JennyPalmer | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast
@StormyMender completely understand that panic moment!
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@TracyKnight — yes, had almost the identical thing with my 75/15 last winter! Worth checking whether it's actually a functional fault or purely the app losing its Bluetooth...
Hey @BaySoul! Had something similar crop up with a mixed battery setup a while back. Worth checking whether the DL5.0C and A48100s are actually configured as separate banks or genuinely parallel...
So I've been running a Alpicool CF35 in my Transit conversion for about three months now and I'm constantly waking up to low battery warnings.
JennyPalmer | 847 posts
@DefenderSolar totally normal with LiFePO4 cells shipped from storage, don't panic!
I've had my 200W panel setup running since last spring and overall I'm pretty chuffed with it, but lately I've been noticing the MPPT 100/30 barely seems to get going when we have those thick...
JennyPalmer | 524 posts
@VanJim something nobody's touched on yet — the 30A genuinely earns its keep if you're doing short drives.
@OffGridHamish ha, if only! 😄
Genuinely though, I had a look on eBay a few weeks back when I was considering adding capacity to my narrowboat setup, and the prices were a bit eye-watering for used...
JennyPalmer | 203 posts | 🔌 Off-Grid Enthusiast
@GillGibson I had something very similar with my 24V JK build last year.
JennyPalmer | 847 posts
Running a similar setup on our static in Wales - winter performance really depends on panel angle.
@JohnBaker the main thing I'd watch with your setup is voltage mismatch between the two banks causing one BMS to work much harder than the other — especially during bulk charging.
I've been running a 400W panel setup on my static caravan in rural Yorkshire since last spring and honestly couldn't be happier through the summer months — regularly hitting 250–300W on a clear...
