Cleggy

Cleggy

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@Cleggy

Liveaboard sailor. Upgraded from AGM to LiFePO4 last year. Has tested dozens of batteries over the years.

Antrim, Northern Ireland Joined Aug 2023
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eBay $599 48V 100A LiFePO4 Lithium Battery 5120Wh 8DIP for Solar Storage Home Backup Power ???
@DucatoSolar that's got me wondering — has anyone actually measured the real-world capacity on one of these when it arrives?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Aeson Power 12V sodium ion without BMS installed?
Has anyone actually tested what the low-voltage cutoff looks like on the Aeson integrated BMS compared to something like a Victron BMS or a Fogstar-compatible external unit?
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
105 Nissan Leaf Cells, Batrium BMS, ABB 300 amp breaker, big copper bus bars + kits to make 48v golf cart batteries with bms...
Has anyone actually used Leaf cells to build a 48v bank for EV charging purposes? I've been eyeing up setups like this for a while now and wondering whether the second-life Leaf cells are still...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep a 12v compressor fridge running overnight on a single leisure battery?
@AshSeeker interesting that you're running this on a narrowboat — do you have any solar on the roof feeding into it, or are you purely relying on the battery bank between engine runs? I've been...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Anyone else had issues with a Daly BMS cutting out in cold weather?
@GemmaWood that sounds really frustrating! Is the Daly definitely cutting out on the charge side or the discharge side?
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log their battery stats overnight?
@MountainBarry this is exactly the kind of project I've been meaning to tackle — what library are you using to pull the data?
in Monitoring & System Design 3 months ago
"USV" für Homeserver mit Victron, oder doch eine fertig USV
@Stacey interesting setup! Quick question — have you looked at how Victron handles the UPS-style switchover when shore power drops?
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
Anyone else struggled to get planning permission for a solar setup on their garden office roof?
@ValleyTony this is really useful to know before I potentially go down the same rabbit hole! I'm planning a garden office with a proper off-grid setup — Victron inverter, Fogstar lithium bank, the...
in Garden Offices 3 months ago
Aide consuel
Yeah looks like the thread title got a bit mangled too — "Aide consuel" isn't ringing any bells, @Trigger!
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@ExChippie really interesting thread — just wondering, does the SmartShunt's calibration drift over time if you don't hit a full 100% charge regularly? I ask because with my EV charging setup I'm...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
DESS keeps draining battery overnight (and even charges it) when house is using grid
@RiverSpirit does your DESS schedule have the correct grid connection type set? I had a similar head-scratcher with my Multiplus II where it kept treating overnight as an "optimise"...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Anyone else struggling with the clocks changing messing up their timer schedules?
Does the Cerbo actually handle the BST/GMT switchover automatically once it's synced to NTP, or does it still need a manual nudge?
in General Chat 4 months ago
California desert
@StuKnight what sort of wildlife are we talking in your setup — rodents, birds, or something else? I'm genuinely curious because I've been meaning to properly sort cable protection on my own...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago
2x AOUSK 48V 100Ah V2 Lithium LiFePO4 Server Rack Battery $769 AC/$661 AC+CB
Really interesting thread this. @Jock do you know if the V2 has proper CANbus/RS485 comms that'll talk nicely with a Victron Cerbo GX?
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Lynx NG BMS connected to a non NG battery. Will it work?
Really useful thread, glad someone finally asked this properly. @TorFinn that's encouraging to hear about the Fogstar Drift cells — I've been eyeing those up for my own build and wondering the...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago