That is the reason why I got 200Ah... I went this route with the plan of getting a much cheaper 100Ah option, and if I am satisfied plan was to get another one and reach the desired 200Ah. But after reading about this in specs, and reading about balancing, the problems with cells of different...
Thanks! I was afraid that cylindrical cells were not according to industry practice. I am relieved now...
I did some research, I found the same battery model branded as VisBis (a Bulgarian company, double price). But unfortunately, the original manufacturer is on Alibaba as well (no...
Thanks Mike, I think I will add BMV 712 temperature sensor as precaution, in case BMS doesn’t monitor correctly or at all. I saw wiring diagram for additional temperature sensor, and my understanding is that it simply sends information to BMV 712, which is supposed to somehow broadcast to my...
I wanted to replace my standard Lead Battery for the caravan, which had:
very modest 160W panel (https://www.solara.eu/shop/solar-panels/solar-panel-s600p36/#cc-m-product-10938073772)
fundamental charge controller (https://www.solara.eu/shop/charge-controller/charge-controller-sr135tl/)
Victron...
It looks like I will order Smart Battery Protect as well. I was trying to figure out how to set up everything with the new battery, and I found out that my regular charger (IP65 12/7A) is the one without VE. Smart Networking. That means that even with a temperature sensor connected to BMV-712...
Battery arrived!
I was trying to consolidate all information and settings in one place. So I created a spreadsheet with all settings and descriptions of settings from the documentation. I have also watched and read a lot of resources from this site, Victron, and Battleborn sites about optimal...