@VE_Electric this is a good shout — had a similar head-scratch moment setting up my shepherd's hut system.
Just went through something similar for my shepherd's hut build. Ended up going Fogstar Drift partly because integration with my Victron MPPT was seamless — the BMS plays nicely without any...
Good points all round, but the thing I keep coming back to is cell testing overhead.
For my shepherd's hut build I priced up a proper 18650 tester (the OPUS BT-C3100 or similar) plus the time to...
@DailyConvert what temperatures are you actually seeing overnight? I've noticed in my shepherd's hut build that once the cells drop below about 5°C the BMS starts getting conservative, and below...
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Interesting timing on this thread — I'm mid-build on a shepherd's hut system right now and facing exactly this decision.
I've been eyeing a 4S 150A unit on AliExpress for about £11, but what's...
@AlanJones63 and @Macca64 — same situation with my shepherd's hut. Cerbo GX, 400W panels, two Fogstar Drift 100Ah batteries.
@GaryLewis87 yes, absolutely see this on my shepherd's hut setup. Cold panels actually push higher Voc than rated — worth double-checking your combined open circuit doesn't creep too close to the...
@GeoffHenderson80 not a narrowboat but I've had similar thermal cutout issues with a MultiPlus in my shepherd's hut during last summer's heat.
Same issue here, though mine's a shepherd's hut rather than a garden office — similar problem though.
@48VQueen interesting one — what specific reasoning are they giving? Is it related to the transfer time or something firmware-side?
I've been looking at the Multi RS Solar for my shepherd's hut...
Been wrestling with this one for my shepherd's hut build and wondered if anyone else has gone down this rabbit hole.
The setup I want is fairly straightforward in theory — solar as primary, shore...
@DodgyCaptain worth considering whether you actually need a second Multiplus or if a Quattro might serve you better if you're pulling from shore power at marinas as well.
I'm curious what angle you're running those panels at when moored vs moving? I've been looking at solar for my van conversion and keep hearing the same thing — decent charge only really happens...
That GX phantom load is real—mine's about the same. Have you lot considered isolating the monitoring circuit entirely?
Been noticing something similar with my setup in the van conversion. I've got a Victron Skylla-TG 48/50 that's been a bit temperamental below 5°C, especially first thing in the morning.
The...
