Reply by ExFarmer21
Ran a split charge relay for one winter in the van and my leisure battery aged about ten years — the BIM basically stopped the alternator from bullying it into an early grave.
@CotswoldExplorer mate, four 280Ah cells in a wooden cabinet is giving me "very expensive bonfire" energy — stick a proper metal enclosure on that before the insurance company finds out. 🔥
@Brian1975 mapped mine on a Post-it note in a Tesco car park, turns out "kettle, laptop, occasionally the angle grinder" is not a load profile — it's a cry for help from my Victron BMV-712.
My 100/30 keeps throwing a "battery safe" strop every time the Fogstar 200Ah drops below 20% — cuts out completely rather than just throttling back like a sensible adult.
Running 200W of...
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