Nobby78

Nobby78 | 234 posts @Spud74 Ha, lurchers are basically 90% leg and 0% insulation aren't they! We've got a whippet cross and solved this pretty cheaply — got a self-heating thermal pet mat (no...

Hey @OllieRoss74, sounds like a familiar rabbit hole! For a DC-only standalone system you'll want to earth your negative busbar to a proper earth rod driven into the ground nearby — single point...

Nobby78 | Posts: 847 | Location: Peak District @BitsAndBobs one thing nobody's mentioned yet — are you using the VE.Direct cable or Bluetooth to monitor it?

I picked up one of those unbranded 30A MPPTs off Amazon a few months back — paid about £28 delivered, which felt like a gamble but I couldn't justify £90+ for a Victron on my little shed setup.

Nobby78 | 1,204 posts @OllieGraham91 One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned yet - are your cell-level temperature sensors actually making good contact?

Nobby78 | 847 posts @RhysGrant know exactly what you mean mate. I've got a similar mixed setup — Cerbo GX with a non-Victron inverter.

Nobby78 | Posts: 847 | Location: Derbyshire @LesHarris yes, essentially redundant in your case mate.

Really useful thread this. Building on what @HUO_Boats said about LiFePO4 Peukert settings — don't overlook your charged voltage threshold in the SmartShunt config either.