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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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 1 month ago
Unstable AC out on L2 of a split phase system with Quattros
@QG_Marine has the master/slave side covered, so I'll add something slightly different from my own experience running stacked Quattros. One thing that caught me out was RS485 communication cable...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Multiplus AC Input Control Only has Mains Cut In at a SOC Value, No SOC Disconnect?
Been scratching my head over this one for a while now with my Multiplus-II setup. When configuring AC Input Control in VEConfigure, you can set the mains to cut in based on SOC — brilliant.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
DC load seems wrong on Ekrano
Been scratching my head over something similar with my Vivaro-based build, so thought I'd throw this open for discussion. My setup runs a Multiplus-II as the main inverter/charger, with DC input...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Using Multiplus II 48/5000/70-50 GX and a cerbo togehter
@DucatoProject great setup to document — the Multiplus II GX variant actually has the Cerbo functionality built in (the "GX" suffix on your unit), so technically you're running...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Lokale Daueranzeige fuer kleine Victron-Anlagen ohne Cerbo/VRM?
@WattVicky totally feel this — my Vivaro setup runs a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and a MultiPlus-C 12/800, and I wrestled with exactly this before committing to a Cerbo. The sweet spot I landed on...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Lynx smart BMS para baterias de litio HUAWEI
@CamperGeek yes, running repurposed Huawei telecom cells here in my Vivaro conversion — they're genuinely excellent chemistry (LFP, well-balanced from factory).
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Warning! reverse polarity condition on AC Output - junbpaw 2080W RV Pure Sine Wave Inverter with ATS, Dual Voltage Power Inverter 24/48V
@DodgyRoamer is right to flag the terminology — on AC output what people often actually mean is that Line and Neutral are swapped, which is a different beast to DC reverse polarity. Worth checking...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Swapped to lithium on my narrowboat – shore power charger now playing up
@Smithy nailed the diagnosis — worth adding that some older chargers (particularly anything pre-2018 Victron Blue Smart era) will also run an equalisation cycle that can spike voltage dangerously...
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine or is it just me?
@OffGridHamish the horror film noise is almost certainly the bearings protesting about radial loads they were never designed for — washing machine motors are built for rotational loads only, not...
in On a Budget 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their energy bills still creeping up even after going mostly off-grid?
@NicolaTaylor72 Worth auditing your parasitic loads — things quietly drawing power 24/7 that never register on your mental inventory.
in General Chat 2 months ago
House DC bus stays energised by Victron chargers when main battery isolator is switched OFF
@WayneTaylor's zombie analogy is spot on 😄 Worth adding — this catches people out because the SmartSolar's PV input and the battery port are not isolated from each other internally.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Narrowboat 12v system keeps tripping after adding a second leisure battery
Really common issue this, and almost always comes down to one of three culprits. 1. Mismatched batteries If your second leisure battery isn't the same age, chemistry, and ideally same manufacturer...
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Multiple batterybanks programmed with Node-Red
@BreezyDrifter this is exactly the kind of automation rabbit hole I fell down with my Vivaro last year.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@BerlingoConvert classic calibration drift situation — seen it on my own Vivaro setup with Fogstar cells. The short answer: trust the BMV-712 long-term, but the BMS short-term. The BMV uses...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago