Good timing on this thread — I had exactly this with my Orion-Tr Smart 30A on the narrowboat last summer during that proper hot spell we had.
Turned out the unit was throttling back due to thermal...
SueParker64 | 312 posts | 🌊 Narrowboat Life
Living aboard on the cut, this hits close to home. Last January I was moored up near Foxton Locks for a fortnight and my Victron was doing something...
SueParker64 | 203 posts
Had exactly this on Bramblewood when I first installed my SmartSolar. Drove me absolutely mad for a week.
What nobody's mentioned yet — check whether you've got your MPPT's...
I've been through similar on the boat during winter mooring season — nothing quite like realising your Victron setup's the difference between comfort and misery.
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