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Hey @Ray1981, one thing worth trying is setting a proper "full charge" sync point — most of these cheap units need to be manually told when the battery is 100% so they can calibrate from...
Paddy78 in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 8
I've been slowly cobbling together a little off-grid setup in my shed over the past year and I'm at the point where I've got three panels on the roof — a 100W Renogy, a battered 80W one I got off...
Van Holly in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 5
NorfolkBoater | 1,203 posts @BorderWanderer I've dealt with awkward positioning on my narrowboat for years, so I feel your pain! One thing nobody's mentioned — have you looked at bifacial panels?
Norfolk Boater in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Reply by Foggy: @Ian1968 Classic Daly behaviour this — worth checking your temperature sensor connection if you've got one wired in.
Foggy in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Good points all round here. One thing I'd add — have you checked what your Webasto's actually doing at startup?
Russ Wilson in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 9
MountainGary | 203 posts | Member @QuietMaker one thing worth considering with the Fogstar Drift specifically — make sure your MultiPlus charge settings are configured for LiFePO4 chemistry.
Mountain Gary in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Pulled a classic "just plug it in and see" move in the motorhome last week — Orion-Tr Smart 30A, leisure bank is 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, and the alternator is a bog-standard 90A...
Panel Rob in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Worth adding something that took me ages to figure out with my shepherd's hut build — the JK BMS has a known conflict where high charge current combined with the Bluetooth stack causes the...
Solar Neil in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 8
LizWalker | Posts: 312 @OddJobBob interesting one — I'd be curious whether these trips are happening during charging or discharging, as that might narrow it down considerably.
Liz Walker in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Megan1996 | 134 posts | 🌿 Garden Office Running a garden office in similar conditions and honestly the thing nobody mentions is that usable capacity matters more than headline capacity.
Megan in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Dave1983 | 89 posts Brilliant thread, cheers @MasterSolar. I've been sitting on the fence about doing exactly this on my 28ft cruiser — currently running a tatty old flooded lead acid bank that's...
Dave in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Really glad this thread came up — I've been down a similar rabbit hole myself. @WattAMess25 one thing I'd add for anyone else reading: don't underestimate the importance of a decent BMS...
Neil Powell in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
@OddJobBob17 running something similar here — pair of no-name 300W panels from AliExpress into a SmartSolar 100/30.
LiFePO4Fan in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Stacey28 | 412 posts This thread is basically the story of my first winter running a garden office setup.
Stacey28 in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@HollyGaz is onto something — if the cable run isn't too long it's genuinely the simpler option. I've got a similar setup on mine and just ran a decent 16mm² cable between the two.
Panel Matt in Garden Offices 2 months ago
Hey @24V_Geek, just to add something the others haven't touched on yet - have you tried logging the data through the VictronConnect app and comparing MPPT efficiency across different times of day?
Jake Davies in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 7
SteveBurns | 847 posts @BenKing80 Ha, no judgement here - I ran an extension lead for nearly two years before finally sorting mine properly! Your 400W/100Ah setup should be workable, but honestly...
Steve Burns in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 7
What nobody's mentioned yet — capacity fade under load is the real killer with mixed reclaimed cells. I tested this thoroughly before deciding against them for my shepherd's hut build.
Steve Burns in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Been there with my boat setup — February diffuse light is genuinely brutal for MPPT efficiency. One thing neither @IslandVanLifer nor @ILK_Marine mentioned: check your battery temperature...
Volt Chloe in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Ran the Renogy 40A for 18 months on my shepherd's hut build — 3x175W into a 24V Fogstar bank — before swapping to a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 purely because I wanted proper Bluetooth logging and...
WD40Wizard78 in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 6