Most reacted threads

I'm rebuilding my power plugs and trying to find info on how the EV L2 chargers work and if there's a possibility to add a pair of J1772 plugs for charging my Lithium banks as well as a J1772 outlet for charging EV vehicle from my RV. I believe the J1772 requires some handshake and isn't...

Just found out there's a whole new GUI for the cerboGX coming out and the beta is available now. Anyone using it? For some reason the instructions to install were deleted from the page. Anyone know how to install before i dig into the github?? https://github.com/victronenergy/gui-v2...

30 320w renogy solar panels at an auction. Brand new $3000. I picked up 2 more at another auction last month. Looks like I have a new project on my hands.... now wondering if I should swap out my 100w panels on the rv, plus fill the trailer or just put them all on my house???

Finally getting around to upgrading my panels. I'm trying not to drill anymore holes in the roof so plan is to utilize the Girard awning brackets and the threaded rods I initially installed. I'll be mounting these Renogy 320w panels horizontal and tilted up a bit to get above all the ACs...

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/how-an-entire-columbus-neighborhood-is-getting-free-solar-panels/ This is the first I've seen something like this where solar is projected as basically a welfare benefit for low income areas. So many things here, I wonder if the residents own...

I'm in the middle of setting up inverter3 and just saw this option. I also just updated my VEconfig so maybe its been there a while. Been waiting for this feature as the coach sits in my driveway and seems odd its always at 100% and pulling from shore when its nice and sunny out. Before I...

One of the biggest features with Victron inverters is I'm able to limit my input to under 15a especially when home as I can park my rig further from the house. Also my other houses have 15a at the street so it's simple. If I go 50amp split phase using dual inverters would I lose this...

I was told by someone that they have solar at one property which they have a 2nd house with the same utility and it offsets this property's bill. I've tried to search but haven't heard of this before. Is this normal for net metering? I'm planning an install in WV with AEP (Appalachian...

I have 2 400AH 12V EG4-LL batteries the original. Apparently the BMS firmware can't be updated and according to the BMStools I have D-4S400AH-P00-ZTR-V1.0 models. I've been having major issues where whenever I put any decent load my voltages drop and everything resets in my RV. In such I've...

Found out the Lynx shunt doesn't seem to have an aux voltage monitor like the smartshunt. I'm wanting to add both my generator battery and my chassis batteries to Victron's CerboGX so I can log and monitor them both but not sure what I can buy to get them added. I bought a Smart battery...

As u start my 1st home build is there a good AIO inverter that'll double as a UPS with enterprise type features? Mainly power conditioning and instant switchover to batteries? Something that you'd be comfortable protecting a million dollar server array and outage would cost thousands an hour...

My 48v system has been working perfectly, but randomly today I got bms failure on my master SOK battery. The screen shows failure when checking bms status and voltage at 0. The other battery is working perfectly fine and even switched it to the master and shut the issue battery off. There's...

I don't have a shower in my RV yet and plan on adding soon along with a hot water heater. I seem to make quite a bit of excess solar and have seen others use their excess solar to heat their water tanks. The problem is I take showers in the morning so the water would likely need to stay warm...

Currently I have a 24v 70a alternator set at 27v then have a 24v 270a alternator set at about 28v. The big alternator is oil cooled, industrial and weighs like 100 lbs. Well the field wire came loose on the big one so I'm replacing it and now wondering if there's a better setup. Currently...

Finally getting around to installing solar on the cargo trailer (7x16) we tow behind the RV. The goal is to install some POE cameras and a NVR inside the trailer then use it as backup cameras over wifi when driving or as a security system when parked. On top of this I want the solar to keep...

I need help with some out of the box different ideas on how to best optimize my current system to fit our needs. We use this coach a bit differently than most as we typically do day trips or weekend camps. Usually we'll drive a couple hours to an all day auction or amusement park then either...

I keep having issues with blowing breakers when at campgrounds when I set my Victron inverters to 50a. Someplaces I'm able to set to 45a and others have to be below 40a. I know NEC has a 80% rule but that's over 3 hours and usually it trips within 30 minutes. I believe Victron should limit...

Sorry for blowing up this forum this week lol but trying to finish my electrical plans. I'm a bit ashamed on how bad the wiring looks into my inverters and have things like neutral wiring going from one inverter to the other. Now my system is all working properly I can finish the project and...

I'll have 2 5000w Victron Quattro inverters setup in split phase 240V (lets call Red and Black), then will have a 3rd 5000w Victron Quattro inverter (lets call Blue) as a secondary system for some redundancy. The plan is to have the 240V inverters power 3/4 of the coach then the other 1/4 will...

this is on an RV roof. I currently have 2 parallel groups of 5 panels in series and am adding an additional 6 panel group. All are the exact same Renogy 100w panel with info below. All plug into a Victron 150/100 MPPT. Does it matter that one group will have a potentially higher voltage...

Anyone know of a cheap 120v ac to 48v dc charger with lithium profile I could wire up as a backup? I don't think I'd ever use it but figured its good to have

Seems large 24v chargers are hard to find. My coach came with a power a 30a charger but it died (my fault, likely dropped it too many time) . I'm wanting to max out a 120v outlet so ideally something like 75amps. Anyone know of a 28.5v 60-75a charger? The plan is to have it as an emergency...

I have a few solar projects I'm planning on starting and was planning on using unistruts/superstruts but the brackets all seem to have a couple inch gap for the screw then just clamp the panels down which doesn't seem ideal. Is there some mounts that'll secure from the bottom of the panel and...

I have a 20k gallon pool and looking to keep it warmer during the summer and hopefully get a few more days. Picked up an electric 24kw heater but needs 4ga 240 wiring. I'm wondering if there might be a better heater type to just run solar panels to an electric heater inline? I don't want to...

I have a pair of 12V EG4-LL batteries and when trying to run 1 AC unit it drops from 13V to close to 9V which restarts my entire system since i get a low voltage error. I have a Victron Quattro 5000 inverter and even tried a sungoldpower 4000w inverter but same issues. I don't have smart...

My 20kw genset in my RV has a dedicated battery which I replaced with a Optima D31m bluetop. I also removed a huge 240v fan in a squirrel cage and replaced it with 2x80w 12v fans. The genset seems to have a very small alternator and can't handle the load, so I added one of those htrc 20a...

Anyone have Auragen or know any info about them? Seems to be able to connect to engine to provide 120/240 AC directly regardless of RPM. I've seen a couple other coaches that have 8500w models but they have up to 20kw. This would be ideal to charge while driving Found a couple on ebay but...

Mounted my batteries with posts and everything up to make wiring easier and fit better. Found out when massive storms a couple drops can get into the hinge of my bay door or somewhere and follow the rj45 cables right into my batteries BMS. Fried one 2 weeks ago but didn't find the root cause...

Newbie to the house side of things and sitting on these 10k of solar panels so might as well tie into grid. My homes electricity co-op has net metering and I don't care about power loss as its super stable and i have an RV and other homes. Energy usage is on average 2500kWh and bill total is...

Ever since I picked up these 2 rack batteries I've been having minor issues. I got the EG4-LL 1st revision which apparently can't be firmware updated or anything. I think the BMS was rated for only 50amps but SS setup it to allow 200amps as anytime I put a decent load from the inverter my...