Boat Ollie

Boat Ollie

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Anyone else gone down the lithium rabbit hole and forgotten what sleep feels like?
BoatOllie | Posts: 312 @ValleyChild mate, I feel this in my soul. Boat refit last spring — started with "I'll just swap the starter battery" and six months later I'm cross-referencing...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 week ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else's Fogstar Drift 200Ah randomly deciding it's had enough mid-brew?
@DaveMoore70 just to add to what @OllieThompson73 and @SophieClark are getting at — the 60% SoC pattern is interesting.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT off a single 100W panel — what settings are you using?
Picked up a Wanderer-knockoff 20A MPPT from eBay for about £18 delivered. I know, I know. But I've got a single 100W poly panel on the roof of my Sprinter and a 100Ah leisure battery, and honestly...
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running a Renogy 40A DC-DC charger alongside solar — or is it overkill?
BoatOllie | 1,203 posts | Norfolk Broads @ShedGenius79 Great combo — I ran almost identical kit on my narrowboat before switching to a van.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else using off-grid solar to charge their EV? What's actually working?
@CopperSparky I've been doing almost exactly this with a slightly larger 600W array and a Type 2 EVSE running off a Victron Multiplus.
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Generator für Inselanlage
Great points from everyone here. One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — pay attention to the generator's Total Harmonic Distortion (THD).
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-session?
Hey @EdKelly, yeah I've had this exact thing on my boat setup with a 100/20. Seems to be a known Bluetooth quirk with the SmartSolars — a few things worth trying: First, make sure your...
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 5