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Great setup @Chopper62! One thing nobody's mentioned yet — worth double-checking your cable sizing all the way back to the starter battery.
George Harris in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Kingy | 1,203 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member Been there, done that, nearly sank the boat (not literally, but it felt that way). @SteveGreen74 is bang on about cabling, but there's another culprit nobody...
Kingy in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
I've got a bit of an odd setup in my Transit conversion and wondering if others have been down this rabbit hole.
Ash Dawn in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
@MarshLover had the same grief with my shepherd's hut setup last winter. 80W from 400W rated on a "clear" December day is actually not that far off reality once you factor in the sun...
Salty Hiker in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Finally getting round to sorting proper power for my 4x3m insulated garden office rather than running that embarrassing extension lead across the lawn.
Tom in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 4
@Tel1997 I've chased this exact gremlin on both my shepherd's hut pack and my narrowboat. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check whether your over-temperature protection and your charge...
Hazel Dawn in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
What @BatteryJason is hinting at is a real rabbit hole. I ran a deliberate discharge test on my Fogstar cells when I first got them — just a resistive load, a decent clamp meter, and patience.
Moor Hamish in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 8
CarlCole97 | 847 posts @BatteryJackie the thing nobody mentions until it's too late — Thursday evening is your killer.
Carl Cole in Q&A 2 months ago
CoastalBoater | 312 posts @Compo89 Worth checking whether the BMS balance leads are actually connected in the right order — I've seen a few of those cheap units where the silkscreen labelling on...
Coastal Boater in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
I've got a bit of a head-scratcher on my hands. Running a 12V lithium system on the boat (100Ah Fogstar Drift) and I'm trying to add two secondhand 24V panels to the two 12V panels I already have.
Linda Price in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Really useful thread, this. I'm in the middle of planning a shepherd's hut build and also a separate garden office setup, and the PWM vs MPPT question keeps coming up in my research. @DaiBennett...
Nicola King in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@DailyBuild good timing on this thread — done almost exactly the same conversion on my 60ft trad stern last year, 280Ah Fogstar Drift paired with a Victron MultiPlus-II 3000. One thing that bit me...
John Baker in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 3
DanPhillips99 | 312 posts | 🔋 Garden Office Convert, Tiny House Dreamer @BoxerWanderer Mate, I did almost exactly this going from a tiny house build to a garden office last spring.
Dan Phillips in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Smudge_6508 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Addict @ExFirefighter I've gone both routes on my van build and a static cabin setup.
Smudge in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Finally got round to expanding my garden office array. Started with 2x 200W Renogy panels last year, and I've now picked up a couple of second-hand 175W panels (different brand, slightly different...
Neil Jackson in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Hey @LDVAdventure! One thing worth factoring in that people often miss — AGMs in parallel can develop imbalances over time, so your usable capacity is probably already noticeably less than that...
Volt Doug in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Just picked up a second Victron Orion-TR Smart 12/12-30 to run alongside my existing one, thinking 60A combined ought to keep my 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 happy on long drives.
@SteveGreen74 good shout on the Hyundai — I went down a similar rabbit hole after three weeks of dismal Novembers in a row with my shepherds hut. Ended up pairing a Honda EU22i with my Victron...
Volt Wendy in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@Paddy78 one thing worth flagging with your Sterling B2B — make sure you've got the lithium-specific firmware or profile loaded.
Ozzy in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
HelenThompson | 89 posts Had exactly this on my narrowboat build. The issue for me was the shunt placement — everything must go through it, literally everything.
Helen Thompson in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 2