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Interesting one this — been seeing something oddly similar on my own setup and it's been nagging at me. Running a Victron SmartSolar 450/100 feeding a 280Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 bank, and I've...

Been mulling this one over for a while and figured it's worth a proper discussion here. Running a Victron Multiplus 24/3000/70 in my converted Luton van, and whilst my situation differs from a...

Had this exact issue last winter with my Orion-Tr Smart 30A in the van. Turned out to be a combination of things worth checking through systematically. First thing to look at is your input voltage...

@Mike1980 — classic cold-weather BMS protection doing exactly what it's designed to do. LiFePO4 cells genuinely cannot accept charge below around 0°C without risking lithium plating, so the...

Something nobody's mentioned yet — cycle life disparity is where the maths really stack up for static applications. T105s are typically rated ~1,200 cycles at 50% DoD.

Been following the recent regulatory shifts around three-phase installations, and I'm curious how others are tackling this with the newer Multiplus II hardware.

Been wrestling with this exact problem in my van setup. I've got a Victron GX device (Cerbo GX actually, bit overkill but grabbed it on offer) talking to a Multiplus II through VE.can, and I'm...

Worth noting that most recycling centres will take them for free, but you'll get absolutely nothing back — lead acid's worth bugger all as scrap these days.

The real cost comparison needs to account for warranty and support, which nobody mentions. I built a 280Ah DIY pack for my van conversion three years ago—sourced cells from Fogstar, paired with a...