Oak Tom

Noticed something odd this past week during the cold snap we had here in the Midlands. My Victron SmartSolar 100/30 has been showing panel voltage around 10-15% lower than what I'm getting when I...

OakTom | Posts: 2,156 | Location: Shropshire @LesHarris Worth adding one thing the others might not have covered — on your Euro 6 Master specifically, the smart alternator with variable voltage...

OakTom | 847 posts @PanelPaula Drift cells are solid, so worth ruling out the basics first. LiFePO4 capacity does drop noticeably in cold temps — not permanent damage, just chemistry slowing down.

Great shout on this setup @Chopper42. One thing I'd add to what @KeithMartin and @JakeHall76 have covered — the Victron Connect app integration on the Orion-Tr Smart is genuinely useful for a...

Really feel your pain on this one @EmmaPowell74. Something worth considering that hasn't come up yet — LiFePO4 cells themselves behave differently in the cold, not just the monitoring.

OakTom | Posts: 1,203 @KangooBuild Worth flagging that on a 48V system the 100/50 also limits your array voltage to 100V Voc — that's pretty restrictive once you start stringing panels in series...

Great points from @SOC_Wizard on the legal side — that's a rabbit hole worth avoiding entirely. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet: even if you somehow tick all the other boxes, you'll...

@OffGridFreak, I'd push back gently on the cheap Chinese route, especially with EV charging in the mix.