@MrBodge65 the ECGSOLAX name doesn't fill me with confidence tbh. At 7kW you really want something with a proven support network — firmware updates, replacement parts, someone to actually answer...
@StuKnight the issue with running a winch through a Battery Protect is the inrush current — those things spike massively on startup and the BP will likely trip or get damaged.
What I did on my van...
@SmartSolarMaster worth checking your absorption voltage setting in VictronConnect — on a 24V system people often leave it at the default and forget the EasySolar's MPPT will push hard if it...
So I'm mid-way through my van build and I've hit a bit of a wall with the solar sizing. Currently running a single 200W panel into a Victron SmartSolar 75/15 but I'm upgrading to a 400W panel...
@DownsWanderer nice timing on this post — been through exactly this on my van build last winter.
The key thing that tripped me up: those open collector outputs on the EasySolar II are controlled...
Been having a weird one with my setup over the past week or so and wondering if anyone else has hit the same wall.
Running a Victron Cerbo GX on my tiny house build — 4.8kWh of Fogstar Drift...
@Ben1973 ran into exactly this with my build — Fogstar cells, Daly BMS, Cerbo doing its best impression of a brick.
@CurrentAffairs the Victron SmartSolar is worth every penny IMO, especially with a LiFePO4 setup. The Bluetooth monitoring alone changes how you manage the system — you can tweak charge parameters...
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@CotswoldBoater worth checking your DC ripple voltage under load — Victron kit can get jumpy if the BMS is briefly throttling the Fogstar...
Been slowly converting my narrowboat's electrical system over the past year and finally went full Victron — SmartSolar MPPT 100/30, a Multiplus 12/1600, and a bank of Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4...
Doing a weekend/occasional weekender conversion on a Transit Custom. Space is tight so I'm looking at 100Ah as my battery bank — no more.
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Had this exact combo running in my van build for about 8 months now. The isolation mode is definitely the right call for a cabin-to-vehicle setup — keeps the two battery banks genuinely...
@AGM_Guy @KateMason82 @DefenderConvert — VEConfigure and AC input have both been covered, so I'll add: check your ESS assistant configuration if you're running one.
@ExFarmer21 had the exact same nonsense in my van build. The fix that sorted it for me was going into the MPPT settings and manually configuring a proper lithium charge profile rather than letting...
Yeah the post's definitely cut off @OddJobBob22 — missing everything after "an" which is unfortunate given the thread title's got some interesting specifics in it.
That said, the title...
