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LDVWanderer | Posts: 312 | Location: Array Running a B2B on my boat and honestly can't imagine going back to a relay.
LDV Wanderer in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
LouiseJames | 847 posts @EdStewart Scotland is honestly one of the best places in the UK to add a small wind turbine — you've got the resource for it!
Louise James in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Picked up a 200Ah Fogstar Drift back in September, wired it into my hut alongside a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and a couple of 200W panels on the roof.
OffGrid Hamish in Q&A 2 months ago
QIH_Electric @TomCampbell The Fogstar Drift BMS has a low-temperature charge cutoff around 0°C, which is correct behaviour — charging lithium below freezing causes lithium plating on the anode,...
QIH_Electric in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
GoldenMaker | ⭐⭐ Member | Posts: 312 Had a Yamaha EF2200iS running alongside my Victron system for about two years now.
Golden Maker in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 9
LisaHunt | Posts: 312 | Location: Norfolk @BitsAndBobs I had this exact headache with my Fogstar Drift last year!
Lisa Hunt in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
@CoveChris had almost this exact dilemma when I was sorting the electrics on my narrowboat a few years back.
ExChippie72 in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 2
@OffGridGuru done the same swap on my narrowboat last year — the thing that got me was the battery monitor.
Ben Johnson in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 6
GemmaCooper86 | Member since 2023 | Posts: 89 @FormerTeacher completely relate to this — I've got a Multiplus-II 24/3000 split across a static and a garden office and the idle draw was genuinely...
Gemma Cooper in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Hey @SolarJunkie, worth checking your tail current setting in VEConfigure as well — this is often the culprit that gets overlooked.
Burn Spirit in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Just been doing some measurements on my Multiplus-II 24/3000 and I'm a bit surprised by the standby consumption.
Van Barry in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
@VanBarry The relay works, but it's a blunt instrument. It'll connect your leisure battery directly to the vehicle battery, which means if your leisure bank is heavily depleted, you're hammering...
RetiredPlumber in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 5
RhysGrant | 312 posts Great project @SophieHobbs74! To add to what @TorChild is asking — once you've got your rough daily kWh figure, a decent rule of thumb for the UK is to size your panels...
Rhys Grant in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Really nice setup @AlexPalmer60! Jumping on what @MeadowHermit raised - worth thinking about your cable run length from the panels to the controller too.
Cleggy51 in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@Gibbo39 I've been down this exact rabbit hole with a secondhand pack. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — before you do anything else, check the internal resistance of each cell individually if...
Grumpy Skipper in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Mate, I fitted a second battery in my shepherd's hut and the only thing harder than justifying it to my wallet was justifying it to my wife — go for it, parallel Fogstar Drifts are practically...
River Spirit in Marine & Boat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
RockySailor | Posts: 203 Good shout from @RussMartin on the connections — worth doing regardless. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked the ambient temperature in that under-bed...
Rocky Sailor in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Great score on that eBay panel @SolarRob! Just to add to what @OffGridAlan is saying — the key thing to watch with mismatched panels in series is that the lower-spec panel effectively becomes the...
@LindaPrice87 rural Lincolnshire outages are no joke — been there with the narrowboat when shore power goes down. Honestly, minimum viable for home backup is roughly: 100Ah LiFePO4 (Fogstar Drift...
ShedGenius in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 1
So here's my situation. The tiny house is already sorted — 400W of Renogy panels feeding a Victron MPPT 100/30, dumping into a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4. Works a treat.
Boxer Wanderer in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 6