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  • What is the best way to suggest product suggestions to Victron?

    Hi, I am using Victron products (except for batteries) in my miniature solar system and while using the physical products themselves as well as VRM, I have come up with some suggestion improvements. I tried to email these to Victron, but they seem to have a pretty impenetrable sales wall; the...
  • Code of Conduct points to a section that has since been removed

    This is not really a complaint even thought based on the forum list I think this is a best place to post this. I am a new member so I am going through all of the various resouces season members probably don't check anymore and one of them was the Code of Conduct post...
  • Is it okay to charge a battery with (much) lower current than recommended?

    Hi. I have this SOK 206 Ah battery: https://www.europe.sokbattery.com/product-page/marine-grade-12v-206ah-lifepo4-battery-sealed-plastic-box-bluetooth-built-in-he The specs say to charge using: 14.4-14.6 V and 40 A I am not at the spot where my solar system is for a few weeks now but since I...
  • Is it okay to charge a battery with (much) lower current than recommended?

    Hey folks, I was recommended to repost my question from https://diysolarforum.com/threads/is-it-okay-to-charge-a-battery-with-much-lower-current-than-recommended.50780 here: Long story short, I am a complete novice and I happen to have a 13.6-14.7 V / 1 A charger meant for gel batteries at hand...
  • Is it bad for na LFP battery to be on a solar charge controller for a long time with no load?

    Hi, I have a miniature solar setup with a few panels, an SCC and a 206 Ah LFP battery. I used to have the setup power 24/7 lights in my shop but I disconnected the load some time back due to making changes to the shop lighting and I never got back to reconnecting it yet. I use a Victron SCC and...
  • Advice on land mounted array 60 m (200 ft) away from the solar charge controller

    Hi, I have a barn where I have run a small solar system I use to power its lights as well as the occasional power tool. There is a semi-insulated brick room in the barn so I can keep the electronics (solar charge controller, invertor, batteries with internal heaters) there. The barn has a south...
  • Control a circuit powered by the load output of the Victron SCC with the Cerbo GX relay

    Hi, I have a Victron SmartSolar 100/15 MPPT SCC connected to a Cerbo GX for remote control via VRM and VictronConnect. I am currently not using the relays on the Cerbo but I know they can be both connected to a manual mode (and one can be programmed which is not something I need right now)...
  • How to load historical local data from Victron MPPT solar charge controller into VRM

    Hi! I have a hobbyist solar system with just a few panels powering just DC loads for now (lights in my shop). I want to build a bigger system in the future but I want to learn first to make sure I get it right. My system started off with a 12 V SOK LFP battery, a Victron MPPT BT solar charge...
  • Hello everyone! A newbie from the Czech Republic

    Hi, my name's Tom and I am a novice solar hobbyist. I live in the Czech Republic, in central Europe. I'm making this post to say hi to everyone as well as to see if we have other Czech people here. I expect to create a bunch of posts for the Beginners Corner over the course of the coming months...
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