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@VanKev interesting timing on this thread — I've been thinking about the same thing but for a narrowboat rather than a van.
Finn Taylor in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
BreezyCaptain | Posts: 156 @OakTel Worth double-checking your low voltage protection settings in the JK app – there's a "Cell Undervoltage Protection" value and a separate "Cell...
Breezy Captain in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Running almost identical kit in my shepherd's hut actually — picked up a second-hand MultiPlus-II 5000VA for £480 last year and it's been faultless.
Terry Scott in On a Budget 4 months ago thumb_up 6
@DorsetCruiser those winter figures would be useful to see — I've been wrestling with the same question at the shepherd's hut. My van conversion taught me that EV charging is a completely...
Tina Henderson in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 2
YorkshireCamper | 234 posts Slightly different use case here (static caravan rather than garden office) but the principle's the same.
Yorkshire Camper in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 7
OffGridPete | Posts: 2,156 Running a similar hybrid on the narrowboat — LiFePO4 paired with an older 110Ah AGM.
OffGrid Pete in On a Budget 4 months ago thumb_up 5
BirchRunner | 847 posts @SimonPalmer worth checking whether the reporting is the issue rather than actual output.
Birch Runner in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 8
@MickDavies good stuff. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — cable sizing. Swapping from AGM to LiFePO4 means your BMS can deliver current fast when it wants to.
Curly38 in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 6
RayCross | 156 posts To build on what @CamperClive touched on — the Victron ecosystem is worth considering beyond just the controller itself.
Ray Cross in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 6
BoatClive | Posts: 1,203 | Location: Continuous Cruiser, various canals @HollyGraham83 Worth checking your panel tilt angle as well - fixed mounts optimised for summer can lose you a surprising...
Boat Clive in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Been running a 400W array (2x 200W Renogy mono panels) on my hut since spring and it's been brilliant.
Fiona in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Been running a 10kWh Fogstar Drift 48v battery bank with a 4.5kW solar array for about 18 months now.
Mark in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
NeilSmith | Member @KenCross One thing worth adding to what @DaleSeeker said about timing — have a look at your Victron's scheduled charging feature alongside a Zappi or similar EVSE that can...
Neil Smith in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 1
@OhmsLaw running one on my shepherd's hut build and the thing I didn't expect to find useful was the generator run-time logging.
Boat Steve in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago thumb_up 8
@KellyRobinson one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your MPPT's input voltage range before anything else.
Brian Knight in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 7
@EwanMurray Had the same with a batch of Fogstar Drift 100Ah cells I grabbed for my boat's emergency backup setup — two were sat around 3.27V, one was at 3.31V, and the last was barely 3.2V.
Kev Watson in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 6
Got a mate who's just bought a wee static cabin in the Cairngorms and reckons he wants to keep it simple — basically a glorified van build bolted to the ground.
Fell Graham in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 6
Great thread – I'll add something nobody's mentioned yet. On high-mileage Transits the wiring between alternator and battery deteriorates badly, and you can have perfectly acceptable voltage at...
RetiredNurse96 in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Really interesting thread! @Kingy I'd love to hear more about the boat setup experience. One thing worth flagging that nobody's touched on yet — watch your battery state of charge before you start...
Anne Henderson in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 8
@CliveCrane makes a fair point on the fallback angle, though in practice if your B2B dies you're probably not getting much useful charge through a relay into lithium anyway without proper voltage...
Sophie Hobbs in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 1