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RoundTuit | 847 posts | 🏡 Garden Office & EV Charging @HamishLee The Perthshire location is doing a lot of work here.
RoundTuit in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 3
@OllieThompson73 — @VitoProject is right that each Drift handles its own cell protection, but the thing worth adding is that Fogstar actually recommend their batteries are suitable for parallel...
HUO_Boats in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 5
@BatteryTony to build on what @KangooNomad is getting at about the cold — the Drift cells have low-temperature charge protection built in, so your BMS will actually refuse to accept charge below a...
Downs OffGrid in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 1
@LuckySkipper what EV are you actually trying to charge from it? That's the missing piece here. Even a small 3.7kWh "buffer" battery like on some older Renaults needs more than your...
Birch Daz in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 9
@RogerHobbs following this with interest as I've got a very similar setup on my boat — JK BMS with EVE cells, though mine's a 12V 100Ah bank rather than 280Ah. One thing I haven't seen mentioned...
Van Julie in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6
AnneWatson | 87 posts | 🌿 Shepherd's Hut Solar Had almost identical on my hut setup last February. Worth pulling up the VRM history if you're connected — the detailed graphs showed me mine was...
Anne Watson in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Reply by @YorkshireSolar: @SolarGaz Ha, the accidental field test! Funny how those mix-ups sometimes teach you something useful. The 100/30 is a cracking little unit — I've got one permanently in...
Yorkshire Solar in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 4
WillStevens | 1,203 posts @TransitDream The Victron SmartSolar range has pretty strict input current limits worth double-checking — it's not just about wattage.
Will Stevens in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Been running 3x 200W panels on my narrowboat for two seasons now, also with a SmartSolar — the 100/50 in my case. Few things I'd add: Shading is brutal on canals.
Caddy Project in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Picked up a 16s 280Ah LiFePO4 pack back in spring and it's been brilliant all summer. Running a JK BMS (the 200A active balancer version) and everything looked spot on — cells staying within 5mV...
Neil Smith in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 4
MariaJones | 312 posts My Fogstar Drift on the narrowboat spent last January basically acting like a teenager — completely unresponsive until it warmed up and then pretending nothing happened.
Maria Jones in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 5
@WattCharlie series wiring on those panels is the right call — you'll see noticeably better MPPT performance, especially on overcast days when voltage holds up better than current. 400W does sound...
Van Gill in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Barry1965 | 2,156 posts @Spud79 good timing on this — I swapped out a tired AGM bank on my 62-footer about 18 months ago and went full Victron.
Barry in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Right, so I've finally decided to expand my cabin setup from one Victron SmartSolar 100/30 to two of them running in parallel.
Camper Sam in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Last winter really did it for me. I've got a 57ft narrowboat and I've been limping along with four 110Ah AGMs wired in parallel for a few years now.
Declan in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 5
PeakCruiser | Posts: 891 @RobRobinson78 Worth checking whether the DVCC settings got nudged during the update — I've seen Cerbo firmware changes quietly reset the "Low battery voltage"...
Peak Cruiser in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Just finished wiring up my van build — 400W of solar, a 200Ah lithium bank, and a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 MPPT.
Van Liam in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Good thread. One aspect nobody's touched on yet — transfer switching. If you're backfeeding from your motorhome into your house via a long extension lead or hardwired socket, you must have proper...
Carl Baker in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Reply by FETGeek: @WildMechanic To expand on what @VivaroSolar is getting at — the 100/30 has one battery terminal pair, full stop.
FETGeek in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Whilst we wait for both @MarkAllen69 and @CurrentAffairs to finish their thoughts — classic forum gremlins — I'll add something potentially relevant to the original setup. Running a 24V array into...
LDV Convert in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 7