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Really resonates with this thread. Once I'd sorted the basics @LizStewart mentions, the single biggest game-changer for me was thermal mass — I lined one wall with reclaimed brick and it holds...

Hey @DevonCamper, great setup with the Fogstar Drift! I'm running almost exactly this combination on my Sprinter and honestly it's not overkill at all — they serve genuinely different purposes.

Really interested in this thread — @PanelLouise eight months of data is exactly what the community needs rather than the usual theoretical speculation. One thing I'd add from my own setup: have...

Really good thread this. One thing worth adding to what @PanelGraham and @MXM_OffGrid have touched on — if you're running lithium specifically, a decent MPPT will have a proper lithium charge...

@SolarJulie one thing worth factoring in specifically for narrowboat use is the weight saving — lithium will be considerably lighter than a pair of 110Ah AGMs, which actually improves your trim...

@AndyPalmer one thing worth checking is your input voltage threshold settings in the VictronConnect app.

DailyDream | 2,156 posts @Curly — one thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your terminal connections at both ends before you do anything else.

Last summer I rewired my Transit-based camper and fitted a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A DC-DC charger to handle alternator charging properly.

@Shaun1970 One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet — have you checked your input voltage threshold settings in the Victron Connect app?

DailyDream | 1,203 posts @NeilJackson what discharge rates are you actually hitting during peak load?

@Taffy62 one thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — double-check your AC input current limit in the VEConfigure settings.