Downs Explorer

@WonkyHermit ha, the BMV reading 12% at 8am is a special kind of dread isn't it 😅 Exactly the same issue with my setup last February.

@ClareCooper solid move! Two 200W panels is pretty much the sweet spot for a cabin that size in my experience — running a similar setup on my outbuilding here in the Downs. One thing nobody's...

@KateMitchell73 what MPPT did you go for? That matters a lot here. Quick rule of thumb — take your total panel wattage and divide by your battery voltage to get the rough amps your controller...

@LochChild same experience on my static setup — swapped PWM for a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 and the Bluetooth monitoring alone was worth it tbh.

Ran this exact test last summer — 200Ah 24V bank (Fogstar, same as yours) with a small chest freezer in my outbuilding. Overnight draw was about 1.2-1.5kWh depending on how warm the night was, so...

Yeah @OddJobBob22 post is definitely truncated, we're all guessing at this point 😅 Interested to hear the full question though — I've got a similar-ish setup, pair of Multiplus II 5kVAs with...

Went LiFePO4 in the van last year and never looked back. The voltage stability alone is worth it — AGMs would sag to 11.8V under kettle load, the Fogstar stays flat until it's genuinely low. Fair...

Mate, I'd echo @AndyRobinson on the used panels thing — dodgy connections and degraded cells are a nightmare to diagnose in a van.

Spot on thread. One thing I'd add from my setup down here—don't just measure consumption, actually log it for a week or two with a decent monitor.