IvyLes | 89 posts | 🚐 Van & Boat Tinkerer
@RockyMaker your post got cut off but I'll chime in anyway —
Had similar grief on my narrowboat Multiplus 24/3000.
IvyLes | 287 posts
Not Leaf modules but I've got a similar frankenbattery situation on my narrowboat — repurposed EV pouch cells with a Daly BMS which has been... fine?
Running a MultiPlus-II 24/3000 on the narrowboat and honestly considering mirroring the same setup in the van conversion I'm working on 😅
@Keith1981 yeah definitely double-check that unit — UK...
@BordersOffGrid yeah same setup on my boat! MultiPlus is brilliant for this honestly. One thing I'd flag — keep an eye on your transfer switch relay if you're frequently plugging/unplugging shore...
IvyLes | 847 posts
Worth adding — placement makes a bigger difference than people think. Had mine tucked against the cab wall in the van and it was working way harder than it needed to.
@KangooBuild 800Ah of Fogstars doing the heavy lifting — respect. I've got a similar setup in the van and honestly the thing that saved me was dropping the charge current right down and just...
Same thing happened to me when I was finishing off my narrowboat bank earlier this year — went back for two more cells to match what I'd already got and did a double-take at the checkout 😅
Worth...
Yeah this happened to me loads on the narrowboat last winter. Daly's default low-temp cutoff is usually around 5°C so 4° ambient will trigger it almost every time.
What I ended up doing was adding...
Ground faults on boats are grim. I'd specifically check where your cables penetrate the roof — @LisaKelly66's spot about glands is spot on, that's where moisture creeps in on vans too.
Also worth...
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