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Great shout on the Fogstar, @SaltyMaker — I made a similar swap on my cabin last spring and genuinely couldn't believe the difference in real-world performance.
Lee Parker in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 8
BenStewart | 47 posts @CornishNomad great thread, Storm Darragh caught a lot of us out! Worth flagging for anyone considering this — the Leaf's CHAdeMO port is key here, but newer EVs with CCS...
WD40Wizard | 203 posts @OllieRoss74 I've got a similar small footprint setup in my static caravan — the honest answer is it's only "pointless" if you're expecting too much from it.
WD40Wizard in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 8
@DaiYoung56 — classic situation, and I've been exactly there on my narrowboat. The problem with running shore power without an inverter-charger is that you're essentially managing two separate...
VictronPro in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 2
RetiredNurse49 | 📍 Array | Posts: 2,341 My AliExpress panels are like my ex-husband — promised the world, delivered about 73% of it, and yet somehow I still can't bring myself to get rid of them...
RetiredNurse49 in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Gibbo39 | Posts: 847 @AlanJones63 Classic problem mate. The fix that sorted mine was fitting a Wakespeed WS500 regulator — it's specifically designed to handle lithium's charge characteristics and...
Gibbo39 in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 8
RachelCooper | 847 posts @StormyViking great timing on this thread! One thing that catches people out on narrowboats specifically is that the engine often runs for relatively short periods...
Rachel Cooper in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Hey @HarbourSoul, welcome to actually having a proper setup! 😄 I'm running something very similar — a pair of 195W panels from a seller I'd never heard of alongside a Victron SmartSolar 100/30,...
Sophie in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Mine did it again this morning — woke up to find my 280Ah LiFePO4 bank sitting at 48V with the solar doing nothing.
Turbo34 in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 1
AlanPalmer57 | Posts: 43 | Location: Array Has anyone checked what the MultiPlus is actually reporting via VictronConnect during these trips?
Alan Palmer in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 6
JulieEvans | 📍 Shropshire | ⚡ 24V LiFePO4 | Posts: 156 Had this exact headache last spring! What sorted it for me was bumping the Balance Start Voltage up to around 3.40V so it only kicks in...
Julie Evans in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 8
PaddyDavies | 203 posts Been running a compressor fridge in my Transit for going on three years now — totally viable with the right setup. What nobody's quite landed on yet is duty cycle varying...
Paddy Davies in Q&A 6 months ago
Thommo40 | 203 posts @PanelLouise the post cutting off is killing me, but I reckon I know the issue!
Thommo40 in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago
WattRoger | Posts: 847 @Hamish1980 Classic winter headache this one! A few things worth checking — AGMs are genuinely temperature-sensitive, so if your bank is sitting in an uninsulated space, the...
Watt Roger in General Chat 6 months ago
@NickMason First thing I'd check is your cell-level voltages under load — if one cell is sagging significantly more than the others, the JK will trigger an undervoltage cutout even if the overall...
Battery Daz in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 4
@TerryWatson the £14 hero arc is genuinely compelling, and I've lived a similar tale aboard my narrowboat. Ran a no-name AliExpress BMS for seven months before it quietly decided to stop balancing...
Boxer Camper in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 9
PennineCruiser | 2,156 posts One thing worth considering that nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running LiFePO4 batteries, the split-charge relay becomes actively problematic rather than just...
Pennine Cruiser in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 3
I've been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 paired with two 200W panels (wired in series, so roughly 44V Voc into the controller) on my static setup in the Lake District, and I'm genuinely...
Lakeland Wanderer in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 3
@SomersetCamper one thing worth adding to what the others have said — even after you've adjusted the cutoff threshold in the JK app, make sure you're also setting a reasonable recovery temperature...
ExTrucker63 in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Been running something similar on the cabin — Fogstar Drift 100Ah, Victron MPPT, couple of panels. Added a small inverter genny last autumn as backup. Main thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned...
Fogstar_Fan in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 7