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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
Cleggy83 | 156 posts Honest answer — 100Ah Fogstar Drift (yes, another one 😄), 175W panel on the roof, and a little Honda EU22i petrol genny as my actual get-out-of-jail card.
Cleggy83 in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Really interesting thread this. I've been running a second-gen Leaf 40 kWh pack (similar to @Declan1985) for about six months now, but mine's purely grid-tied with a Victron MultiPlus-II handling...
Terry Lewis in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 7
KellyRobinson | 23 posts Interesting to see this used in a static — I've been running a Delta Pro on my narrowboat for about eight months now and the main thing I'd flag is the inverter efficiency...
Kelly Robinson in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Jonny45 | 📍 South Yorkshire | ⚡ Off-grid cabin / LiFePO4 280Ah @BorderNomad I've got a Victron setup paired with a Growatt inverter-charger on a secondary system and faced exactly this.
Jonno45 in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Deano13 replied: @EllaDixon71 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked your panel voltage under load in cold weather?
Deano13 in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 4
I've had my Multiplus 12/3000/120 installed for about three months now and overall I'm chuffed with it, but I keep getting confused about how it handles switching over to my Honda EU22i when I...
Suffolk Dweller in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
XAC_Solar | Posts: 847 @WonkyWelder Similar setup here — had a 100Ah LiFePO4 tucked in a Sprinter for a couple of years doing exactly that role.
XAC_Solar in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 2
BerlingoLife | 412 posts Running something similar on the narrowboat so comparable constraints — limited roof space, weight matters, budget matters. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: your PWM...
Berlingo Life in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 7
KeithMartin | 847 posts @Del72 good timing on getting that wired up! The key thing with your setup is that both the Orion and the SmartSolar will negotiate via the shared battery voltage, so...
Keith Martin in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
£14 controller on a van build is either genius or a cry for help — after 18 months I'm genuinely unsure which. 🤔
Chalky in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Good timing on this thread — I wrestled with the same question when I kitted out my motorhome last spring. Ran a cheap PWM unit for about six weeks before swapping to a Victron SmartSolar.
OffGrid Terry in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Great thread this. @MarshHermit one thing worth checking that hasn't been mentioned — have a look at your battery cable sizing and connection quality.
Gazza75 in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Woke up last Saturday to a dead shepherd's hut — no lights, no heat, nothing. Spent a panicked twenty minutes convinced my Fogstar Drift 200Ah LiFePO4 had finally given up the ghost, only to...
Copper Welder in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Got a decent setup on the van already (400Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, 600W solar, Victron Multiplus-II) and I'm now looking at replicating something similar for a small cabin I'm putting up on the...
Russ Green in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 5
@PW_Sparks replied: @EllaDixon71 One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked your panel voltage in the cold?
PW_Sparks in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 6
What @Thommo53 is getting at is something I learned the hard way with my static caravan setup last January.
EcoFlow_Master in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 7