Jim Kelly

Had this exact issue last summer with my 100/30. Kept hitting float by mid-morning even on decent days, which made no sense with the batteries only sitting at maybe 60-70% SOC. Turned out my...

@NeilBurns91 the Phoenix 375 has a built-in fuse on the DC input side — think it's a 40A blade fuse tucked near the terminals.

@Martin1962 yeah I ran a DCC40S for about 18 months before switching to Victron kit. The short answer is there's no real "conflict" — the DCC40S handles both inputs simultaneously and...

Seen this exact thing with my setup last winter. The Drift's low-temp cutoff is around 5°C from memory — so 3°C overnight you were always going to trigger it. Worth adding a small self-heating mat...

JimKelly | 312 posts @BigAl31 went through exactly this two years ago with my 5x3 office. Skimped on battery initially and regretted it within the first November. Ended up with a Fogstar Drift...

Been running a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 under the bed in my Transit for about 8 months now. Generally happy with it but getting occasional BMS cutouts at around 20% SOC — Victron Cerbo is...

Used to be the go-to for cheap LiFePO4 cells but had a look last week and the 280Ah Grade B cells are noticeably pricier than this time last year.

@DriftKing had the same setup for a bit — kept the old split-charge relay "just in case" after fitting the Orion-Tr Smart. Honestly? Pulled it out after a month.

@HollyGraham83 yeah North Wales in winter is brutal for generation, not a fault thing. Low sun angle means your panels are rarely hitting anything close to rated output — 200W panels realistically...

@FZ_Builds with flooded LA you probably don't even want DVCC's BMS_CCL capping your charge current too aggressively — those Rolls cells genuinely need a decent absorption phase to gas a bit and...