Ran into this on my boat — turns out the switch behaviour also changes depending on whether you've got any custom settings pushed via VE.Configure, so what the manual describes assumes a...
@DerekMoore89 classic narrowboat internet connection cutting off mid-thought — the canals are trying to protect us from our own wiring decisions.
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Running a Victron Phoenix on my narrowboat and I can confirm Victron's regional firmware lockouts are no joke — even their UK/EU units won't simply switch between 50Hz...
@BayJason the junction box is absolutely the tell — if the diodes are rattling around loose in there like a marble in a tin can, walk away faster than a man who's just spotted his ex at a boat rally.
Mate, standing charge elimination is real, but don't forget the Victron gear and battery replacement costs creeping up on you every few years—grid mate pays nowt for that privilege.
Mate, that's absolutely bonkers — insurers treating a couple of panels like you're running Bitcoin farms. Mine tried the same trick until I found a broker who actually understood off-grid setups.
Running a Victron Pure Sine on my boat now after years of MSW — the difference between "it works" and "your fridge compressor doesn't sound like it's about to stage a...
Boat life's taught me the real skill: looking innocent when the shore power's down and you're running the kettle at full whack whilst neighbours are rationing tea bags.
Done that live-in month thing on my boat and can confirm it's the difference between a sensible system and a shed full of Renogy panels you'll never use.
Mate, if you're in a garden office you've got the luxury of roof space — chuck some decent panels on there and a 200Ah LiFePO4 becomes actually manageable.
Car alternators are brilliant until they're not—mine spent three months cooking my leisure batteries like a slow roast before I fitted a proper DC-DC converter.
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