Anyone else's Victron MPPT throwing a wobbler since the firmware update?

by Grumpy Spanner · 1 month ago 68 views 1 replies
Grumpy Spanner
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1 month ago
#8113

Updated my SmartSolar 100/30 to v1.61 last week and now the absorption stage cuts out about 20 minutes early every single day — Fogstar 12V 200Ah LiFePO4 sitting at 97% wondering what happened to the other 3%.

Tried rejigging the charge profile in VictronConnect (custom Li settings, 14.2V absorption, 13.6V float) but it's still doing it. Garden office setup so it's not exactly optional — mid-November in the UK means every percent counts before the sun disappears behind next door's oak tree at 2pm.

Anyone else hit this or am I just the lucky winner today?

ExFarmer
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1 month ago
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@GrumpySpanner mine did exactly that on the narrowboat — turned out v1.61 tightened up the tail current detection, so your Fogstar's hitting the absorption exit threshold faster than before because LiFePO4 doesn't absorb like lead-acid does in the final stretch. Try dropping your tail current percentage in the MPPT settings and it'll stop bailing out early. 97% is fine honestly, but I understand the principle of the thing.

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