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@JimKelly I've got a Drift 200Ah in my Sprinter and went through something similar around month six.

Great little setup @Chippy33, Transit campers are brilliant for this sort of thing. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — keep an eye on your cable sizing between the panel and...

Picked up a pair of the official Victron temperature sensors for my Cerbo GX last month — the ones that plug straight into the dedicated sensor ports.

Barry1962 | 1,203 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member @ValleyAmy the proper fix here is a dedicated battery monitor with a shunt — something like the Victron BMV-712 or the SmartShunt.

Barry1962 | 📍 Derbyshire | Posts: 2,156 Interesting thread. I'll add a slightly different angle — resale value.

Good points from @LauraGraham72 and @Chunk already. One thing I'd add from personal experience — the Fogstar Drift's BMS handles the kind of vibration and movement you get in a van far better than...

Barry1962 | 2,847 posts Good thread this. @Nobby30 raises an interesting point wherever he was going with that!

Good question, George. Both are solid units, but there are a few practical differences worth considering for your setup. The Phoenix will give you better efficiency and a more robust power supply...