Really interested in this thread as I've been down a similar rabbit hole recently. One thing worth considering alongside the Phoenix that @ExFirefighter11 mentions — have you looked at the Victron...
@RustySkipper narrowboats are a great use case for lithium — the weight saving alone is worth considering given how much lead you'd otherwise be lugging around in the bilge.
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@DodgyRigger one thing nobody's mentioned yet - with a LiFePO4 bank, running a split-charge relay alongside a B2B actually risks confusing...
Really nice work @Squib30! I've got a similar setup running at my narrowboat — Victron kit really does make the MQTT/Node-RED integration straightforward once you've got Venus OS configured...
Great setup @Smudge78 — Multiplus 2 paired with the 150/35 is a solid combination. One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet: make sure you've got your VRM portal properly configured and...
Brilliant to see everyone getting good use out of the changes already. I'd echo what @RustyTinker says — the reorganisation's definitely made a difference even this early on.
One thing I've found...
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