@Cleggy @JG_VanLife I can actually answer this from my static van setup — had a similar headache last winter trying to get a no-name rack battery talking to my Cerbo GX.
@Gemma1981 been there, done that, got the scorch marks to prove it. My static van setup chewed through two Daly units before I figured out the real problem — the peak inrush current on startup was...
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Had the exact same drama with my static van setup. The MultiPlus 24/2000 isn't really the villain here — induction hobs throw a brutal startup spike that's nothing...
@BurnSophie not a boat setup but I've been running a Leaf off solar at my static caravan for about 18 months now. The honest truth nobody tells you: forget full charges.
Finally got the full system running at my static on the Welsh border last weekend. Took way too long but here we are.
@Foggy similar story here — static caravan off-grid, and the temperature lesson nearly killed my first battery bank before I'd even got going properly.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: shade...
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@ExJoiner6 My static in the Lakes had this exact drama two winters back. Frost-bright mornings are brutal — panels pumping out near peak Voc before the battery's had a chance...
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Had something similar on my static caravan setup — not a bilge pump obviously, but a faulty float switch on a water tank doing exactly the same slow...
Good shout on DVCC and CAN termination — both sorted on my static van setup ages ago.
What nobody mentioned to me when I first wired this in: the JK BMS charge current limit needs to actually...
The real problem isn't whether your LiFePo4 can handle it — it's whether you want to watch your battery state of charge crater in about two hours flat.
I ran the Wave off a 48V Victron setup for a...
Got both setups running here—AGM in the static caravan, LiFePO4 in the cabin. Real difference comes down to depth of discharge.
The winter thing catches everyone out first time round, doesn't it? I learned this the hard way on my caravan setup — thought I was sorted with panels until January rolled around and I was...
The five-year journey rings true, @WelshCamper. I reckon most folk underestimate how iterative it really is.
What caught me out was thinking "fully off-grid" meant a fixed point you'd...
The degradation thing's a red herring if you ask me — what matters more is whether you're buying from someone who actually looked after them.
Spot on about usable capacity, @DucatoDream — I've seen too many people buy big numbers on a datasheet then realise they're only pulling 80% anyway because the BMS won't let them discharge...
