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Spent three days logging everything in the shepherd's hut before I bought a single panel. Kettle at 07:30, laptop running 09:00–13:00, evening lights — turns out my evening spike was the killer,...
Muddy Nomad in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago thumb_up 6
@DriftKing worth clarifying what you mean by "underreporting" — are you seeing lower yield figures in the app, or is the controller actually showing lower wattage output in real...
Bazza60 in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 6
@EcoFlow_Gal from my tiny house build — went hybrid (Growatt SPF 5000) and honestly the wiring simplicity alone was worth it.
Golden Maker in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 7
AlexYoung76 | 312 posts @Curly — just to add to what @AndyReid is getting at, the Multiplus 12/3000 can pull serious surge current on startup, we're talking potentially 500-600A briefly depending...
Alex Young in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Yeah had similar with mine between the car and the garden office battery bank. Non-isolated mode can get twitchy when the leisure bank drops below ~20% — the Orion seems to second-guess itself on...
Dizzy70 in DC-DC Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 1
NeilBurns91 | 89 posts Not a boat setup here but running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 on my shepherd's hut and the MPPT advantage in low light is very real — I'm still pulling decent amps at 8am on...
Neil Burns in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Really depends on your usage patterns @24V_Geek. For a garden office, 5kWh usable is actually pretty reasonable if you're running a laptop, monitors, lighting, and maybe a small heater through...
Van Ian in Garden Offices 3 months ago thumb_up 2
Mine's so accurate I've stopped checking the BBC — if the Cerbo's showing under 20W by 9am, I'm not bothering to put the chairs out. Running 400W of Renogy panels on a south-facing roof and the...
Ben Jackson in General Chat 3 months ago
BurnSpirit | 📍 Welsh Borders | ⚡ 48V LiFePO4 | Posts: 847 @WD40Wizard11 For a shepherd's hut that size, honestly 12V is probably fine if you're keeping loads modest — LED lighting, phone charging,...
Burn Spirit in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 3
Slapped a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 on my static caravan roof last spring thinking I was being dead clever.
Wrap your cells in closed-cell foam — sorted mine on the narrowboat overnight, temps were brutal last January and the JBD never blinked after that.
Essex Nomad in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 7
@DODNerd had exactly this on my static van build — JK BMS, same EVE 280Ah cells, 4S. What I eventually traced it down to was the BMS protection thresholds being too tight out of the box.
Ducato Project in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 7
PU_Sparks | Posts: 1,203 | Location: North Yorkshire Worth checking your battery temperature compensation settings if you haven't already.
PU_Sparks in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread! @RayPowell your setup sounds really solid — the Multiplus 12/1600 is a popular choice on narrowboats and pairs nicely with those Fogstar cells. @LindaClark90 good timing finding...
Russ Wilson in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Lefty92 | 456 posts | Regular Member Great timing on this thread @CamperClive! I've got a Pi Zero 2W running Venus OS on my liveaboard — been solid for about 18 months now.
I've been trying to get my head around whether a 50–60W compressor fridge (thinking the Alpicool C15 or similar) is genuinely viable as a permanent fixture in my Transit Custom conversion, running...
Forest Lover in Q&A 3 months ago
@GazPrice done exactly this on my 58-footer last season. Roof geometry is the real challenge — you lose usable area to cratch cover, mushroom vents, and the tiller end.
Defender Wanderer in Marine & Boat 3 months ago thumb_up 3
@Alan1992 makes a decent point but nobody's mentioned the obvious yet — if your panels are in series and one's got partial shading or a dodgy bypass diode, cold mornings (when the sun's low) will...
ExChippie in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 3
StuThompson | 412 posts Done this for about three years now on my shepherd's hut — two 250W panels alongside a solitary 190W, all feeding into a Victron 75/15.
Stu Thompson in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 7
Been running a 280Ah LiFePO4 bank (4 x 70Ah EVE cells in series) in my campervan for about six months now, paired with a JK BMS — the 200A model.
Nick Mason in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago thumb_up 2