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TransitDream | 1,203 posts @VanDerek The maths is brutal when you actually work it out — 600W peak might realistically give you 2-3kWh on a decent French summer day, whereas the Leaf wants roughly...
Transit Dream in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
@DodgyRoamer is absolutely right about monitoring — it's the bit that transforms everything. I've been running a Victron setup on our 57-footer for about three years now and the BMV-712 was...
Chris in Marine & Boat 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
@Curly16 Great to see you've finally taken the plunge! Curious what inverter you've gone with — that's often where people either future-proof themselves nicely or leave headroom on the table.
Cornish Solar in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Been scratching my head with this one for a few days now. Running a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000/120 in my off-grid cabin setup, fed by a 400Ah LiFePO4 bank (4x 100Ah 12v cells in parallel).
Chunk66 in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 6
SolarPaul | ⭐⭐⭐ Senior Member | Posts: 847 Good shout @DriftMaster, the EU22i is a cracking bit of kit.
Solar Paul in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Really useful thread, this. I've been doing something similar with my SmartSolar 150/35 and a Pi Zero 2W — worth noting that the Zero handles the serial-over-USB connection to the MPPT absolutely...
Julie in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Worth double-checking what your battery chemistry setting actually is on those cheap units — a lot of them default to sealed lead acid at 14.4V absorption, which is fine, but some ship with it set...
Boat Ewan in On a Budget 3 weeks ago thumb_up 5
@T6Life curious what you were about to say there — your post seems to have cut off! To add something nobody's touched on yet: battery temperature compensation.
OffGrid Jess in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 7
NotAnElectrician80 | 📍 Array | Posts: 847 Got one of these bolted into my static caravan setup — the isolation feature alone is worth the price of admission when you've got a dodgy leisure battery...
NotAnElectrician80 in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 9
Really useful thread this. One thing worth adding that I don't think anyone's mentioned yet — if you're seriously considering upsizing, have a look at the PowerAssist feature on the larger...
Ollie in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Turbo19 | 847 posts @MariaWalker83 One thing worth ruling out before you dig deeper into settings — check all your cell interconnect bolts and terminal connections are properly torqued.
Turbo19 in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
Gazza89 | 312 posts | 🔋 Solar Tinkerer @BlownFuse looks like your message got chopped — finish your thought and we can give proper advice! That said, for a static caravan used 3-4 weekends a...
Gazza89 in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
CornishCruiser | 1,203 posts @Nessa61 Four months in and questioning your SOC readings? Don't worry, that's basically the advanced phase of LiFePO4 ownership — phase one being "why is...
@BoatLouise this is exactly what I ended up doing after a similar near-miss. Ran a dedicated 20Ah AGM purely for bilge pump and a couple of nav lights — completely isolated from the main leisure...
Forest Dweller in Emergency & Backup Power 3 weeks ago thumb_up 4
@PartnerConvert short answer — no, never, not even close. Long story: I've got a mix of Renogy and some no-name eBay panels on my narrowboat.
Spider in Q&A 3 weeks ago thumb_up 6
Adding to what @CamperGeek mentioned about edge cases — one thing I'd flag from my own setup is the ignition-sensing wire on the B2B.
Sarah Clark in Motorhome & Campervan 3 weeks ago thumb_up 9
@ShedGenius similar setup on my cabin but I went slightly bigger — Victron SmartSolar 100/50 with 600W of panels (three 200W Renogy's) and a single Fogstar Drift 200Ah.
Harry in Off-Grid Cabins 3 weeks ago thumb_up 8
@DustyCaptain welcome to the forum — good first post, straight to the point. One thing nobody's picked up on yet: the Orion-Tr Smart 18A in non-isolated form pulls around 19-20A from the...
Anglia OffGrid in DC-DC Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 5
RussMartin | 412 posts @KevLee good stuff, and @StuKnight raises exactly the right question. One thing worth adding — with LiFePO4 you really shouldn't see much degradation at eight months, but...
Russ Martin in On a Budget 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Running a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 on my shepherd's hut build, paired with a Victron Multiplus 2000VA/80A and a SmartSolar 100/20.
SolarJunkie in Inverters & Chargers 3 weeks ago thumb_up 4