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Hey @DustyCaptain! One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your actual cable run between the starter battery and the static.
Rachel in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
PanelSteve | 1,204 posts @RetiredNurse43 welcome to winter on a narrowboat — where "off-grid living" quietly becomes "off-grid surviving".
Panel Steve in General Chat 3 months ago
@JohnDixon the isolated vs non-isolated question tripped me up on my static caravan setup too. Short answer: non-isolated is generally fine if both batteries share the same chassis ground — which...
HMK_Sparks in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
@MarshHermit welcome to the forum — great first post with solid detail, makes it much easier to help! One thing worth checking that often gets overlooked: the PowerAssist settings in VEConfig.
Bramble Ella in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
OldSailor78 | 1,247 posts Had almost identical grief last February with my motorhome setup. Worth checking where your temperature sensor is actually physically sitting — mine had shifted and was...
OldSailor78 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 2
@PanelChris the monitoring gap with non-Victron inverters is a genuine headache. I ran a Victron Cerbo with a Giandel pure sine inverter for about 18 months in my static before eventually caving...
FormerMechanic14 in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Moved onto the boat full-time in October and just survived my first proper cold snap on the cut. Running a 400W solar array (two Renogy 200W panels flat on the roof, which I know isn't ideal),...
Van Nicola in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Really glad this thread popped up — I've been running three Leaf gen 1 modules (the older 24kWh pack) for about 14 months now in my Transit and honestly the hardest part wasn't the electrical...
Happy Welder in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 7
The critical thing people overlook here is that the MPPT will pull everything down to the lowest-performing string's characteristics under partial mismatch conditions.
Panel Ewan in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Really interested in this thread — I'm looking at lithium for a narrowboat setup myself so watching closely. @Nessa55 one thing I keep wondering about: how are you handling battery temperature in...
Ash Seeker in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 3
@Curly16 Brilliant that you've finally taken the plunge! What did you end up going with kit-wise? Panels, battery capacity, inverter setup?
Stormy Nomad in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 6
I've been running a Jackery 1000 Plus as my main battery/inverter unit through the summer with a couple of 200W panels on the roof of the shed, and honestly it's been brilliant.
Dorset Boater in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 4
EmmaPowell74 | 847 posts @VivaroProject — worth checking the wire gauge between your battery and inverter first.
Emma Powell in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Great points all round. Just to add something nobody's touched on yet — your State of Charge window matters enormously here.
Paddy in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 4
ValleyBoater | Posts: 847 | Location: South Wales @Davo2 Good move! The Orion-Tr Smart is a proper bit of kit.
Valley Boater in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 7
I've been scratching my head over this for a few weeks now and thought I'd throw it out here. I've got a 2019 Ford Transit-based camper with a 200Ah lithium leisure battery and I recently fitted a...
Del58 in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 4
@BatteryDoug had almost exactly this with my Fogstar Drift last winter in the van. The MPPT is reading voltage to estimate SOC, and cold lithium cells sag harder under load — so the controller...
Charlie Thomas in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Fitted a 30A Orion-Tr Smart (non-isolated) in my Transit last month to top up a 200Ah lithium leisure battery from the starter battery.
Thistle Runner in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
@MuddyRigger worth looking at your OVP (overvoltage protection) threshold settings in the JK app. On warm days, cells charge slightly more efficiently and can hit the protection threshold faster...
Transit Dream in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Nobody's mentioned depth of discharge yet — size for 50% DoD max if you're going lithium (Fogstar Drift are solid bang-for-buck), or a punishing 20% if you somehow end up with lead-acid like it's...
Dodgy Socket in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 8