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Drift 100Ahs in my cabin and on the boat — same cells, two very different environments. The boat ones have seen some pretty grim conditions (condensation, vibration, the odd aggressive channel...
Davo24 in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 2
@ValleyOffGrid is spot on, and worth adding that the Fogstar Drift specifically uses cells that start noticeable derating somewhere around 10°C and below.
Harbour Soul in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Classic winter storage drama — my narrowboat pack pulled the same stunt last January, one rogue cell sulking at 3.1V while the others were perfectly fine. What sorted it for me: slow top-balance...
RetiredChef in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 1
LH_Marine | 1,847 posts @DH_VanLife four cells in parallel means your BMS sees the full combined current when you hit a heavy load — that 100A Daly is right on the edge even under modest demand.
LH_Marine in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Really nice project @Squib30! One thing worth flagging — in a timber-framed cabin the non-combustible hearth needs to extend at least 225mm in front of the stove door and 150mm either side as a...
Curly66 in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Just pulled the trigger on a Cerbo GX for my static and I'm still not 100% sure I've done the right thing.
Smudge78 in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 6
SparkyGaffer | Posts: 2,156 | ⚡ Approved Installer Good points all round. Just to add the practical side — your 100/20 has a max input of 580W, so three panels totalling 550W keeps you comfortably...
Sparky Gaffer in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Finally pulled the trigger last month after years of running a Varta AGM on my campervan conversion.
Rob Bennett in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 3
@QuietHiker had almost identical drama last winter on the boat — 280Ah Fogstar bank, bitter morning, pulling current for the inverter and watching the Cerbo GX display numbers that made my stomach...
Gazza25 in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 8
My Fogstar Drift 200Ah decided last January that -3°C was basically Antarctica and just... stopped. Flat. Nothing.
Heather Walker in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 4
TransitProject | 📍 North Wales | ⚡ Victron MultiPlus-II 24/3000 + LiFePO4 @JakeCrane I went with the 3000 in my van conversion and honestly it's been more than enough — but a tiny house is a...
Transit Project in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Chiming in from mid-Wales here, so I feel everyone's pain! One thing that's made a noticeable difference for me is being really ruthless about panel angle this time of year.
Valley Amy in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 7
@FenlandVanLifer had almost the exact same thing on my narrowboat's old engine setup — Orion-Tr Smart just quit mid-run.
Linda Price in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 4
ST_Builds | 312 posts Running almost identical setup in my motorhome — Victron SmartSolar feeding a Fogstar 100Ah lithium alongside a VSR off the alternator. Honest take: the VSR became mostly...
ST_Builds in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 4
The critical thing nobody's mentioned yet is duty cycle on your heating/cooling load. A 200W panel will rarely deliver nameplate in the UK — budget for 3–4 peak sun hours maximum in summer,...
Bay Seeker in Garden Offices 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Davo24 | 312 posts Had exactly this on my boat setup — Multiplus 2 5kVA and even that occasionally grumbled at a front-loader on a fast spin cycle. Few things worth checking: Go into VEConfigure...
Davo24 in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
I've just finished wiring up a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger (the DCC40S) between my van's alternator and a 200Ah LiFePO4 bank I'm building out.
Liam Walker in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
@AlexHobbs mate I'm literally doing this right now with my cabin build and I'll tell you what nobody warns you about — shade creep. You survey your roof in August, think "brilliant, loads of...
DriftWizard in Garden Offices 1 month ago thumb_up 7
@PaulMurray I've done this twice now and the key thing nobody mentions is capacity testing before you commit.
Heather Ollie in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 4
BenWebb | 312 posts @DH_VanLife just to add to what @HazelPaddy said about the Daly's real-world rating — temperature makes a big difference too.
Ben Webb in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6