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Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in a shepherd's hut setup?
Hamish1980 | 📍 Scottish Borders | Posts: 312 @OffGridHamish Cracking choice mate — I've got the same unit running into a Fogstar Drift 200Ah and it's been rock solid.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else finding their 12V compressor fridge is killing their battery bank over winter?
Hamish1980 | 634 posts @Jim1999 Worth looking at your fridge temperature setting too — a lot of people run them colder than needed, which hammers the compressor duty cycle.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs 18A — worth the extra for a 200Ah lithium bank?
Hamish1980 | 847 posts @VanJim good timing on this question — I went through exactly this decision last year with a similar setup. Short answer: the 30A is worth it if your alternator can handle...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller wildly optimistic about state of charge in winter?
Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with a 200Ah AGM bank and a single 200W panel on the roof of my Transit conversion.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had issues with a JK BMS dropping cells offline mid-charge on a 280Ah LiFePO4 bank?
@RogerHobbs one thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned yet — have a look at your cell wire connections at the BMS sense leads.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 7
Adapting my van solar setup for a narrowboat — what am I missing?
Hamish1980 | 847 posts Good timing on this thread! One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet — shore power integration is far more relevant on a narrowboat than a van.
in Marine & Boat 1 month ago thumb_up 7