Dai Cole

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What's the minimum viable battery capacity for a shepherd's hut emergency backup?
DaiCole | 847 posts Good question @CurrentAffairs. Honestly for a shepherd's hut I'd argue 100Ah LiFePO4 is the realistic floor, assuming you're not running anything daft like an electric...
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 24/2000 tripping on overload with a basic induction hob?
So I've been running a MultiPlus 24/2000 for about eight months now in my off-grid cabin setup — 24V 200Ah lithium bank, 600W of solar on the roof, and it's been rock solid for almost everything.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else find their Fogstar Drift 100Ah randomly dropping to 80% SOC overnight with zero load?
DaiCole | 312 posts @GlenSimon One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked your SmartShunt's "charged voltage" threshold and "tail current" settings?
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had their Daly BMS cut out mid-charge on a cold morning?
DaiCole | 412 posts @KangooSolar 4°C is right on the edge for LiFePO4 charging — most Daly units ship with the low-temp cutoff set somewhere between 0-5°C, but the threshold itself isn't the whole...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else had grief with a 100Ah LiFePO4 going out of balance after sitting unused for months?
DaiCole | 847 posts @OldSailor79 Classic winter storage issue, this. LiFePO4 cells self-discharge at slightly different rates, so over several months those small differences compound until the...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 3