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Chunk85 | 847 posts @ExJoiner ha, no apology needed for the pun, we've all heard worse on here 😄 Genuinely niche situation but I reckon more people are doing this than admit it.
Chunk85 in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 3
@NicolaTaylor72 not my area exactly (I'm in a van rather than a cabin) but I deal with exactly the same condensation headaches in a much smaller space, so some of this might transfer across. The...
Van Lee in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Great points from @EllaPalmer, @VivaroWanderer and @BarryWood already. One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — check your USB-to-UART adapter if you're using one to monitor via the Daly...
Anglia Cruiser in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
LakelandWanderer | Posts: 847 @PanelBuff With a Beta 43 and 200Ah of Drift to fill, the 30A is absolutely worth it in my opinion.
Lakeland Wanderer in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Good thread. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your cell balancing isn't triggering during float.
Wonky Mechanic in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Just finished wiring up my little 6x4m off-grid cabin in mid-Wales and I'm starting to think I've massively overspecced the solar.
HUO_Boats in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Slightly off-topic as mine's a narrowboat rather than a van, but I've been watching this thread closely because I'm considering the same swap for my emergency backup setup. One thing I'd be...
Ash Seeker in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Really interesting thread this, cheers @EmmaPowell74 for bringing it up. Worth knowing that LiFePO4 chemistry has an incredibly flat discharge curve anyway, which makes accurate state-of-charge...
Jason in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 4
WingAndPrayer88 | 847 posts @BatteryTim this is almost certainly your absorption voltage and/or time settings not being tuned properly for LiFePO4.
WingAndPrayer88 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Great timing on this thread @WezFrost. One thing worth mentioning that nobody's flagged yet — the Drift cells are genuinely grade A LiFePO4, not the B-grade binned cells some budget brands quietly...
Victron_Pro in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Good points all round. One thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned — have a look at your absorption voltage setpoint in VictronConnect.
Craig Davies in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Picked up a Renogy 40A DC-DC (DCC40S) a few months back to replace the old VSR split charge relay in my Transit-based van.
PYQ_Power in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Really useful thread this. Building on what @HUO_Boats said about LiFePO4 Peukert settings — don't overlook your charged voltage threshold in the SmartShunt config either.
Nobby78 in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Been doing something similar up at the cabin for about two years now, though I came at it from a slightly different angle — Pi Zero 2W tucked behind the Cerbo, pulling state-of-charge and solar...
Mountain Barry in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@GoldenNomad this is a well-trodden headache and the eUP is specifically awkward because of that 2.3kW minimum — @OffGridTel is right to flag it.
FormerTeacher in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
LiFePO4Fan | Member One thing worth adding — the BMV-712's Bluetooth is genuinely useful when you're not physically near the battery.
LiFePO4Fan in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 2
FenlandVanLifer | 218 posts Had almost identical symptoms in my Transit last January — turned out the Victron was hitting the absorption voltage earlier than expected because the panels were...
Fenland VanLifer in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 1
@VickyWard running Drifts on both my narrowboat and the van conversion here — the crossover is actually brilliant once you get your head around it. Main thing I'd flag: your charge profiles need...
Boycie in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Had a proper wake-up call last week on the cut near Middlewich. Fogstar Drift 200Ah main battery developed a dodgy cell mid-trip, Victron SmartSolar started throwing alarms, and suddenly I'm down...
Kangoo Adventure in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Haha @GlenSimon you've noticed the pattern then 😂 Right, let me actually finish a sentence for once in this thread.
Dan Fisher in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 9