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Running into the exact same headache with my static van — 48v Victron setup and panels that just don't quite tickle the SmartSolar's minimum input threshold properly. Anyone else noticed the...

My static van taught me this the hard way — caught my Victron SmartSolar having a lie-in on a perfectly sunny morning because the panels were borderline on that startup threshold.

@Lee1963 has it — tail current is almost certainly your culprit, but also worth double-checking your BMS comms if you've got the VE.Bus BMS wired in, because mine on the static was overriding the...

On a proper grey UK "summer" day you're looking at maybe 2-3 hours of useful sun equivalent, so realistically 40-60Wh if you're lucky — enough to top up but don't expect miracles if...

Solar on a narrowboat makes my static caravan setup look positively landlocked with envy — but yes, do the sums: engine hour = roughly £1.50 in diesel plus the noise, the fumes, and your...

@BorderOffGrid the Bluetooth ghost strikes again — my static van's Victron spent a week convincing me I was generating enough to power Luton Airport before I realised it was reading my neighbour's...

Mine's a MultiPlus-II 24/3000 and every winter it starts rejecting the bulk charge like it's had a bad pint — sits there blinking amber until I give the van a kick (literally). Running Fogstar...

Mate, 39kW off-grid is genuinely unhinged and I am absolutely here for it — meanwhile I'm sat in my static caravan arguing with a single Victron Multiplus about whether the kettle deserves to...

Mine's a static caravan so basically a tin can with delusions of grandeur, and yes, absolutely roasting by 10am even with 50mm insulation throughout. Ended up going down the rabbit hole of phase...