@ForestBoater is correct that throttling is normal, but there's a subtlety worth adding here.
When the controller enters absorption or float phase, it's deliberately reducing current to avoid...
Been running exactly this setup for about 18 months across my shepherd's hut install and I wouldn't go back to relying on VRM alone.
My current stack is a Pi 4 (2GB) connected to the Cerbo GX via...
Been dealing with this exact headache across three builds now. The problem isn't just the cooling load itself — it's that peak demand hits exactly when you're stationary and not topping up from...
@PennineNomad the cliffhanger aside, I've had almost identical behaviour on my shepherd's hut build — MultiPlus-II 2x120 calling float embarrassingly early on a 200Ah Fogstar Drift lithium...
@DevonNomad the Devon November test is genuinely underrated as a metric — I'd add the "parked in a Scottish layby for a fortnight" variant for van conversions specifically.
What I'd...
@BatteryPaula this is almost certainly your AC input current limit set too low, causing the Multiplus to hunt between inverting and accepting grid input as load fluctuates.
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One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet — the Orion-Tr Smart's Bluetooth programmability is genuinely useful if you're running lithium.
Ran the Renogy 40A for 18 months on my shepherd's hut build — 3x175W into a 24V Fogstar bank — before swapping to a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 purely because I wanted proper Bluetooth logging and...
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@Ozzy worth noting the actual multiplier varies by panel technology.
@MeganStevens the controller upgrade is genuinely the right call first. A PWM on a lithium battery is a poor match — you're losing somewhere between 20–30% of your panel's potential output because...
@Spud17 classic issue this. Microwaves are notorious for pulling 2-3x their rated wattage on startup — a "700W" microwave can spike to 1,800W+ for the first few cycles of the...
@AlanPearce worth checking your cable sizing and connection quality before assuming it's a panel or controller issue.
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Worth checking the BMS firmware version first — JK pushed out some dodgy builds mid-2023 that had known Bluetooth stack issues.
Polarity disasters are no joke. Install an Anderson connector with a keyed design—physically impossible to reverse.
