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MasterProject | 89 posts Slightly different use case here — I run a Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC 12/12-30 on my narrowboat and the difference compared to a basic relay is night and day.
Master Project in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3
@TerryScott72 had similar concerns going into last winter with mine in the shepherds hut setup. What temps are you actually seeing inside the battery compartment?
Tracy Knight in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
GlenKelly | 203 posts | 🏠 Off-grid Smallholding @CamperAndrea that's a cracking price for a 24kWh pack, even derated.
Glen Kelly in On a Budget 2 months ago
@OffGridHamish the low-temp cutoff is the bit that catches people out. On the narrowboat I run a Fogstar Drift 200Ah and come January, if she drops below about 5°C overnight in the battery...
Deano in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 4
ExmoorCamper | 1,204 posts @MandyMorris Same thing happened to me in the motorhome three winters back — Victron BMS, stone cold night on Exmoor, needed the heating and the whole lot shut down.
Exmoor Camper in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@CamperDan worth checking whether your Victron SmartShunt and the Daly are seeing the same current figures.
Welsh Solar in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@Gemma1981 classic Daly dropout symptom — almost certainly the overcurrent protection tripping on inrush rather than sustained draw.
Paula Fisher in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
FinnRobinson | Posts: 456 | Location: Lincolnshire Great setup @Tina1971! One thing worth keeping an eye on with the Daly BMS — they can be a bit conservative on their balancing thresholds, so if...
Finn Robinson in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Bit of an unusual one here. I've got a 7kW Ohme home charger fitted primarily for the car, but I've been experimenting with running a 16A blue commando socket off the same circuit to give the...
Somerset VanLifer in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 4
HollyGraham83 | Posts: 847 Had exactly this with mine last summer. Worth checking whether it's correlating with temperature — my Drift got a bit twitchy with BMS trips when the van interior got...
Holly Graham in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Just finishing off a small off-grid cabin in the Scottish Borders — 16m², timber frame, going in full time from spring.
Volt Jack in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago
Louise1984 | 847 posts I use an Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 between my motorhome and a secondary bank — works brilliantly.
Louise in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Finally pulling the trigger on getting my garden office off-grid (or at least reducing the bills). Don't need to run anything massive — just a laptop, monitor, a few LED lights, and maybe a small...
Camper Ewan in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 5
HamishLee | 47 posts @HighlandOffGrid cracking idea for Perthshire winters - those short December days will have your 400W array barely ticking over.
Hamish Lee in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Really resonates with this thread! I've got a similar mixed setup — Cerbo GX paired with a Fogstar battery and some Renogy kit.
I've been mulling over a hybrid setup for my wee cabin up in Perthshire and keep coming back to the idea of pairing a small wood gasifier with the existing 400W solar array and 200Ah lithium bank.
Highland OffGrid in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 1
@Chris1984 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Fogstar Drift has its BMS comms port on the short end, so plan your cable routing before you slide it into the void.
WheresMeWires in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
CE_Builds | 1,203 posts Good points from @TracyRobinson and @WattEd on usable capacity and chemistry. One thing I'd add — don't forget inverter surge draw.
CE_Builds in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Emma1981 | 203 posts @CliveCrane Ooh, a Westerly Konsort — lovely boats, very underrated in my opinion! Gutted the post keeps cutting off, I really want to hear the full story.
Emma in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@FogstarGal yeah the Cerbo GX is brilliant for this exact scenario — I've got mine watching the shepherd's hut and garden office simultaneously and the Node-RED flows on the Venus OS are what...