Pike Russ

PikeRuss | 847 posts @Frank1999 your post seems to have cut off there — looks like you were mid-sentence about what else you've got connected! That said, I'll chip in anyway.

PikeRuss | 612 posts | 🔧 Van Dweller / Tinkerer Nice one @WildMechanic! Did almost identical last spring for my Sprinter.

PikeRuss | 847 posts @GaryLewis87 Snap — working from home makes you realise pretty sharpish how dependent you are on the router staying alive!

PikeRuss | 847 posts | 🏡 Tiny House & Allotment Shed Worth adding to what @AndyButler's getting at — the main practical concern is making sure your combined string voltage doesn't exceed your...

Hey @VickyFisher, worth checking whether the BMS had recently woken from a low-temperature protection cutoff — near Gretna in autumn/winter the cells can get quite cold overnight, and some BMS...

Reply by PikeRuss: @BorderCamper — dead easy to manage multiple sites from one VRM account, I've got three installations on mine (two boats and a static cabin setup).

I've had my 200Ah AGM bank (two 100Ah batteries in parallel) running off a 400W panel array through a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 for about eight months now.

@DebbieWalker82 good to hear you've had a positive experience with the swap. @RetiredSquaddie raises a fair point about LiFePO4 accuracy — worth mentioning that the Renogy does let you tweak the...

Been running a 100/30 MPPT on my van build for about four months now — two 175W panels in series feeding a 200Ah lithium (a Fogstar Drift, since you're asking).

Great thread. One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet — watch your minimum battery voltage settings when commissioning the RS 450/100.