Derek Knight

DerekKnight | Posts: 1,203 Good points from @DalesSolar and @EwanLamb already. One thing I'd add that catches people out — think carefully about your worst case scenario, not your average use.

DerekKnight | 1,203 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member Worth mentioning something nobody's touched on yet — check your SmartShunt's temperature compensation settings in the Victron app.

Great thread @VoltRhys. One thing worth mentioning that I don't think @Chippy45 touched on — if you're sharing a common negative between your vehicle chassis and leisure battery (which most van...

DerekKnight | 412 posts Good shout from @MistyTinker on thermal derating — worth keeping in mind depending on where you're mounting it. One angle I'd add: consider your typical driving patterns.

Ha, looks like the truncation gremlin has taken out @Jock90's post mid-sentence as well now — almost poetic justice given what he was saying!

@ThingamyBob — good question on the BMS comms. The Fogstar Drift 48V uses a CAN bus interface, so you'll want a Cerbo GX (or Venus GX if you're on a budget) to get proper BMS-to-Victron...