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JasonPhillips | 2,247 posts | ⚡ Victron Certified Installer, Recovering Perfectionist @BoxerWanderer The narrowboat mindset is a genuine liability when you step onto terra firma, I won't lie.
Jason Phillips in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 6
PartnerCamper | Posts: 312 | Location: Array | Interests: boat, emergency_backup My emergency backup setup taught me the hard way — crank the UPS function off in VictronConnect and set AC input...
Partner Camper in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
SolarNotSure78 | 89 posts Went through exactly this last January, parked up in Scotland for a fortnight in my motorhome.
SolarNotSure78 in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Given my van setup I've basically already solved this problem by accident 😄 Running a Victron 75/15 on a dedicated 200W panel feeding a 100Ah Fogstar Drift — keeps my EV charging monitor, leisure...
JubileeClipHero5 in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 1
@ZoeGrant I'll throw in a slightly different angle — my shepherd's hut runs an Orion-Tr Smart 18A and for a static setup it's perfectly adequate.
NoPlanB in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Great thread @VanHolly! One thing I'd add that's often overlooked with mismatched panels — a cheap clamp meter is your best friend here.
Caddy Build in On a Budget 2 months ago
Good shout from @Curly on the parameter config — I'd add that with second-hand Daly units specifically, it's worth checking the cell voltage differential readout in the app once you've got it...
MPPTFan in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
I've just finished swapping out the old AGM bank on my 57ft narrowboat for a 200Ah LiFePO4 setup — 4 x 50Ah cells in parallel, with a Daly 100A BMS.
Borders Solar in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Great thread, @PaddyGibson. One thing worth adding to what's already been said — pay close attention to the Isc (short circuit current) differences between your 200W and 400W panels before wiring...
Roger Roberts in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Been running a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank on the boat for about 8 months now and the terminal corrosion is relentless.
Baz Burns in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Been wrestling with this for a few weeks now. Running a 600W solar array through a SmartSolar MPPT 150/45 alongside a 500W wind turbine going through a separate Rutland FM910-4 charge controller,...
IA_Builds in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Slightly different angle here — I've got a static caravan setup with panels that get partial shade from a neighbour's tree in the afternoon, and I ended up splitting my array into two separate...
Boxer Adventure in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 9
So I've been running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A isolated DC-DC charger on my narrowboat for about 18 months now, pulling from a 12V starter battery into a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 leisure...
OffGrid Tel in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
@PikeTom mate, I've been running exactly this on the boat for two years — main domestic bank and a completely separate starter/bow thruster setup that I've sworn at independently on at least four...
Panel Steve in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
MoorDweller | 312 posts | 🌿 Peak District Moorings @BirchTrevor The shading issue on narrowboats is brutal in winter — trees along the towpath that were fine in summer suddenly become proper...
Moor Dweller in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 6
JasonPhillips | Posts: 234 @TrevorHughes I feel this! I've got a similar split-brain situation with a motorhome and a woodland cabin, so not identical but the mental overhead of switching between...
Jason Phillips in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
TracyPrice64 | 📍 North Yorkshire | ⚡ 1.8kWp / 180Ah LiFePO4 @GoldenBodger One thing nobody mentioned yet - think carefully about your surge requirements, not just running watts.
Tracy Price in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Had this exact drama last February parked up in Northumberland — woke up to -6°C and the JK had gone completely dark on Bluetooth.
Geordie in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
@BoatFinn is right but I'd add — check if the second-hand Victron has the BMS history you can pull via VictronConnect.
Rob Jones in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@Barry1965 — worth checking your battery cable lengths and gauges before anything else. I had something similar on my narrowboat last spring; turned out one of my parallel cables was fractionally...
HalfAJob in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 9