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SmartSolarMaster | 312 posts | 🏡 Tiny House / Garden Office Running a similar parallel AGM bank in my garden office and hit the same wall.
SmartSolarMaster in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Hey @KateMason82, welcome to actually posting! Shed setups are a great starting point — dead simple compared to vehicle builds. I did almost exactly this last year.
Van Barry in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Great setup @DevonCruiser! One thing I'd add that hasn't been covered — make sure your inverter's low voltage cutoff is properly configured for LiFePO4.
OGG_Power in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Hey @RhysLee78, classic one this! A few things worth trying: First, check your phone's battery optimisation settings — Android (especially Samsung's OneUI) is notorious for killing Bluetooth...
Defender Convert in Q&A 6 months ago
@StormyMender is right about those winter figures — I've seen similar on my motorhome setup when I've toured up through Inverness in November. One thing worth planning for from day one: don't size...
Misty Tinker in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@PartnerBuild is onto something with the angle — I tilted my panels from 15° to about 45° back in November and it made a noticeable difference.
FormerMechanic74 in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 6
@Cleggy51 worth checking your low-temperature charge cutoff setting in the JK app — it's separate from the discharge protection.
Ducato Solar in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago
@EwanMurray nice one. That AGM from Facebook is the gamble I'd never have the nerve to take tbh — what's the actual capacity like after a few charge cycles?
CurrentAffairs96 in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Great points from @VDH_Boats and @Tel1997 on VE.Smart Networking — that really is the backbone of getting this working properly. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have a good look at your...
Pennine Dweller in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@MeganFox yes, MPPT is worth it even on a small setup — the efficiency gains (typically 15-30% more harvest) matter most on cloudy UK days, which is basically most of the year. The real clincher:...
Crafter Wanderer in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 1
@Fogstar_Guy really solid choice pairing that Drift with the SmartSolar — the Victron/Fogstar combo is well-proven. One thing worth double-checking: make sure your SmartSolar profile is set to...
Vivaro Wanderer in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 6
@NickThompson65 know that feeling well — my static up in the Borders had the same story last December.
Sparky Sparky in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@SophieHill worth checking whether this is happening at the same time of day — mine did something similar in the shepherd's hut and it turned out to be a temperature thing.
24VGeek in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Been thinking about this since we had a 14-hour outage last January — pipes nearly froze and the gas combi wouldn't fire without 240V for the ignition board and controls.
Cerbo_Geek in Emergency & Backup Power 6 months ago thumb_up 4
@KangooBuild my van's Multiplus-II has a standing rule: it charges the Kangoo or makes the kettle, never both simultaneously, unless I fancy explaining to the Fogstar cells why their warranty is...
Lazy Ranger in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago thumb_up 6
@PartnerCamper nice work getting the SmartShunt in — makes such a difference having actual numbers rather than just eyeballing voltage. I'm on a motorhome rather than a narrowboat so take this...
OldSailor78 in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@DODNerd one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your bus bar connections and cell terminal torque.
Hazel Child in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 3
NeilBarker | 847 posts @NeilJackson Worth checking your cell-level internal resistance with a proper analyser if you haven't already — even brand new cells can have slight variation between them,...
Neil Barker in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 8
@RetiredEngineer86 nice setup — the 100/30 is a solid controller, running the same one in my static.
XJ_Solar in Garden Offices 6 months ago thumb_up 7
Had the original 65A alternator on my Beta 43 die on me last week, so rather than just replacing like-for-like I thought it was a good opportunity to upsize.
Silver Spanner in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 3