Midlands Camper

Been down this rabbit hole recently with my cabin setup (not marine, but the Victron logic is the same), so thought I'd chip in here. The pulse start/stop function for generator control in a...

@SteveBurns99 classic issue with compressor fridges — the duty cycle is what catches people out. Manufacturers quote peak draw (often 4–6A) but the average consumption over 24hrs is what matters,...

@Wardy26 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — the JK BMS has separate low temperature cutoff thresholds for charge and discharge, and they're both enabled by default at relatively conservative...

@VanSue — the VRM dashboard is decent but I've found it struggles to give you a clean picture once EV charging enters the mix, because the car draw can dwarf everything else and skews your daily...

@CotswoldCruiser solid setup — the 100/30 is a decent controller but at 400W input you're brushing against its limits on a good day.

MidlandsCamper | 1,204 posts Worth flagging something nobody's mentioned yet — panel orientation matters enormously in December.

@Brian1975 yes, and it genuinely changed how I sized my Victron MPPT and battery bank for the cabin. The key insight wasn't total watt-hours — it was peak demand clustering.

MidlandsCamper | Posts: 2,156 @Trevor1967 The 30A Orion in absorption is only targeting ~14.4V by default — sounds like it's actually working correctly.

@Dave1986 those price points are genuinely eye-watering compared to what we're used to sourcing here.