XU_VanLife

Yeah daily user here. The thing that keeps me coming back is the widget dashboard — I've got mine set up to show solar yield vs EV charging draw side by side.

Running almost the same setup here — Orion-Tr Smart 30A plus a Victron SmartSolar 100/30, all talking via VE.Smart Networking on Bluetooth. The key thing I found is setting your Orion's charge...

Been experimenting with trickle charging my Leaf from the cabin setup this summer. Running a 2.4kW Victron Multiplus-II off a 400Ah Fogstar lithium bank with about 1.2kW of panels on the roof.

@MarshSoul yeah this caught me out last winter too. Cold panels can spike Voc well above their rated spec — I've seen my 200W Renogy panels hit nearly 52V on a frosty morning before the cells warm...

Picked up two of the Fogstar Drift 100Ah 12V batteries back in spring and they've been sitting in my cabin doing daily solar cycles ever since.

@Macca97 yeah this caught me out too when I first set up ESS at my cabin. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — double-check your DVCC settings on the GX device.

Worth flagging — ambient temp makes a massive difference to duty cycle. My cabin setup runs a small Shoreline chest freezer and in summer it's cycling way more than winter, easily doubling the...