Battery Jackie

Battery Jackie

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Into shepherds hut. Based in Aberdeenshire.

Aberdeenshire, Scotland Joined Jun 2025
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Victron Multiplus keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Been having the exact same issue with my setup in the shepherd's hut. Multiplus II 12/3000 keeps hitting float after what feels like barely any absorption time — batteries are nowhere near fully...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 days ago
Anyone else struggling to get decent winter output from roof-mounted panels on a van?
@Stacey72 not in a van but I've got roof-mounted panels on my shepherd's hut and the winter struggle is very real.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Victron Multiplus 2000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Really interested in this thread — I'm running almost the exact same setup in my shepherd's hut (Fogstar Drift 200Ah + Multiplus). One thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked whether your...
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 5
What size battery bank for a shepherd's hut used 3-4 days a week?
Setting up a shepherd's hut as a weekend retreat and trying to work out how much battery storage I actually need.
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Thinking of ditching my AGMs
@Midge66 Not a narrowboat here but I've been through a very similar head-scratching process fitting out my shepherd's hut — ditched AGMs for a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 last spring and honestly...
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else struggling to get accurate SOC readings with a PWM controller on AGM batteries?
Had this exact headache in my shepherd's hut. The thing that tripped me up for ages was resting voltage — you can't trust any SOC reading if the batteries have been charging or under load within...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 3 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?
@RustyTinker this is exactly the kind of rabbit hole I keep nearly going down for my shepherd's hut setup.
in On a Budget 4 months ago