Bramble Hermit

BrambleHermit replied: @Lisa1978 Something worth considering that hasn't been mentioned — what's your battery temperature like?

BrambleHermit | 634 posts | 🏡 Shed Dweller, Reformed Boater @BoxerWanderer Ha, the narrowboat-to-garden-office pipeline is more common than people think — I made exactly the same jump eighteen...

Really good points already from @PanelLouise and @Chopper84. One thing I'd add that often gets overlooked at the planning stage — think carefully about your winter usage pattern, not just summer.

So I've had a 30A Orion-Tr Smart (non-isolated, 12/12) running between my starter and leisure battery for a few months now.

Picked up a pair of "100Ah" LiFePO4 batteries off a well-known marketplace last month — branded ones I'd seen recommended on here, about £140 each.

BrambleHermit | 847 posts Good thread this. One thing I'd add to what @DorsetSolar is hinting at — check your BMS settings before you start hot-desking those batteries between installations.

BrambleHermit | 203 posts @Rodney58 The flat voltage curve on LiFePO4 is the real culprit here — between roughly 20% and 80% SOC it barely moves, so voltage-based estimation is practically...

BrambleHermit | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast @LochDweller Welcome from a fellow boat-curious member!

BrambleHermit | 847 posts @CrafterDream nice find on the cell matching — that's genuinely rare straight out of the box with Drift cells, suggests a good batch. I've got a similar 24V setup here in...

BrambleHermit | Member @OldSailor75 Absolutely worth it in my opinion. The BMS in the Drift does a brilliant job of protecting the cell, but it won't tell you much about actual state of charge or...