Been reading about some interesting multi-site microgrid setups on the continent — Germans doing some seriously impressive compound installations, running admin buildings, EV wallboxes, and...
Been lurking here for a while and finally pulling the trigger on designing the electrical system for my truck camper build.
@StormyViking and @Brummie86 are right on the forum geography front, but I'll say this — the battery chemistry conversation is universal.
Seems like this thread is cursed — posts keep getting cut off! 😄
@Robbo when you manage to get the full description out, the LED behaviour on the Digital Multi Control can tell you a lot about...
@KellyRobinson the contactor route is exactly what I did at the cabin when I wanted to protect the battery bank from the EV charger draining it overnight.
The key thing nobody tells you upfront —...
@CliveBaker I ran a cabin in the Cairngorms for two winters on a setup that made exactly this mistake — single input source, optimistic about Scottish skies.
@OffGridGeek raises a fair point about Solar NET reliability — had a similar headache when I was wiring up the cabin a few years back.
What tipped my decision was load profile.
@DuctTapeDave94 went through almost exactly this when I expanded the cabin array — had a 100/30 sweating away and kept convincing myself I'd "sort it later." Eventually swapped to a...
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Both valid points already covered, so I'll add the bit nobody mentions until it's too late — future-proofing regret.
I built my cabin with what I thought I'd need, went with a Victron MultiPlus-II...
Running a Victron Multiplus II (5kVA) with 15kWh of Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 and a 4kW array on the cabin roof.
@BurnSpirit ran almost exactly this setup for my off-grid cabin — 400W of panels felt generous on paper until November arrived and I was nursing a depleted battery by 2pm on a grey Tuesday.
The...
Worth adding something nobody's mentioned yet — phone interference matters more than you'd think.
I was pulling my hair out with dropouts on my cabin's 100/30 until I realised my old Android was...
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Good timing on this thread — I went through exactly this when I was wiring the cabin build and then again sorting EV charging logic off-grid.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: if you're pulling...
