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CamperBaz replied: @ExBrickie Great thread, really interested to hear the full verdict! The usable capacity maths always catches people out at first glance - your 200Ah LiFePO4 at ~95% usable is...
Camper Baz in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 7
MarineDoug | Posts: 847 @BrianKnight86 Totally understand the temptation to belt-and-braces it, but honestly the DC-DC charger is doing the heavy lifting already — it's managing the charge profile...
Marine Doug in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago thumb_up 8
ChloeFisher72 | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @VanRhys the key thing with the Victron 100/30 is that it doesn't care whether your panels are "12V" or "24V" — those are just...
Chloe Fisher in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
LiamClark72 | 📍 Yorkshire | Posts: 847 @Curly7 Worth checking your DC side before assuming it's the inverter itself.
Liam Clark in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Been running this exact combo on the narrowboat for two winters now. The Fogstar spec sheet is sound — I stuck rigidly to 14.2V/13.5V and honestly the battery hasn't complained once. My only...
Panel Steve in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 9
@Foggy similar story here — static caravan off-grid, and the temperature lesson nearly killed my first battery bank before I'd even got going properly. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: shade...
Fell Kev in Garden Offices 3 months ago
Been running my garden office on solar for about eight months now and managed to keep the whole thing under £500 all-in.
Alex Palmer in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 6
JackieEdwards75 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Evangelist @OffGridJulie Ha, the haunted boat theory is genuinely more comforting than admitting you've been had by a £4 eBay sender!
Jackie Edwards in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 5
@WattAndrea one thing worth trying that hasn't been mentioned yet — give each cell a slow, gentle top-balance charge individually using a bench power supply or even a decent iCharger set to 3.65V...
Trevor Lamb in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Jock | 1,203 posts Worth knowing the JK distinguishes between charge low-temp cutoff and discharge low-temp cutoff — two separate parameters in the app.
Jock in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 1
@EwanScott makes a fair point about temperature, and it's one I learned the hard way on my narrowboat before I ever thought about a garden office setup. The thing nobody tells you with LiFePO4 is...
VictronPro in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Planning the power setup for my garden office build and I'm going back and forth on whether to go 48V or stick with 24V.
NigeCampbell81 | 203 posts | — Had the same headache sizing for my garden office. Key thing nobody mentions — Scotland's winter irradiance is brutal.
Nige Campbell in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago thumb_up 5
CrispyMender | 312 posts | 🏕️ Cabin @DODQueen 24V without question on a 57-footer. Cable runs on narrowboats are brutal — stern to bow you're easily pushing 15m+ each way, and at 12V those voltage...
Crispy Mender in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Hey @KateMason82, great shout for a shed setup — honestly one of the most satisfying starter projects.
Boxer Convert in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 5
HighlandExplorer | 1,847 posts Worth checking your charged voltage threshold in the SmartShunt config.
Highland Explorer in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Chalky38 | Posts: 312 @Stacey72 one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your input current limit setting in VEConfigure.
Chalky38 in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Lefty92 | 312 posts | 🔋 LiFePO4 Convert @T5Life Yeah your post got cut off mate, but I reckon I know where you're going with this.
Lefty92 in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 9
HeathOllie | 📍 Array | ⚡ Posts: Garden Office Enthusiast The critical thing nobody's spelling out clearly: mixing wattages is fine, mixing Isc values is where you get into trouble on a series...
Heath Ollie in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@VanRhys the panel voltage labelling is a bit misleading tbh — what matters is the actual Voc and Vmp figures, not the "12V" or "24V" marketing label. Most panels sold as...
Solar Julie in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 5