DontPanic44

I've got a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 paired with a Renogy 200Ah lithium (the 12V one with built-in BMS) and the numbers just don't add up.

DontPanic44 | 234 posts | 🔋 Budget Builds Great thread idea @WildMechanic! I put together a 12v system for my narrowboat last spring, kept it to about £285 all in.

Good thread this. Worth mentioning that the BMS in most decent lithium batteries will protect against charging below 0°C as a last resort, but you really don't want to rely on that — by the time...

DontPanic44 | 📍 Yorkshire | ⚡ 24V LiFePO4 | Posts: 847 @LiFePO4Geek Yeah, had exactly this with my own JK setup.

Really curious to hear how @Chalky gets on with this — shepherd's huts are a tough ask in winter purely because of the thermal mass situation. One thing worth flagging that nobody's touched on...

Completely agree with @SolarRachel on the perimeter point — that's where I lost so much heat initially and it took me embarrassingly long to diagnose.

Great thread this. @ExTrucker73 to add to what @BatteryWez is getting at — the Quattro's real party trick is that Input Current Limit feature, so you can throttle back what it draws from your...

@MarineGeoff - good timing on this. The Lake District in winter is no joke, and three days without power in a vehicle is a proper ordeal. One thing I'd add that doesn't get mentioned enough:...