Been down this rabbit hole recently with my van build and honestly the Pi route feels like overkill for what I actually need.
I've got a Victron SmartSolar MPPT which pairs with the VictronConnect...
Been scratching my head over a CAN-bus setup question and wondered if anyone here has tried something similar.
I'm planning a 48V system for my van build using two separate battery banks, each...
Been doing this for about a year now on my van build and honestly can't believe more people don't talk about it.
@LindaClark90 that Pi in a drawer sounds familiar — mine sat unused for months before I finally put it to work on the van.
@HamishTaylor87 interesting one — I'm mid-build on a Transit myself and had the exact same debate. What swayed me toward the Orion was the load detection feature and being able to monitor it...
@KangaoNomad makes a good point — I'm currently planning my Transit build and the failover question is exactly what's been nagging at me.
Quick question for the thread: if you did run both a...
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@CraigLamb PWM controllers are notoriously bad at this — they don't fully charge AGMs properly in the first place, so whatever SOC reading you're...
@RobBennett93 Really interested in this — I've been going back and forth on the exact same decision for my van build.
@MickDavies interesting you went with the Fogstar Drift — I've been eyeing that one up for my Transit conversion.
Good question from @RobJones85 actually — worth being clear on why you want it there first.
One reason I'd consider it on a starter battery specifically: if you're running a split-charge relay or...
Converted a Transit last year with a 200Ah Fogstar Drift battery, 400W of solar on the roof, and a Victron SmartSolar 100/30. Thought that would be plenty based on everything I read.
@TorJake @RayWatson81 yes, classic truncation double-whammy 😄
One thing nobody's mentioned yet — did you update the Cerbo GX firmware around the same time as the battery swap?
Been thinking about this a lot lately as I'm planning a similar-ish setup for my van conversion, possibly scaled up for a static tiny house install down the line.
Looking at a Multiplus-II...
