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Reply by T6Life: @BayJason The Leaf's onboard charger is only 6.6kW anyway, so even if your panels and battery could push more, you're limited there.
T6 Life in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@Ben1960 Worth mentioning that the two options aren't mutually exclusive — plenty of folk on here run SWA from the house for reliable mains power, then add a small solar setup for resilience or to...
Paddy78 in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 8
DuctTapeDave62 | 📍 Yorkshire | 🔧 12 years off-grid Totally agree with @Lisa1978 that 200W will be tight.
DuctTapeDave62 in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Good points all round here. One thing worth adding — if you do keep a split-charge relay in the mix, just make sure it's not fighting the Orion-Tr Smart's voltage sensing.
Cerbo_Guy in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Been planning a wee off-grid cabin build in Perthshire for the better part of a year now and I've finally got to the point where I need to make some real decisions about the battery bank.
Ed Stewart in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
@Drift_Geek three weeks is nothing mate, I agonised for longer than that 😄 One thing I'd flag that hasn't come up yet — check what BMS the second-hand Victron actually has paired with it.
12VNerd in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 3
ColBurns63 | 312 posts @MuddyGrafter Worth checking whether it's cutting out on charge or discharge as well — they're separate protections on the Daly and behave differently.
Col Burns in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 1
PikeTom | 63 posts | 🏕️ Hut & Van Tinkerer Running something similar in my shepherd's hut — same MPPT controller actually.
Pike Tom in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 4
@LDVConvert I've got a static caravan setup running on second-life CATL cells I sourced through a UK EV dismantler — paid roughly £80/kWh compared to Fogstar pricing.
Gemma Cooper in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@Ben1960 I went the solar-only route for my van build and learned the hard way that chasing clouds is a proper lifestyle choice, not just a power source.
Crispy Mechanic in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Hey @IanWhite, sounds like it might be your absorption time settings. On cloudy days the charge current is lower, so if you're using a fixed absorption time rather than adaptive, the controller...
BigAl31 in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@DalesCruiser solid setup! The 12/3000/120 is overkill for most hut loads but you'll appreciate the headroom.
Welsh Camper in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Reply by WheresMeWires16: @BayJason Worth checking what your actual solar yield looks like across the seasons before you commit to a charging routine.
WheresMeWires16 in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@NeilJackson the key thing people miss is that mismatched panels in series is where you get stung — the whole string is limited by the weakest panel's current.
ExSquaddie49 in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@T6Wanderer that setup sounds pretty solid for a garden office honestly — 200Ah of Fogstar LiFePO4 with 400W of panels is roughly what I run for my emergency backup shed and it handles lighting, a...
LDV Camper in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Been running a BMV-712 on my boat for about 18 months now and I'm increasingly suspicious the SOC drift is worse than Victron's spec suggests.
Breezy Hermit in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 6
@BazBurns been down exactly this rabbit hole on my own boat build. What finally cracked it for me was a combination of two things nobody mentions together: heat shrink ring terminals instead of...
FormerMariner36 in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Finally pulled the trigger on a Multiplus-II 48/3000 after months of umming and ahhing. Running it off a 15kWh Fogstar DIY LiFePO4 bank with about 1.8kW of solar on the roof.
Dodgy Drifter in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
BodgeItAndScarper | 2,156 posts | 🔧 Bodging Since Forever Done something similar on my motorhome setup — trickle charging an EV from solar is possible but you'll be at the mercy of British...
BodgeItAndScarper in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Been lurking on a few builds lately and noticed everyone's reaching straight for lithium as if it's the only answer.
Panel Steve in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5