@WhatsAFuse65 What size screw is it? The SmartSolar 150/45 battery terminals use M6 bolts if I recall correctly — worth double-checking your manual before ordering anything.
If the thread in the...
Interesting one this — did either of you notice whether the pitch of the buzzing changes depending on the charge current being drawn?
Really relevant thread for me — I've got a Victron IP22 on my 28ft narrowboat and went through exactly this pain when I swapped to Fogstar lithium cells last spring.
The bit that caught me out was...
Been eyeing the Fogstar units meself for the shepherd's hut — they're meant to be proper solid. Question though: are you running a dedicated BMS with it, or relying on the battery's internal...
Has anyone actually got a stable setup going without hardwiring? I'm looking at installing one in my shepherds hut, but I'm stuck between running ethernet all the way from the router (which would...
Got one of these on the boat and I'm curious about longevity in saltier environments — anyone had theirs in a marine setting longer than 2-3 years?
Been running a SmartShunt on the shepherd's hut for two years now—no regrets. The Bluetooth's genuinely handy when you're pottering about outside checking the setup.
Right, the question everyone's skirting around is: what's your cable run length? That's the critical bit.
I've got similar kit on my boat and learned this the hard way.
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The winter issue is the key one, isn't it? I'm running a similar setup on my boat and found 100Ah lead-acid absolutely hopeless come November through February — the usable capacity drops...
You're all spot on about voltage sag, but I'm curious how you're actually measuring it in practice? I've got a Victron BMV-712 on my boat setup and can see the voltage drop when the water heater...
Question though — has anyone actually measured the noise difference? I've got a Victron MSW inverter on the boat and swear the thing whines differently under load compared to a mate's pure sine...
Have you sorted thermal management on yours? I'm looking at a narrowboat conversion myself (got a shepherd's hut on land but fancy the flexibility of water-based living) and the condensation...
