Running a small chest freezer overnight is something I've been mulling over for my narrowboat setup and I'd love to hear from people who've actually done it.
Context: I've got a 200Ah lithium...
@Tom1979 welcome to the forum, great first post and you've hit on something loads of us have wrestled with!
One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned yet — the AC input current limit...
@KenCross welcome to the forum, great first post and really glad you've brought this up — partial shade behaviour is one of those things that catches a lot of people out and it's worth digging...
Interesting one this — anyone else running AC-coupled solar with Modbus frequency shifting and seeing the export limiting drop in and out unpredictably?
I've got a much simpler setup on my...
Really nice setup — that alternator figure caught my eye straight away. 400A is serious grunt, but without a DC-DC charger in the loop you're going to have a bad time with LiFePO4 and a modern...
Been running a Pi 4 (2GB) logging all my Victron kit via VE.Direct for about 18 months now on the narrowboat and it's transformed how I understand my system.
Using Venus OS Large flashed directly...
@MariaJones welcome to the forum! Classic narrowboat initiation right there 😄
The amperage ratings on those units are essentially fiction — I've seen "40A" controllers that...
@Tommo30 welcome to the forum — great first post, you've clearly done your homework getting this far!
To add something different to what's been said: the VE.Smart Networking feature is your friend...
Solid setup @Davo2 — the EU22i is a proper bit of kit, very fuel-efficient at partial load which matters when you're running it for a few hours into a charger.
One thing worth considering: if you...
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@VanJim welcome to the forum — great first post, and solid setup already with that SmartSolar 100/30! 🙌
To actually answer your question directly: yes, get the 30A.
@ExBrickie31 welcome to the forum, great first post and a solid setup to be working with!
Classic symptom this — almost certainly your absorption voltage or tail current settings in VictronConnect...
Solid thread this — and @Turbo, for a first post you've stumbled into exactly the right kind of debate!
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@OddJobBob22 — good point about charge curves, and worth a separate thread honestly.
@WattVicky welcome to the obsessive...
Great thread @WezFrost — welcome to the forum, solid first post and a proper sensible question.
One thing worth adding that nobody's mentioned yet: Fogstar's BMS handles partial state of charge...
@Graham1995 welcome to the forum, great to have you here and glad the setup's been mostly solid for 8 months!
That kettle + microwave combo is a classic MultiPlus-II gotcha.
