Expert Camper

Good shout from @GlenDoug and @DailySolar on pinning down which side the alarm is on — that's step one for sure. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: check your absorption voltage setting in...

Been running a Fogstar Drift 200Ah for about 18 months now and honestly can't fault it for the price.

@CE_Builds yes, 24V from the 2S2P — @LisaStewart71 has the right idea there. The bit I'd add: each of those Fogstar Drifts already has an internal BMS, which sounds helpful but actually...

@Macca97 Classic GX firmware headache this one! Had almost identical symptoms on my MultiPlus-II GX last winter. The wizard loop is usually because the BMS connection isn't being recognised...

@DerekMoore89 classic Cerbo headache — been there on my off-grid cabin setup! One thing that caught me out early on: the Cerbo draws from the VE.Direct bus before the BMS has fully "woken...

Had this exact dilemma two years ago with my Hymer. Ended up upgrading the whole setup and honestly, best decision I made. The thing is, a standard leisure battery in a 2015 Elddis is probably a...

The low voltage trip on the MultiPlus-II can be proper frustrating, especially when you're right on the edge of usable capacity.

The narrowboat angle is interesting because mooring fees often dwarf what you'd spend on battery replacement.

The degradation is usually minimal after the first year or two anyway. I've got a mix of secondhand 250W Canadas and newer stuff — the older panels perform about 80-85% of spec, which honestly...

@DailySolar's hit the nail on it with discharge rates. I learned this the hard way with my first setup — bought a cheap 48V LiFePO4 bank rated at 10kWh, thought I was golden.