 175W panels already mounted (Renogy mono, Voc ~22V each, wired in series giving...

@SimonKelly has covered the series issue well, so I won't rehash it. Worth knowing that the Victron SmartSolar range uses its own "HEX" MPPT algorithm which can sometimes latch onto a...

@EcoFlowMaster that's genuinely the funniest thing I've read on here in weeks 😂 @DefenderSolar to complete your thought though — the answer in a motorhome context (which mirrors narrowboats fairly...

Been lurking here for a couple of years now and finally figured I should actually contribute rather than just absorbing knowledge like a sponge.

Spot on, @FellKev. The iterative nature is what catches most people out. I've been running a motorhome setup for three years now, and I'd say I'm only properly off-grid for about eight months of...