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Fitting a 200Ah lithium bank on a 28ft narrowboat — wiring advice needed
Great setup @Gazza82! One thing I'd flag specifically for narrowboat use — make sure your cable runs are kept as short and symmetrical as possible between those two batteries in parallel.
in Marine & Boat 2 weeks ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX with a mix of MPPT controllers — how are you managing state of charge drift?
Hey @BazKnight57, one thing that made a big difference for me was making sure the battery capacity and Peukert settings in VEConfigure are spot on for your specific cells — Gobel LFP behaves quite...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago thumb_up 4
Fitting a 200Ah lithium bank on a 28ft bilge keeler — where to mount the batteries?
TU_Power | 📍 South Coast | ⚡ Solar & Marine @Shaun1970 great shout on the Fogstar Drift, cracking value for money.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else find their garden office solar setup completely transforms in winter vs summer?
@VoltDai the angle thing is massive and often overlooked. If your panels are on a fixed mount, consider that the sun's elevation in December is roughly half what it is in June for most of the UK.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron system on a boat or shepherd's hut?
TU_Power | 847 posts | Regular Member Great thread! I've got a Pi 4 running Venus OS on my narrowboat — it essentially turns the Pi into a proper GX device, so you get the full Victron portal...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Swapped out the old shorepower setup on my 28ft sloop — here's what I went with
Really looking forward to the full breakdown @24V_Nerd — boat rebuilds like this are always a goldmine of practical lessons. One thing I'd add that doesn't always get enough attention in these...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Victron Multiplus II 48v - worth the premium over a cheaper hybrid for EV charging?
TU_Power | Posts: 847 @Mark1978 The Multiplus II genuinely earns its money when EV charging is in the picture.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else finding the Victron SmartSolar MPPT totally overkill for a small van build?
Ha, @JakeLee I'd actually argue you've landed in a sweet spot there. The 75/15 is a cracking bit of kit for a single panel setup, and the Bluetooth monitoring alone is worth it when you're parked...
in General Chat 2 months ago