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Trying to solve inverter cut off and low battery light

I have 840 ah of Lifeline AGM batteries, Victron Multiplus 12/3000, Multi Controller, BMV712 and 4x Victron MPPT controllers. I am trying to give priority to the solar to handle all AC and DC loads until the battery SOC drops to 70%. At that time I would like the charger to come on (AC in on ) and charge to complete a full absorb phase.

I am using the dedicated ignore AC input virtual switch (see full configuration below).

The BMV 712 has no alarms set.

Once or twice a day I am getting a low battery alert and or inverter shut down with a low battery light. The voltage does not appear to be dropping below the cut off level. I do see the AC in voltage drop but again, not low enough to shut down the inverter.

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Any suggestions would be most appriciated.

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If the output voltage is diving when connecting to the grid then a few things need investigation. (Voltage should synchronise not collapse.)

1. DC cabling. And battery bank set up. high resistance connections. This is a 12v system so gauge and current share is important. If you can share pictures or wiring diagram?

2. A mix of wiring issue where a neutral has gone ferrel and you have some kind of loop. Sometimes you can also see it with the frequency it outputs as well.

It is way easier to set up conditional AC connect with Victron Connect BTW.

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Not sure what you mean by a neutral has gone ferral

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