Will B.

@Chad Heiser and @GlennWest I wanted to try to reply to some of your specific suggestions. I do have the color control panel. So, if you'll recall from above, when I'm on either "Charge Only" or "Inverter" or "On" (for both), I get the 30amp limit. I put it in that scenario, here's the (lies) I'm being told. Heh. Image link, simpler: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ks5ldw1lhymk3t/2020-06-10 09.15.56.jpg?dl=0 Having said that, here is the indicator I'm using to determine the 30 vs. 50 amps. (Also, the fact that this same device, when using "Scroll", will show that the system is "shedding" power to various items when on the 30. (Never on the 50, which of course, is really 100 amps.) On 50 amps (Victron in "Off" mode) https://www.dropbox.com/s/xk8cte53hzf3p5a/2020-06-10 09.14.59.jpg?dl=0 On 30 amps (Victron in any of the above modes, other than "Off") https://www.dropbox.com/s/cmwhinw5s044jbx/2020-06-10 09.16.04.jpg?dl=0 So, as far as I can tell, the input on the Victron color panel is showing "Yes, getting 50 amps", but when it comes out the other side (to where the other monitor panels sees it), it's dropped to 30 amps. I did look through the manuals, and BOY was I confused. I'm a programmer; thought I was smarter. I'm guessing I'm going to have to find a distributor / installer that can maybe make a house call and help me make a change. I'm hoping, still, to get a schematic from the original owner.

Portable charger.... for what? The batteries? What power source are you suggesting? Confused. These are 4x 100ah Lithium batteries. Not talking triple-A here. I appreciate the help though, I just don't understand!

Do you have any specific information on that? A link I can research, etc? Maybe a manual? Thanks, Glenn.

(I also posted this in the Victron Community Forums, but hoping to double up on potential viewers for more answers and suggestions.) To lay the groundwork for the question: We have a 50 amp fifth wheel. We bought the unit used from a private seller, very happy overall. The solar / Victron was installed by the seller or he had it done. We have 4x Battle Born 100ah LifePo4, 4x 190W solar panels, 2x MPPT, SmartBMV and the Victron 12/3000/120-50 We (the wife, the dog and I) are fulltimers, three months now! We have been, in the past three months, mostly on shore power, and always on (confirmed) 50 amps. We found that one of the monitor panels (not listed above) showed us at 30 amps continually. Reached out to seller, he indicated that if I had the inverter on, I'd be limited to 30 amps. Turned it to Off, and I'm back to 50 amps and I can run the air conditioners. Excellent for the Texas heat we'd been dealing with. Two days ago, we relocated to a park, and were fortunate enough to park in the shade. Sure, solar will be very much reduced, but that's okay: we have 50 amps. Tonight...the generator kicked on. Turns out we ran down the batteries to 50%. Direct DC usage in the rig, like lights, whatever else is straight DC, ran them down. With the Victron set to off, the shore power doesn't recharge the batteries. If I turn the Victron to just "Charger" (not Inverter), it will recharge the batteries, but I will still be limited to a 30 amp system. This feels wrong to me. I'm a programmer, have been for 30 years. I'm decent at debugging, but I haven't examined all the the wiring and gotten a deeper understanding of the layout. It just feels wrong that it's this way. When we have good sun, the batteries always get charged up the next day, even on cloudy days. We've been here, in the shade, for... two full days, I think. I'm trying to determine if one or more of the following are true: Is this a standard solar implementation scenario? That there is only ONE possible charger/converter to replenish the batteries installed at one time? Is there a possible wiring / schematic / system design oversight or bug. (I don't have a schematic yet, I have reached out to get one, if available.) There would have been an original charger/converter installed on the rig, before the Victron, etc. was installed. Does anyone ever have that still wired into the system? Really, my only choices are "have sun" or "be limited to 30 amps even when 50 amp shore power is available"? This cannot be right. I'm trying to determine that, if the Victron being on limits me to 30 amps, is there a different way to charge the batteries when on shore power? I know my question might be difficult to many without y'all knowing more about how it's wired up. But I'm hoping I kept my questions as free of the implementation as possible and focused on generalizations, and typical scenarios. For the moment, there's a chill coming into the area tonight and I don't need two A/C's. I'm okay with the 30 amps for now, and I'll get my batteries replenished. Not a long term solution. I truly appreciate any help anyone can put forth, or any education I can glean out of your answers. I did do extensive research into solar, DC, AC, converters/chargers, inverters, MPPT, etc. before we bought the rig. I feel sort of comfortable in my general knowledge. I was a little sad I didn't get to do the install myself so I'd REALLY know it, inside and out, but the deal was just too good to pass up and our seller was a pleasure to work with. But I lack the intimate knowledge that installing it myself would have gained. Thanks in advance for any assistance. - Will B. Somewhere in Kansas at the moment.

As a Texan, I have to root for Texas as a domicile state. I CAN say that registering your RV with Polk County, well....you'd better hope the Covid stuff is over because it's been a complete and utter mess. I would admit, though, that this isn't normal. I drove down to Livingston to find the office closed, unable to use a credit card (for points) to register my new truck and RV that I bought out of state. I've had the RV for three months now, and my banks is asking for the titles, I have CA plates instead of Texas. Grrr. But Texas has no state income tax. Florida is a good choice, too. Not sure why some folks pick South Dakota. But those seem to be THE three states. Insurance for me is all through Progressive. Truck, RV, two motorcycles. Rates dropped, too, when I "moved" from Dallas (Carrollton) to Livingston. Obviously, we are fulltimers. Hope there's a useful nugget in there. Keep a copy of everything you send to Polk County, and send it certified. (Might just be a general good rule of thumb.) (From somewhere in Oklahoma now, off to Kansas next.)

Is it just me? EVERY time I log into these forums, I have to change my password. The login form requests "display name", which is NOT my email. I put in the password I've saved in my password manager, each time I go through this. The site tells me its a bad user/pass combination. I do a "Forgot Password", put in my email address, get the link, put the new pass in, etc. I'm not changing computers. I'm not changing browsers. I might be changing IP addresses, but that's about it. Is there something wrong with me? My account? I want to engage in discussion, but most of the time I just think "meh, not worth it".

Funny, I was told that Fedex wasn't an option for us. Paid $50 for an "overnight" delivery (from Livingston to Terrell, TX) on Friday. Supposed to be here Monday. Now it's Tuesday. Hopefully the "by 9pm" on the UPS tracking site is actually by 5pm. Office closes at 6, and we're pulling out wee early in the morning, leaving here. The package has our new Texas drivers' license, hence the $$$ to get it here. What sucks is that I didn't realize I had to GO to Polk County to register the new RV and truck that we brought back from CA or I would've just picked up all the mail. Derp. Also, to original point, I've actually seen Fedex trucks at this campground.

Best use of your money is to spend it on local business, small business. Maybe get takeout from a restaurant that's not doing well. Or other small business. Just don't spend at Amazon or Walmart. They'll do fine! Just my opinion.

Try turning airplane mode on. Wait about 10 seconds, then turn it off. This will cause the phone to reacquire a tower signal, and often will result in hitting a better / closer / strong tower if it was using a lesser / further / weaker tower still.

There are really great bike lifts out there. The one I'm considering is probably overkill for a trail bike, but my Harley will love it. The Hyrdolift carrier.