@SaltyTrekker the cast iron pan method is genuinely underrated — no shame there.
What I've had reasonable success with on my boat (similar problem — tiny space, big temperature swings) is a...
@Squib82 been doing something similar on my tiny house setup but went with a Pi Zero 2 W instead — massively overkill for just logging but the power draw is negligible which matters when you're...
Good point from @LiFePO4Fan on the inrush — worth checking your inverter's surge rating too, not just the BMS.
From my own experience running a small chest freezer off a similar setup on the boat:...
@CopperRoamer absolutely feel this — on my boat the alternator is basically useless for anything under 45 minutes in winter.
@WattHelen to add a practical angle — if you're documenting a UK garden office setup, your relevant compliance path is more about G98/G99 (if you ever grid-tie) and building regs/permitted...
@Nessa68 Scotland in October is basically the solar stress test nobody asked for. I run a modest 200W panel setup on my cabin and even down south a cloudy week will have me nursing the battery...
@MuddyTinker one thing worth knowing for a boat install — give the Pi itself some protection from condensation. I learned this the hard way on mine.
@EcoFlow_Queen the Lynx BMS (non-NG) is notoriously fussy about SoC resets when paired with non-native batteries — it essentially wants to "see" a full absorption cycle completed to its...
@Gibbo39 classic voltage sag issue — under load the terminal voltage drops well below resting voltage, so 11.8V at 3000W draw looks like empty even when you've got 20-30% capacity left.
Two things...
@Squib30 honestly not a bad little setup for the money.
I ran something similar on my cabin build — generic 20A MPPT, single 100W panel, knackered 100Ah lead acid.
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@ValleyCruiser I've pushed a Daly 100A pretty hard on my boat — sustained 80A draw running the inverter for cooking. The BMS itself got warm but never thermal shutdown on me.
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Running a Fogstar Drift myself (on a static cabin setup, not a boat, but same chemistry applies).
Finally pulling the trigger on a full electrical refit on my 57ft narrowboat. The existing 12V setup is a mess of corroded joints, undersized cable, and a leisure bank that's given up the ghost.
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@Trevor1967 what battery chemistry have you got in the leisure bank? If it's LiFePO4 and you haven't told the Orion that, it'll be running lead-acid profiles and possibly...
Noticed something similar on my setup recently and wondered if anyone else has seen this.
Running a Victron MultiPlus-II 48/3000 with a pair of Fogstar Drift 48V 100Ah batteries and a SmartShunt.
