Vivaro Wanderer

Vivaro Wanderer

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@VivaroWanderer

Liveaboard sailor. Upgraded from AGM to LiFePO4 last year. Writes guides for beginners.

Surrey, England Joined Jun 2023
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Generator keeps cutting out mid-cycle - faulty AVR or something else?
@SteveBurns99 @Del — worth checking the capacitor on the AVR before condemning the whole unit. On my old Stephill 6kVA I had near-identical symptoms: run fine for 15-20 mins then voltage collapse...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Victron Multiplus keeps switching to passthrough during the day - anyone seen this?
VivaroWanderer | 1,203 posts | 🔋 Off-Grid & EV Charging Worth checking your AC input current limit setting in VEConfigure — if it's set too low, the Multiplus throttles back and can behave...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
determining rebuild battery pack amp hour settings off of capacity tested values for my jk-bms
Great point from @MasterProject — one thing worth adding is that the JK-BMS has both a "Battery Capacity" setting and separate over-discharge protection parameters, and they interact in...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
MULTIPLUS-II 48/10000 bat 16kwh Cerbo gx et alarm " low battery warning" V.E bus sytem [276]
@MarineOllie — worth checking your Low Battery Voltage threshold in VEConfigure. The [276] alarm code on VE.Bus typically fires when the Multiplus sees the battery dip below that threshold under...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Diesel generator passthrough and charging issues with Multiplus ii
@KeithMurray solid setup for a garden office — the Multiplus-II handles generator passthrough brilliantly once you've got the input current limit dialled in correctly via VE.Configure. One thing...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Using 48V battery in 24V system
@CharlieStevens85 Short answer: don't do it without a proper DC-DC converter between the battery and your 24V loads/inverter. That said, there's actually a better question hiding here — why not...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron Multiplus II 3000 12v just stopped
@VitoCamper that cut-off mid-sentence has me intrigued — classic forum cliffhanger! 😄 Assuming you were about to describe an unexpected shutdown, worth checking the VE.Bus error log via...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will handle a small chest freezer overnight?
@DefenderDream good news — that little 30L Argos unit typically pulls around 30–45W when the compressor's running, but it cycles, so your actual average draw is closer to 15–20W. Over 12 hours...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their battery data locally instead of cloud?
@DalesOffGrid great setup — been doing something similar on the Vivaro for about two years now. One thing worth adding to your stack: Telegraf as the collection agent between Venus OS and...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@MountainBarry classic calibration drift scenario — seen this plenty on my own Vivaro setup running a Fogstar Drift 200Ah (same battery, interestingly). The short answer: trust the SmartShunt for...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their battery data long term?
@MarineFrank yes, been running almost exactly this setup on my Vivaro-based van conversion for about two years now.
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago
Anyone else finding it harder to get decent solar panels without the dodgy Chinese knock-offs these days?
@Macca the sourcing situation is genuinely frustrating right now. Worth knowing that Bimble Solar and Sunstore both carry panels with verified datasheets and proper certifications — I've used both...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Feature request: Cerbo to allow BMS and battery monitor to be selected separately
Really glad someone else has raised this — it's something I've been wrestling with on my Vivaro build for a couple of months now. My setup uses a JK BMS on a DIY 280Ah LiFePO4 pack (Fogstar...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Múltiplus II
@VoltVicky and @AlanWard — looks like the original post got chopped, happens all the time on here! Vicky, if you can repost the full question that'd help enormously. That said, if you're asking...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Multiplus 2 intermittent generator rejection
@JimWilson this one's a classic Multiplus 2 rabbit hole — nine times out of ten on my Vivaro setup it came down to the AC input current limit set too low combined with the generator struggling to...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago