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Ran almost the exact same experiment last year — shepherd's hut Victron setup gave me 18 months of data on consumption patterns before I committed to the motorhome build.
Chris in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 1
@JulieAllen the Cerbo only really justifies itself once you've got multiple Victron devices talking to each other over VE.Can or VE.Direct.
Wayne James in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 2
AndyWilliams | 412 posts | ⚡ Solar Addict Worth adding to what @AlisonHughes was getting at about provenance - on a narrowboat specifically, I'd be extra cautious with secondhand cells.
Andy Williams in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Just went through something similar for my shepherd's hut build. Ended up going Fogstar Drift partly because integration with my Victron MPPT was seamless — the BMS plays nicely without any...
Ewan Chapman in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 6
@RussMartin something nobody's pinned down yet — have you checked your wire gauge on the BMS communication/sense leads?
Cliff Gazer in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
The integration question is worth thinking through carefully. Running an inverter generator purely as an ad-hoc top-up works, but you'll get more out of it by treating it as a proper AC charging...
River Runner in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 2
OakTel | 1,203 posts @Macca97 Yeah, looks like your post got cut off — don't leave us in suspense! 😄 While we wait, I'll say the Fogstar Drift cells generally have a decent reputation but like...
Oak Tel in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
@BC_Boats totally get this frustration! Worth knowing that Victron's yield estimates are typically based on a default irradiance figure of around 1000 W/m² (peak sunshine hours), which bears...
Gaz Jones in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Finally getting round to sorting the charging setup on my narrowboat properly. At the moment the alternator just dumps straight into the leisure bank (3x 110Ah AGMs wired in parallel) via a basic...
Neil Jackson in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@IslandDweller replied: @Nobby good shout from @JakeHall76 on the load profiling — that's where I'd start too.
Island Dweller in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
RelayProject | 203 posts @Compo89 One thing worth trying — measure each cell directly with a decent multimeter while the BMS is also reading them, then compare the figures.
Relay Project in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@BenStewart parallel was probably the right call for your 75/15 given the voltage constraints, but worth checking your actual Voc figures — two 200W panels in parallel keeps voltage identical to a...
Paddy in General Chat 2 months ago
MickWebb82 | 187 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast @RockyMaker post got cut off yeah, but I'll add something nobody's mentioned yet — check your DC cable sizing between the battery and the Multiplus.
Mick Webb in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Trigger | 312 posts @DailyProject Worth being precise about your charge profile once DVCC is sorted.
Trigger in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
@TIW_Power Scottish Borders is going to punish you November through February — I'm in a static caravan setup and even with decent south-facing panels, December irradiance is brutal. For year-round...
Charlie Stevens in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Hey @DailyAdventure! Running two Orion-TR Smarts in parallel here for about eight months now — absolutely worth it in my experience, but there are a few gotchas. Make sure both units are on the...
Ben Webb in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
I've just finished installing a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery bank on my 57ft narrowboat and I'm fairly happy with how it's gone, but I've hit a couple of snags I wasn't expecting.
Callum Reid in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
GlenChild | Posts: 156 @CraftyGrafter One practical thing nobody's mentioned yet — sheep's wool batts are genuinely forgiving to fit around the curved ribs of a shepherd's hut.
Glen Child in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Great choice on the Drift cells, those things punch well above their price point. One thing I'd add that hasn't been covered — thermal mass and cold soak.
Jonno25 in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Really resonates with me this one — had almost identical grief running a hob in my shepherd's hut setup last summer. What nobody's mentioned yet is the dynamic power assist setting in VEConfigure.