Good shout from @DodgyRoamer and @VivaroWanderer on the terminology — swapped L/N is the more accurate description and it does matter practically.
Had something similar crop up with a cheaper unit...
Spent three winters up in the Dales learning this lesson the hard way, so yes — absolutely.
My motorhome runs a 100Ah Fogstar Drift and I've got 200W of Renogy panels bolted to the roof.
Been mulling this one over for a while and thought I'd throw it out here.
Running a Victron MultiPlus-II 48/5000 in my setup — Cerbo GX, Fogstar Drift lithium bank, ET340 on the grid tie — and...
Been scratching my head over something similar with my Victron Phoenix 24/1600 and thought it worth raising here.
According to the spec sheet, idle/no-load draw should sit around 9W.
Bit of a rabbit hole this one, and I've been down a similar path with my motorhome setup so thought I'd chip in.
Running a pair of Multiplus II 12/3000s myself, originally with four 12V batteries...
Had exactly this with my Multiplus-II 24/3000 last winter, parked up in the Dales for a fortnight. Batteries hitting float after maybe 40 minutes of bulk — nowhere near fully charged, sitting at...
@BayJason this scratches an itch I've had with my motorhome setup for ages. Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 alongside a smaller Renogy unit, and getting them to agree on what the combined...
Really resonates with this one. Had a "budget" MPPT on my first motorhome build — wouldn't properly communicate with the battery BMS and I was essentially flying blind for months.
@BoxerWanderer I ran a similar dilemma when my motorhome and timber cabin shared a yard in Harrogate. Ended up keeping them separate — and I'm genuinely glad.
PennineCamper | 634 posts | Yorkshire Dales
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@WattGemma makes a solid point about float voltage — this caught me out on my motorhome build last year.
Been running a pair of Renogy bifacials on my motorhome for about eighteen months now, so I can add a bit of real-world context here.
Had a mate with a Westfalia who'd spend summers moored up. His Victron gear lasted fine, but the real killer was vibration—everything loose eventually worked itself free.
