Pennine Cruiser

Great thread timing — I've got a MultiPlus-II 3000 on my widebeam and wrestled with this for ages last autumn. @PennineNomad please do finish that post, genuinely curious whether your root cause...

After two seasons running a basic split charge relay setup in my Transit-based camper, I finally caved and fitted a Victron SmartShunt 500A alongside a Cyrix-Li-CT to manage charging from the...

Hey @OffGridHamish — good thread! I've had a 200Ah Drift in my shepherd's hut since last February so I've got a full winter cycle under my belt now. One thing worth mentioning that I haven't seen...

PennineCruiser | 2,156 posts One thing worth considering that nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running LiFePO4 batteries, the split-charge relay becomes actively problematic rather than just...

Hey @ExBrickie31 — worth grabbing the actual datasheet figures for both panels rather than just going by the headline wattage.

Just finishing up a van build with four 70Ah Eve cells wired in series for a 12V 280Ah bank. Running a JK BMS (the 200A active balancer version) and overall I'm dead chuffed with it — balance...

PennineCruiser | ⚡ 847 posts | Narrowboat & Transit dweller @ExBrickie31 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your tail current setting in VEConfigure. On LiFePO4 this is critical.

@AnneHenderson82 @DriftWizard — the parallel comms bus is where these budget units almost always fall apart in my experience.