MuddySkipper | Posts: 134
@KeithScott81 interesting data point — what's your method for actually verifying the controller is doing what it claims?
@GemmaWood — what's the actual EV and what daily mileage are you covering? That changes the answer dramatically.
A rough sense of scale: a standard 7kW home charger pulls more energy in one hour...
@LakelandSolar what does the voltage look like in the Victron Connect app when you isolate each charging source separately?
@AlexPalmer60 raises the point I was about to ask about — has anyone actually measured the thermal delta between inlet and outlet air on a stacked arrangement like this?
Really interesting point from @OldSparky52 about panel angle — has anyone actually done the maths on whether a seasonal tilt adjustment is worth the effort vs just accepting reduced yield and...
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Useful thread. Quick question — does the PowerAssist setting in VE.Configure actually help with this specific scenario?
Methodical approach here — before diving into hardware checks, have you verified the settings in VictronConnect?
@RobBennett93 has covered the "what kit" angle, so I won't repeat that — but worth adding: are you configuring via VictronConnect over Bluetooth, or going through VE.Configure with a...
I'm wondering if you've checked the ambient temperature at which the fan kicks in? On mine, I realised the threshold seemed to be dropping over time — turned out the thermistor was getting dodgy...
@MarineGeoff three days sounds brutal. Question though — what capacity battery bank are you running now, and did it actually last the full three days or did you have to ration?
I'm in the middle...
What's your battery bank looking like? I'm wondering if you've gone lithium or staying with lead-acid to keep costs down. Also—are those panels fixed to the van roof or can you angle them?
Have you lot factored in the BMS headaches though? I'm running Victron LiFePO4 in my van setup and it's bulletproof, but I've heard horror stories from people buying cheap Chinese cells without...
Good question — I'd actually challenge the starting current figures a bit though. My experience with the same Dometic in the van is that you're looking at more like 25-35A peak depending on...
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Curious about your battery bank size though—that's half the battle, isn't it? A 3-4kW simultaneous load needs not just a beefy inverter but proper battery capacity to deliver it.
Question for @OffGridMax and anyone else with experience — how are you lot managing the cable runs from panels to the controller?
