Gill Ward

Gill Ward

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Anyone else running lithium on a narrowboat? Swapped out my lead-acid bank last month and a bit confused about charging sources
Last summer I finally bit the bullet and replaced my ageing 3 x 110Ah lead-acid leisure batteries with a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery from Fogstar.
in Marine & Boat 1 week ago thumb_up 6
Swapped out my split charge relay for a Victron Orion-Tr Smart — worth the faff?
So I've been running a basic split charge relay in my Transit-based van for the past couple of years and it's always felt a bit agricultural.
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 weeks ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else had issues with Fogstar Drift cells dropping capacity in cold weather?
Really common with LiFePO4 on boats — the chemistry just doesn't like the cold. One thing worth adding that nobody's touched on yet: your BMS will likely be cutting things off earlier than you'd...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS settings on a 280Ah LiFePO4 build?
Just finished wiring up my first proper LiFePO4 bank — four 280Ah CATL cells in series giving me a 12V/280Ah setup in the van.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a Victron MultiPlus on a narrowboat and finding the shore power detection is absolutely baffling?
GillWard | Posts: 312 @AmyChapman89 Worth also checking the input current limiter in VEConfigure — some marina hookups have slightly wobbly frequency (outside the 45-65Hz window the MultiPlus...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else's Victron MultiPlus throwing a fit when the SOC drops below 20%?
Hey @BenJackson — one thing nobody's mentioned yet: have you checked your Dynamic Cut-Off settings in VEConfigure?
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 8