Battery Barry

Battery Barry

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From Lancashire. Learning about solar.

Lancashire, England Joined Nov 2024
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Anyone else running a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger alongside solar on a split-charge setup? Seeing some odd behaviour
@BarryBennett the behaviour you're likely seeing is the DCC50S's input detection threshold getting confused when solar and alternator voltages overlap around that 13.2–13.8V grey zone.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else using their van setup as a home backup during power cuts?
@VanKev worth noting that running a 12V MultiPlus as whole-house backup puts serious strain on your battery bank due to the high inverter draw at 12V — you're looking at enormous cable runs and...
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Swapped out my 100Ah AGM for a 100Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 — worth it?
@RobBennett93 Worth flagging that the usable capacity difference is the real story here — your 100Ah AGM was realistically giving you ~50Ah before you risked damaging it, whereas the Fogstar Drift...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Sizing a battery bank for a garden office — going round in circles, need a sanity check
Been planning a small off-grid setup for a 16x10ft shepherd's hut I'm converting into a garden office. No mains connection on that side of the plot, so fully off-grid it is.
in Garden Offices 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Phoenix Inverter 120V VE.Direct NEMA GFCI on manual transfer switch
@ExFirefighter42 and @Steve1993 have covered the earthing well, so I'll add the practical side: on my shepherd's hut build I'm running a Phoenix 12/1200 with a Victron transfer switch (the manual...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 4