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It's a 2017 Fiat Ducato with a regular alternator (not smart). Probably ~190A with thermal protection. I'm not a fan of the thermal protection limiting the output hence B2B's and not the Victron smart relay thing (its name escapes me).

I originaly fitted a B2B as the AGM Bosch leisure battery could accept 14.7v to charge as per manufacturers spec. A B2B gives a proper charging profile which an alternator doesn't. I then fitted Lithium and wanted a current limited charge and the proper charge profile for this type of battery...

Thanks. I was using the "Engine shutdown detection" and the "Input voltage lock-out" on both Orions initially.

I have 2 Victron Orion tr-smart B2B's fitted charging 2 110Ah Lithium batteries. I originaly only had one and felt it did its job, but had no real proof as they aren't so smart and don't talk to other Victron kit. I fitted a second as sometimes in winter our drives weren't long enough to...

Look on YouTube for Greg Virgo's Sprinter build.

If you're into 3D printing there are some ideas here. I find Rob's laugh annoying but the ideas are interesting.

Thanks, I've been waiting for these to come available after seeing them on OffGrid Garage. Is it expensive for what it is?

@wildebus The antenna is on the PCB and people moan about range so I left it exposed. Range is fine in a motorhome.

Updated original post today as I went through the install process on my RPi GX.

A 3D printed box to keep the CC_2531 safe.

This is the Smart Socket I bought Ikea Smart Socket. The ones in your link are zigbee so may work but I have no experience with them. This is the cc_2531 I purchased. As for multiple devices I can't comment as this is the first I have bought having always built my own in the past. I may...

The gpio pins are used to re-flash the cc_2531 board only. This would probably be the most frightening bit of the whole project. Node-Red on your Cerbo communicates with the Smart Socket over zigbee WiFi via the cc_2531. I was surprised that the the Venus OS had the drivers for the cc_2531 but...

Updated: 17-12-22 While sat in the van the other week we were using a cheap Lidl fan heater which has a very insensitive thermostat so we're too hot and then too cold! I thought this is a great opportunity to get the Ruuvi tag to control the fan heater so I set about some internet searching...

I'd not given any thought to controlling the Truma but my first thought would be to replace the thermistor with a digital one. How successful this would be I don't know but it could be an alternative. The Ruuvi data should be available on the dbus which Node-Red can read. Turning the Truma...

Our Motorhome has a Truma 4E blown air heating system which for the 5 years of ownership has failed to impress. From day one I've thought that no matter what temperature it is set to it doesn't feel right. I have fiddled with the OFFSET, which only goes in one direction, but that didn't work. A...

I agree with you. Mine was programmed with 0.2v steps but 0.1v would have been better for experimenting. Detailed instructions on how to get into programming mode would help as I have the lead.

I was very happy with my AMT12 while using an AGM leisure battery. When I changed the AGM for Lithiums I became disillusioned with it. I discussed this with Jonathan and it was reprogrammed with different voltage settings. Unfortunately it still can't detect the small voltage changes of my...

I fitted a Victron ET112 Energy Meter a couple of days ago, I'm not sure why but it's something I've wanted for a while. ET112 Link The ET112 communicates over RS485 and reguires a USB-RS485 dongle which Victron want ~£30 for. The first eBay dongle I bought was faulty and didn't use FTDI...

I can't stand his wife's voice, that's the reason I stopped watching them.

I don't have a Mk3 dongle device, my inverter is a Phoenix 500VA so regular VE.Direct dongle. I hope this continues to function correctly, only time will tell, or someone with more knowledge can offer suggestions. Linux handling of USB is always a mystery to me, it's one thing Windows does...