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Fitted a 5kW log burner in my 20ft cabin last winter — was it overkill?

Crafty Welder · 6 months ago · Off-Grid Cabins

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Moor Seeker · 6 months ago

Converted my narrowboat to 48V last summer — here's what I learned

48VWizard · 6 months ago · Marine & Boat

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Sunny Nomad · 6 months ago

Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-18 on a narrowboat — worth it over a basic B2B?

Breezy Drifter · 6 months ago · DC-DC Chargers

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Sussex Wanderer · 6 months ago

Worth fitting a battery monitor to a single 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4?

OldSailor75 · 6 months ago · Q&A

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Mel King · 6 months ago

Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with non-Victron kit — how are you handling the gaps?

Relay Adventure · 6 months ago · Monitoring & System Design

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Ian Pearce · 6 months ago

Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells sag badly below 20% SOC in cold weather?

Marine Clare · 6 months ago · Batteries & BMS

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JA_Solar · 6 months ago

Anyone else using off-grid solar to charge their EV? What's actually working?

Copper Sparky · 6 months ago · General Chat

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Dawn Jones · 6 months ago

Anyone else running a Victron Multiplus with a small UK grid-tied solar setup — how are you handling the G98/G99 nonsense?

Harry Morgan · 6 months ago · Inverters & Chargers

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Marine Ollie · 6 months ago

Narrowboat 12V bank struggling to keep up with inverter loads — worth moving to 48V?

Suffolk Explorer · 6 months ago · Marine & Boat

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OGG_Power · 6 months ago

Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs going bigger — worth the extra on a narrowboat?

Panel Kate · 6 months ago · DC-DC Chargers

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OffGridKing · 6 months ago

Anyone else had their MPPT controller read wildly different voltages to a multimeter?

Wonky Drifter · 6 months ago · Q&A

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Glen Simon · 6 months ago

Anyone else had their JK BMS throw a low temp charge fault in winter even with cells above 5°C?

Rodney3 · 6 months ago · Batteries & BMS

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Steve · 6 months ago

Anyone else had grief with JK BMS dropping cells at low temps?

Copper Gaffer · 6 months ago · Batteries & BMS

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Smithy51 · 6 months ago

Narrowboat solar setup — is 400W enough for liveaboard with EV charging ambitions?

Van Sue · 6 months ago · Marine & Boat

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MIA_VanLife · 6 months ago

Fitting a 200Ah lithium bank on a 28ft sailing cruiser — where did you route your cables?

Sparky Spanner · 6 months ago · Marine & Boat

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Lazy Warden · 6 months ago

Anyone else struggled to get accurate readings from a cheap battery monitor in cold weather?

Emma Powell · 6 months ago · General Chat

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Oak Tom · 6 months ago

Anyone else finding cheap AliExpress BMS units are actually decent these days?

Silver Spanner · 6 months ago · General Chat

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Finn Campbell · 6 months ago

Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs 18A for narrowboat — is the extra amperage worth it?

Roger Knight · 6 months ago · DC-DC Chargers

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ShedGenius79 · 6 months ago

Anyone else finding 12V vs 24V decisions genuinely confusing when starting out?

Marine Terry · 6 months ago · General Chat

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Dorset Explorer · 6 months ago

Narrowboat 400Ah lithium build — worth going Victron all the way or mix and match?

Spud79 · 6 months ago · Marine & Boat

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Barry · 6 months ago

Anyone else finding the new Victron Cerbo GX firmware update a bit hit and miss?

Coastal Cruiser · 6 months ago · General Chat

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BlownFuse · 6 months ago

Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with non-Victron kit — how are you handling the data gaps?

Megan Stevens · 6 months ago · Monitoring & System Design

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CurrentAffairs96 · 6 months ago

Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar on a narrowboat with a 12V domestic bank?

Luton Dream · 6 months ago · Marine & Boat

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LiFePO4Nerd · 6 months ago

Is 200Ah of lithium enough for a 12V shepherd's hut through a UK winter?

12V_King · 6 months ago · Q&A

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PVPro · 6 months ago

Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 alongside a split-charge relay — or is it a daft idea?

Shaun Johnson · 6 months ago · Q&A

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OffGrid Jess · 6 months ago

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