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Great thread @DaiLewis69! Building on what @Sam1965 was getting at — cold temperatures in the UK can push your Voc noticeably higher than the rated figure, sometimes 10-15% above spec on a crisp...
DebbieEvans | 847 posts @WillStevens Short answer: yes, absolutely worth it for liveaboard use. Four months on a Griffon means you'll be running nav lights, instruments, the odd bit of cooking kit...
Debbie Evans in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 8
JakeHall76 | 412 posts @AlanWilson I've been running a similar setup for about 18 months now — grabbed four Leaf gen 2 modules from a breaker up in Yorkshire.
Jake Hall in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Hey @DevonCamper, great setup with the Fogstar Drift! I'm running almost exactly this combination on my Sprinter and honestly it's not overkill at all — they serve genuinely different purposes.
Daily Dream in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@Ray1981 yeah had exactly this with my shepherd's hut setup. Cheap shunts tend to drift badly with LiFePO4 because the flat voltage curve means tiny errors in current measurement snowball into...
BigAl27 in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 2
PhilJackson | 412 posts My tiny house setup taught me that a UK winter sun is basically just the sky's way of gaslighting you — @LouiseJames I'd seriously look at a Fogstar 200Ah lithium so you're...
Phil Jackson in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
LesWood78 | 1,247 posts @CopperWelder this catches people out more than almost anything else in LiFePO4 setups.
Les Wood in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@BodgeItAndScarper92 Running a C20 off a 100Ah Fogstar Drift here, so close enough to be useful. My real-world average works out around 18-22Ah per 24 hours in mild weather — but that's with the...
BodgeItAndScarper92 in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Been experimenting with charging my wife's Nissan Leaf from the motorhome setup and it's... interesting.
Golden Maker in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 6
@TomCampbell made the same swap on my narrowboat about 18 months ago — two tired leisure batteries out, a pair of Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4s in.
OffGrid Jack in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Right, so I've been running a single 200W mono panel on my Transit for about eight months now and summer was brilliant — regularly hitting 150–170W on a clear day even with the slight tilt issue...
Breezy Wanderer in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
MoreTeaVicar | 312 posts Different angle from me — I've got a static caravan rather than a van, but I fitted an Orion-Tr Smart to manage charging from a small generator into my leisure bank, and...
MoreTeaVicar in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 8
DorsetExplorer | 612 posts @Kingy72 Welcome to the forum, great first post and glad you're asking before it becomes a bigger headache!
Dorset Explorer in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Been having a frustrating few weeks with my 280Ah LiFePO4 pack (four EVE cells in series, 12V setup).
Muddy Grafter in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Been trying to get a clearer picture of my overall energy flow since I added EV charging to my setup.
Van Sue in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Really useful thread this — I've been sitting on a similar decision for a while now. @WattAMess25 what did you use for your BMS in the end? That's the bit I keep going round in circles on.
Van Kev in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
BerlingoWanderer | 203 posts Chiming in here — running a 12V 280Ah bank in my Berlingo (hence the username!) since early 2022 and genuinely impressed.
Berlingo Wanderer in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Just finished wiring up my little off-grid cabin and I'm now wondering if it's realistic to add a slow EV charge from the same system.
OffGridFreak in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Great points from everyone here. @GoldenBodger one thing I'd add — have you tried adjusting the shore power input current limit in VictronConnect?
Gazza55 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Robbo51 | 213 posts @HighlandOffGrid I ran something similar for two winters at my place in Dumfriesshire - small Imbert-style gasifier feeding a converted Honda generator.
Robbo51 in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 8