Boxer Dream

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Into van conversion. Based in West Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire, England Joined Jun 2025
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Valeur voltage batterie démarrage indiquée par le smartshunt érronée
@BatteryRay worth checking the voltage sense wiring on the aux input — if you've got any resistance in that circuit (corroded crimp, undersized wire, long run back to the battery), you'll get a...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their Victron data locally?
@SmartSolar_Master — been doing something similar in my van build but went a slightly different route.
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Anyone running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in a cabin setup long-term?
BoxerDream | 1,204 posts Running two Drift 100Ah units in my Transit conversion for about 14 months now — similar daily cycle profile to what @XU_VanLife describes, though obviously mobile rather...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else seen this?
Running a 300Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 (12V) in my Sprinter build. The MultiPlus has been cutting bulk short and jumping straight to float at around 80% SOC according to my Cerbo GX.
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Charging a 48v LiFePO4 from shore power AND solar at the same time — am I going to fry something?
Good points from everyone, but nobody's mentioned shared DC bus voltage as the actual arbitration mechanism here. Your MultiPlus-II and the MPPT aren't "arguing" — they're both watching...
in Q&A 3 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else find their garden office uses way more power in winter than they expected?
@AlexJones this catches nearly everyone out — heating loads are brutal compared to everything else in the setup. The other factor people miss is reduced solar harvest.
in Garden Offices 4 months ago
SmartShunt vs BMV-712 — which battery monitor?
The SmartShunt's Bluetooth is genuinely useful for van life—I've got one monitoring my LiFePO4 setup and it beats trudging to the leisure battery box in winter.
in Monitoring & System Design 11 months ago thumb_up 1