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    Voltage and DoD of AGM battery

    I have a Renogy 200AH AGM battery, Victron SmartShunt, and Victron 12/800 inverter. I usually don't discharge more than about 30-35AH, according to shunt, but went a little deeper yesterday and the inverter shut off due to it going below 12.1v while the shunt said I was at 80% SoC. I realize I...
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    600W off-grid system installed at cabin

    I have a fully off-grid cabin that was wired to run off a generator. Basically there was an extension cord outside, in a box, that ran directly into the electrical panel. Although I have a generator I don't go out in the middle of the woods to listen to one run all the time so I replaced the...
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    Victron MPPT & SmartShunt settings

    I just wanted to make sure I am using the correct settings on my Victron SmartSolar 100/50 MPPT and SmartShunt to go along with a Renogy 200AH AGM battery. I have attached pictures of both the MPPT and shunt settings and the specs of my battery are below. A couple things I'm not sure about...
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    Shunt battery connection order of ring terminals on post

    Probably a dumb question but does it matter what order the rings are on the battery post when using a shunt? I assume I would want the main connection on the bottom, for best contact, and then the shunt terminal on top but thought I'd check. Thanks!
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    Confused about what a Victron Smart Shunt or BMV does

    I am installing a relatively simple system using a Victron Smart Solar 100/50 MPPT and a Victron 12/800 inverter. I may also add a Victron Blue Smart IP22 charger to charg from generator if that's ever needed. All of these have bluetooth (with dongle on the inverter) so I am confused on what...
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    Smaller Victron Phoenix Inverter fan operation

    Does anybody have experience with smaller Victron Phoenix inverters (500VA to 1200VA) in regards to how the fan works? I am looking for something quiet due to being indoors in a small space. Does it only come on as needed or is it on all the time? If it's at needed at what load would you...
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    MPP PIP-1012-LV not displaying load information

    I have a MPP 1012-LV setup for some testing with a Renogy 12V 200AH AGM battery. it is working in that I am powering things from the inverter but no output information is displayed on the screen besides amperage saying 1A all the time. The things it shows are: Load - 0W Load - 0% Load - 0VA I...
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    Charging parameters

    I need some help understanding the parameters I should set on charger. The defaults for "AGM" don't look like they match my battery but thought I should ask before wrecking something. I have a MPP PIP-1012-LV and a Renogy 12V 200AH AGM. The battery specs are: Float Charge Voltage (77°F/25℃)...
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    System design review

    Hi! This is my first solar setup and was looking for some opinions on it. The use case is an off-grid cabin that is already wired to use a generator through a circuit breaker box. I would like to convert it to run on solar/batteries with the option of using the generator as needed. I think...
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