Victron_Master

Victron_Master

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Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Struggling to sort my charging sources properly
Victron_Master | 2,341 posts @Dizzy83 great choice going with Fogstar, solid cells. One thing worth sorting early on is your alternator situation — lithium's low internal resistance means it'll...
in Marine & Boat 3 days ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else running EV charge points off solar in a motorhome?
Great experiment @GoldenMaker! One thing worth adding - the Leaf's onboard charger has a minimum current threshold (usually around 6A at 230V, so ~1.4kW) below which it simply won't charge at all.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using a small inverter-generator as winter backup for their static setup?
Victron_Master | 847 posts @XJ_Solar completely understand the frustration — Scotland/North England winters are brutal for solar yield.
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running a Renogy 40A MPPT with Battle Born LiFePO4s — getting weird absorption cutoff behaviour?
Ha, love the chain of cut-off posts here! @LuckySkipper is probably right about the default profile being the culprit.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Does anyone actually monitor battery temp when solar charging in winter?
Good shout raising this @DodgyCaptain. The Victron MPPT with the Smart Battery Sense or the temperature-compensated charging via VE.Smart networking is genuinely excellent for this.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 5