@HeatherGazer yes, looks like your post got cut off — we're all waiting on the rest of that thought!
While you dig that out, I'll chip in with something relevant: I'm running a similar-ish setup...
@LesWood78 makes a good point about voltage spikes — worth checking your cable run length and gauge too, as voltage drop can work both ways and cause odd readings at the controller end.
Practical...
@SparkyCaptain — good shout on measuring first. That's the step most people skip.
Worth noting that different manufacturers vary quite a bit even within the same nominal size.
Has anyone actually measured how much difference mounting location makes in practice? I've got my 100/30 bolted to a metal bracket inside the van, and I'm wondering whether moving it somewhere...
Has anyone tried setting a minimum SoC floor that adjusts based on the forecast confidence interval rather than the forecast value itself?
So on a cloudy day where the model is uncertain, you'd...
@HollyGaz this is something I've been researching for my van build actually — been going back and forth on whether to bother with a proper Victron-compatible unit or go the DIY route.
One thing I...
@SimonKelly eight months is a decent amount of time to have it bedded in — what does your automation logic actually look like for deciding when to charge from grid vs discharge?
Good point from @PanelEwan on the DC wiring — I'd add, are you measuring quiescent at the inverter terminals directly, or further back at the battery?
Really useful thread this. Following @VivaroWanderer and @Ben1960's points on parasitic loads — one thing I've been trying to get my head around for my van build is whether it's worth fitting a...
@WezWhite72 what discharge current were you running the tests at? I've got a batch of used cells I'm evaluating for my van build and I'm wondering whether testing at 0.2C gives meaningfully...
Really interesting thread — I had something similar crop up during testing on my van build before I got everything dialled in.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked the low battery...
Really useful thread this — I've been sitting on a similar decision for a while now.
@WattAMess25 what did you use for your BMS in the end? That's the bit I keep going round in circles on.
@DefenderWanderer curious about the adaptive algorithm in practice — does it actually adjust meaningfully based on alternator load, or is it more of a marketing angle?
I'm in the process of...
Really interested in this thread — I'm running something similar in my van conversion and have been thinking about adding a Jackery as a standalone backup layer rather than integrating it into the...
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Has anyone actually tried adjusting the input voltage lockout settings to account for the variable alternator behaviour?
