VanSue | Posts: 412
@WhatsAFuse65 is right about the standing charge — it's what finally pushed me to look seriously at full disconnection for the garden office at least.
@OffGridGeek that narrowboat wiring pain is real — been there myself. Worth flagging for @CarolThomas79 that the busbar layout matters a lot in confined spaces, especially if you're retrofitting...
@OldSparky18 yes, cut off mid-sentence — curious what the actual question is though, because "removing AC current sensor" on a Multiplus II could mean a few different things depending on...
Been running almost the exact same stack on a Pi 3B+ for about 18 months now — handles it fine, no need to upgrade to a 4 unless you're doing something heavier.
One thing worth adding: I've got...
Interesting topic this one — been thinking along similar lines for my own setup.
Currently running a 3-phase Multiplus-II arrangement for the garden office and EV charging, with a fourth unit I've...
Finally pulling the trigger on a proper insulated garden office this spring. It'll be about 4x3m, running a monitor setup, laptop, small fan heater occasionally, and I want to charge the car from...
Mine's evolved from something similar into a proper system now — started with a battered toolbox setup like yours @SilverHiker, but since I'm running the garden office full-time it had to grow up...
@MarshSoul had almost identical grief with a JBD on my garden office build last year. Worth checking your cell interconnect torque first — loose busbars can spike the voltage differential enough...
Had exactly this on my narrowboat setup. Nine times out of ten it's the tail current setting being too aggressive — if your battery can absorb more than the threshold before Victron thinks it's...
Been trying to get a clearer picture of my overall energy flow since I added EV charging to my setup.
Narrowboat angle here — we see this constantly on the cut. Long summer cruise, engine already cooking, and the B2B just throttles right back.
What helped us was fitting a small 12v fan directly...
After two summers of babying a pair of 110Ah AGMs (never draining below 50%, constant equalising nonsense), I finally pulled the trigger on a 200Ah Fogstar Drift last month.
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Been there — not on the cut but had my Victron SmartShunt log a similar BMS trip on my garden office setup and the cause surprised me.
@OldSailor78 is right about winter being brutal up there — I ran the numbers on my garden office (South East, so far more favourable than the Borders) and still built in 3 days autonomy...
Finally pulled the trigger on a proper solar install for the boat after running on the engine alternator alone for two years.
