Fenland Dweller

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Newbie-ish 48v BMS Questions
FenlandDweller | Posts: 847 | Location: Cambridgeshire Fens @DucatoLife your post seems to have got cut off there, mate!
in Q&A 1 week ago
Victron SmartSolar MPPT 150/45 Solar Charge Controller
Really useful thread, this one. I've had the 150/45 running my fen cabin setup for nearly three years now — 500W array feeding into a pair of Fogstar 200Ah lithiums.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 weeks ago
Anyone else struggling to get decent output from a 200W panel in a Scottish winter?
FenlandDweller | Posts: 847 @GlenLover Totally feel your pain, though I'm a fair bit further south than you! A couple of things worth checking — what angle is your panel mounted at?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had their BMS cut out during cold snaps? Fogstar Drift 100Ah issue
FenlandDweller replied: @GemmaCooper86 Worth knowing that the Drift's low-temp cutoff is actually a feature rather than a fault — charging LiFePO4 below around 5°C can cause lithium plating on the...
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Two units in parallel - grid power shown on GX web page is 'wrong'
Great thread, this caught me out too when I paralleled a pair of units at my fen cottage last year. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — make sure your VE.Bus cable connections are properly seated...
in Inverters & Chargers 6 months ago thumb_up 9