Been going through a similar exercise with my setup and wanted to get some thoughts from the community.
I'm running a Victron MPPT 100/30 and trying to nail down the correct cable spec for the run...
Been following this thread with interest because I had almost identical issues when I first tried running a chest freezer off my Multiplus II 3000.
The compressor startup surge was absolutely...
Been having a strange one with my MultiPlus-II 48/3000 lately and wondering if anyone else has seen this.
Over the past couple of weeks I've noticed settings drifting on the remote console —...
Been running a 200Ah lithium setup in my Transit for about six months now and the cold weather has been causing me some headaches.
Jumping in with something slightly different — has anyone looked at whether the Phoenix Smart IP43 shows charging current in real time on VRM, or just state/status?
Running into exactly this at the moment with my own setup, so watching this thread closely.
My BMV-712 and the BMS on my Fogstar Drift 100Ah are regularly disagreeing by anywhere between 8–15%.
Been running almost the exact same setup but with a Renogy 40A DC-DC into a 200Ah Fogstar Drift 12V — genuinely curious whether you're seeing any conflict between the two charge sources fighting...
Really interested in this thread as I'm trying to figure out if I can do something similar for EV charging purposes — basically using a mixed array to feed a Victron MPPT and then into a battery...
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Curious what EV you're actually charging here — makes a massive difference.
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Slightly different angle on this — has anyone looked at whether EV charging demand is making the low-temp issue worse?
@VivaroWanderer curious what your actual daily mileage looks like when wild camping — are you driving to a spot and staying put for several days, or moving regularly?
That changes the equation...
Running a similar setup in my panel van — 200Ah Fogstar lithium, single 200W panel, and a Victron SmartSolar 20A MPPT.
Honestly the fridge consumption surprised me more than anything else.
That's a cracking photo. Frost patterns like that are genuinely mesmerising — the way they catch low winter light is something you just don't get in summer.
Makes me wonder though: are you getting...
