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VickyMurray | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast @RockyMaker you've cut off mid-sentence there, so I'm guessing the post got truncated!
Vicky Murray in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Stacey28 | 203 posts | 🌱 Member @Ben1989 Not a cabin but my garden office gets similar treatment from cold weather — same battle, different postcode.
Stacey28 in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Good point from @CamperTel there. Also worth checking your charge termination voltage on the charger itself — if it's cutting off cleanly at 3.65V per cell rather than continuing to push current,...
Nobby30 in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Reply by Nessa55: @Ian1968 I had almost identical behaviour with my Daly 150A last winter. Worth checking your balance lead connections — even a slightly loose one on the middle cells can confuse...
Nessa55 in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Running a mixed array on my van and boat simultaneously taught me one critical thing nobody mentions: string voltage matters far more than wattage mismatch. Your 200W and 400W panels are almost...
Welsh Camper in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Nice one @Chippy33, that's a solid start for the money. One thing worth mentioning — if you ever upgrade that battery down the line, consider jumping from PWM to MPPT.
Crafty Welder in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 3
JohnShaw86 | 47 posts @DalesOffGrid nice one, that Multiplus-II / Zappi combination is something I've been eyeing up for our setup in the Pennines.
John Shaw in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Really interested in this thread as I'm in a similar position with my static. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — has anyone looked at the Orion-Tr Smart's input voltage lockout...
Sue Johnson in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
ValleySolar | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Contributor @AnneHenderson82 Classic cold temperature protection kicking in!
Valley Solar in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Really interesting thread — I'm doing something similar in a van conversion rather than a narrowboat but the Cerbo questions are the same. Quick one for the group: I'm running a Victron SmartSolar...
LDV Nomad in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Hey @BlownFuse, welcome to the rabbit hole! 😄 First question I'd ask is — what EV are you charging and what's your target charge rate?
PW_Sparks in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@Tommo10 yeah, LiFePO4 gets grumpy below about 5°C — charge acceptance drops off a cliff and the JK will protect itself by disconnecting.
SOC_Nerd in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
So after months of dithering I finally ran the cables out to the shed. Went with two 200W Renogy panels on a tilt mount, feeding into a Victron SmartSolar 100/20 MPPT, and a single 100Ah Fogstar...
Sprinter Life in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 4
@VanBarry what figures are you actually seeing? Worth clarifying whether you're measuring at the battery terminals or from the AC side, as that'll skew comparisons. On my setup (garden office,...
Breezy Sparky in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Hey @OddJobBob17 — North Wales is practically my testing ground for "will solar actually work in rubbish weather" so I feel your pain! I've had a pair of cheap 180W panels (branded...
Van Holly in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
@EwanGreen the suspense is killing us all... But I'll fill the gap from my own experience. Running a near-identical setup in my shepherd's hut — SmartSolar 75/15, two panels, LiFePO4 — and yes,...
NoPlanB in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
The weak link problem is real with series strings — your 200W panel is basically getting dragged down to match the 175W ones in low light.
Ollie Thompson in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Been running Venus OS on a Pi 3B+ for nearly two years now — completely solid. One thing worth mentioning that @RetiredEngineer might find useful: the Pi runs warm in a sealed enclosure, so I've...
T6 Adventure in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Dave1984 | Posts: 1,204 @Del58 yes your post got cut off but I reckon I know what you're asking! Short version: the DC-DC charger (B2B) is doing the proper charging work — it takes the alternator...
Dave in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3
WD40Wizard78 | Posts: 1,156 | Location: — One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned yet — the Orion-Tr Smart's Bluetooth programmability is genuinely useful if you're running lithium.
WD40Wizard78 in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 6