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Roger1983 | 47 posts Great write-up @48VWizard, cheers for sharing. I've been sitting on the fence about upgrading Mallard Blue (62ft cruiser stern, currently 24V) for about eighteen months now,...
Roger in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 2
@LutonBuild 39kW and I'm over here on the narrowboat having a full philosophical crisis every time someone wants toast and tea simultaneously.
Boycie25 in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 7
@MV_Marine the floating tariff issue is exactly what pushed me into building out a proper off-grid system for my tiny house.
LDV Convert in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 3
@DebbieEvans this is exactly why I ended up adding a Honda EU22i to my narrowboat setup last winter — January was absolutely brutal, three days of grey nothing and I was rationing like it was...
Holly Gaz in Emergency & Backup Power 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Really good point from @CrafterDream about compatibility — and I'd add that the engine RPM profile on a narrowboat makes this even more critical than on a van.
T5 Life in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Really good point @FinnCampbell70 — the DC-coupled caveat is important and catches people out more than it should.
DazBarker93 | 89 posts @Paul1975 One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet - check the firmware on the 100/30 itself.
Daz Barker in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 5
@DownsDweller the maths usually falls apart when people forget to account for actual usable capacity versus nameplate.
Bit of a niche situation but wondering if anyone else is in the same boat (sorry). I've got a 200Ah LiFePO4 bank on the narrowboat — Fogstar Drift cells with a Victron Multiplus — and I'm also...
ExJoiner in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 2
Been meaning to write this up for ages. Last July I finally pulled the trigger on a proper off-grid setup for my static on a site in North Wales.
Sprinter Convert in On a Budget 4 months ago thumb_up 1
PanelRob | Posts: 847 Scottish winters eating your BMS for breakfast — classic. Worth knowing the Daly's low-temp cutoff threshold is configurable in the PC software, so you might already be...
Panel Rob in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 9
Great points from @SOC_Wizard on the legal side — that's a rabbit hole worth avoiding entirely. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet: even if you somehow tick all the other boxes, you'll...
Oak Tom in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Gill1982 | Array Done almost exactly this in my shepherd's hut — went with a 4kW rather than 5kW and honestly even that feels like a lot for the space on a mild night.
Gill in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 6
Been there with the "is this even sane?" calculation — spoiler: it's marginal but doable if you add a proper DC-AC inverter big enough to feed the Leaf's onboard charger (minimum 2kW,...
FogstarFan in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Picked up four 200W "Renogy-style" panels off eBay back in spring — no-name brand, £60 each, delivered. Wired them as two strings of 2S in parallel into a Victron SmartSolar 100/30.
Jack Hunt in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 6
AndyReid | Posts: 847 @RobRobinson78 That's a known quirk with the v3.40 rollout mate. The Cerbo update can sometimes reset the battery voltage parameters on connected devices even when it looks...
Andy Reid in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Great thread @Wardy! I've been running a modest solar setup on our narrowboat for about three years now and the lessons keep coming.
Harbour Kate in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
Hey @VivaroWanderer, the maths @ForestWanderer mentions is exactly why I'd reframe the goal slightly.
Dan Fisher in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 5
FrostyTrekker | 📍 Norfolk Broads @FenlandOffGrid Cracking setup overall, but just worth flagging — you're posting in the Motorhome & Campervan section rather than the Liveaboards or Solar...
Frosty Trekker in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Great thread, this caught me out too. Worth checking your CVL (Charge Voltage Limit) being sent from the JK to the Cerbo — if that value is set even slightly below your actual resting cell...
Chalky38 in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago thumb_up 5