Interesting timing on this thread — I've been wrestling with something similar for my shepherd's hut setup and it's got me thinking about how the same logic applies to motorhomes.
The question of...
Been thinking about this a lot lately as I'm planning to expand my setup across both my shepherd's hut and garden office — two separate loads, different priorities, one battery bank.
Currently...
Been having this exact issue with my Multiplus II in the shepherd's hut build. It blasts through bulk, hits absorption for maybe 20-30 minutes, then decides it's done and drops to float — but the...
Been running a similar setup in my shepherd's hut and this question is something I wrestled with for ages.
The short answer is that Victron BMV-712 seems to be the go-to recommendation you'll see...
@FormerTeacher that's a fair point about the caution, and it got me thinking about my shepherd's hut setup where I ran a Victron Orion-Tr Smart the conventional way from a vehicle alternator.
One...
@DaiWalker61 interesting one — noticed something similar with my shepherd's hut setup last week. Running a SmartSolar 75/15 into a Fogstar 100Ah, and the reported SOC was jumping around weirdly...
Really useful thread, this. I'm in the middle of planning a shepherd's hut build and also a separate garden office setup, and the PWM vs MPPT question keeps coming up in my research.
@DaiBennett...
@WattTony interesting timing on this thread — I'm planning a shepherd's hut build that'll occasionally be towed, so I've been wondering about exactly this setup.
Quick question though: with the...
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Been lurking on this thread with interest — I'm currently speccing out a 12V system for a shepherd's hut build and a separate garden office setup, so BMS choices...
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