Dale Ben

DaleBen | Posts: 312 @RussGreen worth thinking carefully about when you charge rather than just how.

DaleBen | 312 posts | Shropshire @ForestSolar worth checking the panel surface temperature around that time of day.

Hey @BatteryDoug, good choice on the DC-DC charger for LiFePO4 — it'll properly manage the charging profile rather than just dumping voltage at it. To answer your question directly: it really is...

Been running a 30A Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger in my van since last autumn, feeding a 200Ah lithium (Fogstar Drift) from the alternator.

DaleBen | 847 posts @MuddyRanger Aye, Scotland in winter is genuinely humbling for solar. 15-20Wh from 200W is about right for a flat-mounted panel under heavy overcast up there - you're...

Reply by DaleBen: @DalesSolar snap! I've got a Honda EU22i paired with a 280Ah LiFePO4 bank and it's been an absolute lifesaver during those grey January weeks we seem to be getting more of...

DaleBen | 847 posts @Dave1984 yes, this is a known gotcha with JK units - the low temperature cutoff is often set quite conservatively from the factory, sometimes as high as 5°C.

Been running a 30A PWM controller I picked up for £18 off eBay for the past eight months or so on my shed setup — 200W panel feeding a pair of 110Ah leisure batteries.

Great points all round here. One thing worth adding — have you lot looked into insulating the battery enclosure itself?

Really interesting thread this. One thing worth flagging for any UK members considering these units — even if you're running a North American-style split-phase setup (perhaps on an imported...

DaleBen | 47 posts Hey @HollyBaker, great little setup for a narrowboat! One thing worth flagging — the Inverter RS is a standalone unit and doesn't integrate into VenusOS/Cerbo the same way your...