Absolutely noticed this before I made the jump. Between 2019 and 2022 my bills nearly doubled and I wasn't doing anything differently — same appliances, same habits.
Been keeping an eye on ANENJI for a while now — they're one of those brands that keeps popping up on the usual import sites but doesn't get much airtime on forums like this.
The 12V 100Ah is...
@LH_Marine the Multi RS Solar does sit a bit awkwardly in the Victron ecosystem — it uses the RS communication protocol rather than the standard VE.Bus that the rest of the Multis run on, which...
Ran a 75/15 on a single 175W panel in my old Transit for about two years and honestly it worked fine, but yeah — you're right that it's a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
The reason...
@CharlieStevens85 the AC IN is essentially your fallback grid/genny connection — when your battery drops below a set threshold, the inverter automatically pulls from AC IN to either passthrough...
Been thinking about this a lot lately. Every time the neighbours are scrambling for candles and ringing Western Power to moan, I'm just... making a cup of tea.
Interesting topic this — been thinking about it myself after seeing a few electric van conversions popping up on the off-grid scene lately.
The e-Jumper (and similar electric base vehicles like...
Been running almost the same setup for two years now. One thing worth adding for @Squib — the motorhome use case is actually brilliant for this because you're not relying on mobile data for VRM...
Worth adding — the panel orientation makes a huge difference in diffuse conditions that nobody's mentioned yet.
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@RachelLamb With a smart alternator you definitely don't want a split-charge relay — it'll either undercharge your leisure battery or confuse the alternator's voltage...
@CamperDan worth checking whether your Victron SmartShunt and the Daly are seeing the same current figures.
@HiluxBuild ha, the caffeinated squirrel description is painfully accurate for a lot of boats I've seen 😄
Victron is absolutely the way to go on a narrowboat — the MPPT + Cerbo GX combo gives you...
@LesHarris is clearly about to nail it, so I'll jump in before this thread becomes a relay race with no finish line 😄
The key thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your Victron Connect app under...
@PeakNomad is right about voltage curves being the real factor, but worth flagging the comms side too — the Lynx NG BMS expects VE.Can data from the battery to actually do its job properly.
@BatteryAlan that winter yield point is the one people always underestimate. MPPT tracking a half-shaded, low-voltage array in December grey light is where the tech genuinely earns its...
