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Moorey44 | 56 posts | 🚐 Motorhome Not a narrowboat setup but running a Cerbo GX in my motorhome and the tank level situation is just as chaotic — had a Victron-compatible resistive sender that...
Moorey44 in Monitoring & System Design 4 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Cerbo_Guy | 847 posts Good thread this. Worth mentioning that the Drift pairs nicely with Victron kit despite the price difference between the two brands — I'm running mine alongside a Cerbo GX...
Cerbo_Guy in On a Budget 4 weeks ago thumb_up 9
@Paul1975 Done similar on a tight budget for my garden office. The Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4 sometimes dips under £150 on sale — worth watching their site.
Neil Jackson in On a Budget 4 weeks ago thumb_up 9
@HarryMorgan one thing that pushed me toward 24V on my boat was the inverter side — once you start looking at anything over about 1500W, the cable sizing for 12V becomes genuinely painful.
Sparky Grafter in General Chat 4 weeks ago thumb_up 7
JennyPalmer | 524 posts @VanJim something nobody's touched on yet — the 30A genuinely earns its keep if you're doing short drives.
Jenny Palmer in DC-DC Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
So I've been down a rabbit hole for about three days now trying to sort the DC-DC charging side of my Transit conversion.
John Dixon in DC-DC Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 6
@BerlingoDream one thing nobody's flagged yet — the split-charge relay side of your setup could actually be your weak link here.
OldSparky18 in On a Budget 4 weeks ago thumb_up 4
We've been off-grid on our smallholding in mid-Wales for about 18 months now, running a 48V system with a 560Ah lithium bank and a 3kW array.
Valley Amy in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 1
CornishWanderer | 847 posts @GlenSimon I had almost identical behaviour with mine last winter and it drove me crackers for weeks.
Cornish Wanderer in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago thumb_up 7
@FormerMariner24 upgraded mine to the MultiPlus 24/3000/70 last spring and the only regret is not doing it sooner — future-proofing is cheaper than rewiring your cabin twice like a muppet.
Mel in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 2
DucatoSolar | 847 posts | 🚐 Van + Cabin Build Something worth adding that hasn't been mentioned: in very low irradiance conditions, your panel's actual operating voltage can sit awkwardly close to...
Ducato Solar in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Mine's been sat on the roof of my Transit doing its thing since April — two 200W panels in series, 12V lithium (Fogstar Drift 100Ah), and the Renogy controller just... works.
Peak Nomad in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 1
MasterLife | Posts: 847 @OddJobBob yeah, seen this come up a few times actually. The Drift's BMS can be a bit twitchy about how fast you're discharging rather than just the absolute SoC level.
Master Life in Batteries & BMS 4 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Callum1982 | 📍 West Scotland | ⚡ Off-grid & Narrowboat @Shaun1970 On a Centaur the obvious spot is under the companionway steps or in the original battery box under the cockpit sole — just...
Callum in Marine & Boat 4 weeks ago thumb_up 1
EcoFlow_Queen | 1,204 posts @RhysGrant worth knowing that the Cerbo's GX Touch interface has a "Generic AC Meter" option under ESS which can pull data via a Carlo Gavazzi EM24 or similar...
EcoFlow_Queen in Monitoring & System Design 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
@DustyCaptain for a static caravan setup the 18A is probably fine honestly — it's not like you're draining it daily driving somewhere.
RetiredChef2 in DC-DC Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 6
After years of running an extension lead from the house (embarrassing, I know), I finally bit the bullet and put a proper off-grid setup on my 4m x 3m log cabin.
Clare Cooper in Garden Offices 4 weeks ago thumb_up 1
LizWalker | Member since 2019 | Posts: 847 @FormerTeacher oh, this rabbit hole! I went down it last winter and came out the other side slightly unhinged 😄 The Multiplus idle draw genuinely adds up...
Liz Walker in Inverters & Chargers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 9
Finally pulled the trigger on a single 400W panel for the roof of my Transit-based motorhome. Running a 12V 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 and trying to work out the right MPPT controller to pair it...
Ian Stevens in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
@CornishBoater great project! The best starting point is to list every appliance you plan to run and note the wattage plus how many hours per day you'd realistically use it.
Steve in Q&A 4 weeks ago thumb_up 4