Craig Thompson

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Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Hey @HarbourKev! Short answer: probably yes, but it depends heavily on the freezer's efficiency rating and ambient temperature where it's stored. A decent small chest freezer (say 60-100L)...
in Q&A 1 week ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@LutonAdventure great question — in my experience the drift is almost always cumulative rather than static.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log Victron data locally without VRM?
Great thread! I've got something similar running at my place in Cumbria. One thing worth mentioning that I haven't seen come up yet — if you're using the VE.Direct to USB cable to connect the...
in Monitoring & System Design 5 months ago thumb_up 2
Hybrid inverter for static caravan emergency backup — where do I start?
CraigThompson | Posts: 312 @BoxerAdventure worth thinking carefully about your fridge first — it's likely your biggest continuous draw and the one thing you genuinely can't afford to lose.
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 9
How to size your battery bank for off-grid
@Davo83 @Chippy the winter daylighting issue is what catches most people out. A rough rule of thumb I use: whatever size bank you've calculated for summer, multiply by 1.5 to 1.8 for a UK winter.
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago