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Picked up a 200Ah 24V LiFePO4 bank off eBay last month — eight 3.2V 280Ah prismatic cells in 8S configuration with a Daly 100A BMS.
Gibbo39 in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Same thing happened to me on my narrowboat setup last autumn — new Pixel 8, Android 14, and VictronConnect just sat there like it had all the time in the world. Turned out the culprit was location...
Mountain Child in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 7
AlisonHughes | 47 posts @EdHamilton Great foundation to build from! The biggest practical shift you'll notice is shading management — on your static you can optimise panel placement once and...
Alison Hughes in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@Ben1973 sounds like a solid build! The gap you're hitting is pretty common — the Cerbo is brilliant within the Victron ecosystem but starts showing its limits the moment you introduce third-party...
Frank Murray in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Really useful thread this. Quick question for anyone who's done similar — are you planning to have any battery backup in there @SparkySailor?
Emma in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 2
SilverHiker | Member Had the non-smart Orion in my shepherd's hut for a year before upgrading — the Bluetooth alone is worth the price difference, beats squinting at a voltmeter like a confused...
Silver Hiker in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Really interested in this thread — I'm weighing up second-hand Victron for a static caravan setup plus eventually wanting to charge an EV from it, so the stakes feel a bit higher than a basic...
Ivy Walker in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread this, lots of solid advice already from @WheresMeWires, @Dizzy75 and others. One thing I'd flag that hasn't been touched on yet — don't forget your garden office will need its own RCD...
Bazza41 in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Really useful thread this. Just to add something I haven't seen mentioned yet — when you're running the EU22i to top up your LiFePO4, it's worth thinking about when you run it rather than just...
Heather Ollie in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago thumb_up 3
FrostyTinker | 847 posts Worth adding a practical workaround nobody's touched on yet — if you're using the Victron app, have a look at your tail current settings.
Frosty Tinker in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 7
CamperAndrea · 47 posts @SamWhite this is a classic winter headache! Worth checking whether you've got your battery temperature compensation set correctly in the Victron app.
Camper Andrea in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 9
@JackieScott Two 200W panels on a static roof in a British winter is basically just an expensive way to watch clouds go by — tilt mounts from Renogy saved my sanity, even a 15° adjustment off the...
Master Wanderer in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
EssexNomad | Posts: 412 Did 12V on my narrowboat, spent three years cursing voltage drop across cable runs longer than my patience — went 48V on the tiny house build and haven't looked back once.
Essex Nomad in General Chat 3 months ago thumb_up 9
Really interesting experiment @GoldenMaker. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you looked at your actual overnight load profile versus what you're losing to conversion?
Cumbrian OffGrid in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Six months is exactly the sweet spot where the reality of autumn cloud cover starts to bite. @GlenKelly — curious what your battery capacity ended up being, because a Dell monitor plus whatever...
Solar Jason in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Found one on Facebook Marketplace from a bloke clearing out a narrowboat fit-out. Looks clean, no obvious damage, and he says it's only done about 18 months of light use.
BPH_Boats in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 1
@MasterCamper One thing worth adding to what others have said — I'd strongly recommend keeping an eye on your charging sources during cold snaps.
Rob Butler in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 1
Really good thread this. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet — check your actual open circuit voltage on those cheap panels before committing to a charge controller.
Moor Roger in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 3
DefenderDream | Posts: 1,203 Worth paying attention to the absorption voltage setting specifically — with a standard flooded or AGM leisure battery you want 14.4–14.7V absorption, and these cheap...
Defender Dream in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Last winter I had my 200Ah LiFePO4 bank (4 x 50Ah EVE cells with a JK BMS) shut down on me twice during cold snaps.
Maria Walker in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago