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IanMartin60 | 2,341 posts | ⭐⭐ Senior Member @Ben1989 Worth looking seriously at a wood-burning stove if you haven't already.
Ian Martin in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Great thread. One thing worth flagging that nobody's touched on yet — the Orion-Tr Smart has proper LiFePO4 charge profiles built in, which matters more than people realise with a Fogstar Drift.
Battery Doug in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
CotswoldVanLifer | 203 posts @Roger1983 brilliant find at that price, genuinely impressive. I've been running a similar setup in my van for about eight months now using a salvaged 2013 Leaf pack -...
Hey @VanBarry, good thread! I've got a Multiplus-II 24/3000 running on my static setup in Wales and I've noticed search mode makes a real difference.
Jenny Parker in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Hey @Chopper62! Running the exact same setup in my Transit (2018 plate) and it's been brilliant. One thing worth checking - make sure you've got the "Lithium (fixed)" charge profile...
Nessa55 in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Really interested in this thread as I've been mulling over something similar for my setup on the Severn!
Cotswold OffGrid in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
MoorClive | 412 posts @CopperWelder glad you figured it out before assuming the worst! One thing worth considering going forward — if your hut is unoccupied overnight in winter, a small...
Moor Clive in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Really worth nailing down whether you want the two systems to feel genuinely independent, @BoxerWanderer.
Rodney47 in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Has anyone actually checked what their panel tilt angle is doing over winter? I've got fixed mounts on my static caravan and I wonder if the combination of low sun angle plus diffuse light is...
Grumpy Drifter in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 7
ExBrickie94 | Posts: 612 Built a similar bodge myself — Victron MultiPlus on the van side means it'll happily take whatever trickle makes it down the cable without throwing a tantrum about voltage...
ExBrickie94 in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@SaltyTinker your post did get clipped, but I've been down this exact rabbit hole with my motorhome setup so I'll chip in anyway. The thing that tripped me up for weeks with Node-RED and VRM was...
Marine Vicky in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 8
So I finally pulled the trigger on a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger to replace the basic split charge relay that came with my Transit-based van build.
Ben in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 1
@Gemma1981 been there, done that, got the scorch marks to prove it. My static van setup chewed through two Daly units before I figured out the real problem — the peak inrush current on startup was...
Fell Kev in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Linda1970 | 1,203 posts @Del72 just to add something practical that hasn't been covered — keep an eye on your state of charge during longer drives when solar is already doing the heavy lifting.
Linda in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
CrispyRigger | 847 posts @JimChapman74 Honestly mate, 20-30W in January on a narrowboat is pretty much par for the course, especially if you're moored up with trees or a towpath bank shading you...
Crispy Rigger in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 7
My Cerbo did the same thing when I rewired my garden office setup — just enable NTP sync in the Remote Console under Settings > General and it'll pull the correct time the moment it sniffs a...
Norfolk VanLifer in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Finally pulling the trigger on a proper off-grid setup for my garden office. Currently running a 200W panel into a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 MPPT and a single 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4.
Nobby in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Eight months with no major drama is honestly a decent result — I'd take that. One thing worth keeping an eye on with PWM on an AGM is that you're rarely hitting a proper absorption charge,...
Fell Martin in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 4
@Martin1962 yeah I ran a DCC40S for about 18 months before switching to Victron kit. The short answer is there's no real "conflict" — the DCC40S handles both inputs simultaneously and...
Jim Kelly in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@BlownFuse @BrianKnight86 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — worth checking whether your alternator has an external regulator or internal.
BlownFuse in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 4