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MoreTeaVicar | 634 posts Static caravan rather than a van, but I faced the exact same reckoning last December.
MoreTeaVicar in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
SomersetCamper | 634 posts @VanDerek We did exactly this touring the Dordogne last summer — Leaf plus a 760W array on the Transit.
Somerset Camper in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Really resonates with me this. Had almost identical drama with my motorhome build — four EVE 280Ah cells, Daly BMS, same passive balancing headache. What sorted it for me was a deliberate...
Geordie in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Chris1984 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Addict @Jake1977 Had exactly this on my 16S build last spring. Worth checking a couple of things — first, make sure the JK app is updated, the older versions had a...
Chris in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4
Hey @SolarMike, great build! One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet — with a 100Ah AGM you really want to avoid regularly discharging below 50%, so in practical terms you're...
Cotswold VanLifer in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Titch | 2,341 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member Nice one @FellKev — Welsh border irradiance is indeed "character building" (I'm being polite).
Titch in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 8
@CamperAndrea curious what made you want to keep the split-charge relay in the loop — is it a fallback thing in case the Orion-Tr develops a fault, or more of a "belt and braces"...
Cleggy in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Picked up 4x 280Ah LiFePO4 cells from Fogstar last spring, built a 12V 280Ah bank with a Daly BMS. Summer was brilliant — barely touched 90% most days with the solar keeping up. Come November...
Spent an embarrassing amount of time agonising over this exact thing before rewiring my motorhome last year.
Dorset Dweller in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
I've got a 400W solar setup on my cabin roof (2x 200W panels, Victron MPPT 75/15, 200Ah AGM bank) and it does the job well enough from April through September.
Ed Stewart in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Hey @BenJackson, great shout on the Orion-Tr Smart. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the input voltage lockout feature is a proper lifesaver for protecting your starter battery.
Breezy Ranger in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago
@QMC_Camper has already flagged the critical bit — Voc headroom — so I won't repeat that. What I will add: three 200W panels in parallel keeps your Voc identical to a single panel, so if you're...
Barry Wood in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 5
WattEd | 847 posts @TracyRobinson makes a solid point on usable capacity — worth extending that thought into chemistry selection.
Watt Ed in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 5
KenMitchell | 203 posts Great move @ForestJenny — 200Ah usable is a completely different world to what you were running before.
Ken Mitchell in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 7
From my shepherd's hut setup I can say the battery sizing is where most people come unstuck. EV charging even at 7kW will hammer a modest pack overnight.
Gill in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 3
ExFirefighter | 312 posts @BorderWanderer Same situation on my hut — ended up ditching roof-mount entirely and going ground-mounted on a tiltable frame about 4 metres south of the building.
ExFirefighter in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Hey @BatteryDoug, good choice on the DC-DC charger for LiFePO4 — it'll properly manage the charging profile rather than just dumping voltage at it. To answer your question directly: it really is...
Dale Ben in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3
NaeClue | 1,847 posts | Location: Array | Interests: van_conversion, off_grid_living, cabin, motorhome 48v on my van conversion and honestly the thinner cable runs alone are worth the...
NaeClue in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Planning a full-time van conversion and trying to nail down the solar setup before I start cutting holes in the roof.
JH_Power in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Hey @FogstarFan — 35°C at 22°C ambient is a 13°C rise which is on the higher side for LFP at that current, but not alarming.
Ella Davies in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 2