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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...

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...

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 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...

Fantastic! Thanks for the links! Now I know what to look for when the battery arrives.

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...

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...