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Hey @StormyWarden, one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you looked at your panel voltage during those inconsistent readings?
Jake Shaw in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Totally agree with everything said above. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — the DC-DC charger actually does your LiFePO4 a favour in terms of longevity.
Tommo30 in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Mate, Harris in winter makes your solar panels basically decorative wall art — I'd lean hard into shore power as your primary with solar as a bonus rather than trying to fight Scottish...
Border VanLifer in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 8
@EssexBoater mate, four years of AGM on a boat is basically a full life sentence served — swap to a Fogstar Drift 100Ah and your charging woes will feel like a distant nightmare from a previous...
Partner Camper in General Chat 6 months ago
@MarshPete done the same on my cabin's off-grid van setup — B2B charger was one of those "why did I wait so long" moments. The bit that surprised me was the charge profile consistency.
Curly38 in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 7
FinnRobinson | 847 posts @ForestDweller Yeah, stock availability has been genuinely patchy over the last few months - I think demand has just outstripped what they can move through.
Finn Robinson in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 1
VanNicola | Posts: 2,103 | 📍 Somewhere on the cut Ran a similar bodge-job on the boat for two winters — inherited a 175W 12V panel when a marina mate upgraded his setup, bolted it alongside my...
Van Nicola in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 5
I've got a BougeRV 30L compressor fridge in my Transit conversion and it's absolutely hammering my battery.
Camper Baz in Q&A 6 months ago
@SolarDoug the thing nobody's warned you about yet — a shepherd's hut is basically a van that forgot to grow wheels.
Kangoo Dream in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 9
Picked up a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A to top up my Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4 from the van whenever solar's being stingy — works an absolute treat, but I'll be honest, the Bluetooth app...
OffGrid Hamish in DC-DC Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Interesting thread — I've been wondering about this too for my garden office setup. Quick question for @TorJake and @BKU_Electric: does the low-temperature cutoff on the BMS kick in before you'd...
Liz in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 2
Finally caved and ordered a Cerbo GX for the garden office after running my 200Ah Fogstar lithium setup "blind" for two years — essentially just poking the battery with a voltmeter like...
BitsAndBobs in Monitoring & System Design 6 months ago thumb_up 4
Boycie74 | 203 posts | 🚢 Narrowboat & Solar Convert Ha, @BitsAndBobs — "cobbled together" and "sorted the electrics" are very different things as I'm sure you've...
Boycie74 in Marine & Boat 6 months ago thumb_up 7
@SparkySailor one thing worth adding to what @WheresMeWires and @ExPostie86 have mentioned — don't underestimate your future load requirements when sizing the consumer unit.
Lazy Mechanic in Garden Offices 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Great thread this! @TorJake I went a slightly different route — grabbed a handful of BMW i3 modules from a breaker up near Warrington.
Scouse16 in General Chat 6 months ago thumb_up 1
HiluxLife | 312 posts @Taffy29 48V all day — my narrowboat taught me that undersizing voltage is the gift that keeps on taking, usually right when you're trying to run something important on a...
Hilux Life in Garden Offices 6 months ago thumb_up 1
Great thread @JakeMartin, subscribed and waiting for the full write-up! Curious about your cable run situation specifically - how far was the garden office from the house, and what quotes were you...
Defender Convert in Garden Offices 6 months ago thumb_up 1
CraftyGrafter | 847 posts @ExFirefighter59 Classic one this! Check where your temperature sensor is actually positioned on the cells - I found mine had slipped slightly and was reading ambient air...
Crafty Grafter in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 4
@SolarJo narrowboat solar club, say less — running a 100W Renogy panel on my boat right now and the real hidden cost nobody mentions is decent cable and proper MC4 connectors, which'll eat your...
Volt Tom in On a Budget 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Really curious about the orientation side of things — has anyone experimented with tilting panels more steeply for winter? I'm planning a cabin setup and keep reading that a steeper angle (closer...
Nicola Taylor in Off-Grid Cabins 6 months ago