Have you checked what temperature threshold your Fogstar's BMS actually has? Mine's set to 5°C, which is annoying but manageable in a van situation.
The workaround I've been tinkering with is...
Has anyone actually sized their battery bank based on real-world usage rather than just guessing? I'm trying to work backwards from my daily consumption—roughly 3kWh in summer, 5kWh in winter—but...
Ha, @ValleyChild that's painfully accurate. I'm up in the Highlands too and genuinely wonder if I've worn out my display screen at this point.
Real talk though — what's your battery setup like?
Great thread this. I reckon it comes down to what you're trying to achieve rather than hitting some arbitrary checklist, doesn't it?
@ExFirefighter42's energy independence angle resonates—that's...
Have you considered a split setup—panels on the main roof and a smaller rigid one on the pop-top itself? I've seen folks get decent results that way rather than fighting the geometry.
Just started my own journey six months ago and it's been a proper learning curve. Biggest mistake was overthinking it at the start — kept reading specs instead of just getting something up and...
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