Daz Hughes

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Anyone else struggled to get accurate SoC readings with a budget shunt on LiFePO4?
DazHughes | 203 posts @RussStevens Worth checking whether your shunt is actually rated for continuous current at that 500A figure, or whether that's a peak rating — a lot of the cheap ones are,...
in Q&A 1 month ago
Anyone else had issues with MPPT controllers throwing fault codes in cold weather?
Mine's a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and it's been playing up since the temperatures dropped here in South Wales.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Has anyone actually managed to run a 1200W inverter purely off a 200Ah lithium bank without a split charge relay?
Hey @DevonCruiser, short answer is yes, absolutely doable. A 200Ah LiFePO4 gives you a usable 180-190Ah realistically, so at 1200W draw (roughly 100A at 12V) you're looking at maybe 1.5-2 hours...
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Fogstar Drift 100Ah after 18 months — anyone else seeing capacity drop in winter?
Hey @WezFisher, worth checking whether it's actual capacity loss or just the BMS getting confused by the cold.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it a false economy?
@Moorey44 just to add to what @AndyReid mentioned about panel voltage — PWM controllers in general (Wanderer included) work best when your panel voltage is fairly close to your battery voltage.
in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 3