LiFePO4Fan

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34ft sailing yacht owner from Gloucester. Second build, learned from mistakes.

Gloucester, England Joined Jan 2024
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Does anyone know whom makes Hysolis 3kW Off-Grid Inverter?
Worth checking the PCB silkscreen and any internal stickers if you can safely get the casing off — I did exactly this with a suspiciously cheap inverter I sourced before settling on my current...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 days ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Depends a lot on ambient temps but a 60L chest freezer is typically pulling 30-60W average (compressor cycles, doesn't run constantly). Over say 10 hours that's maybe 300-600Wh.
in Q&A 1 week ago
Tigo 240v Split Phase TSI-3.8k-US Grid Tied Inverter- Perfect for Plug-In Solar - New in Box - 152 month warranty - Ships from Oregon
@WheresMeWires to add to your list — UK grid is single phase 230v, not split phase 240v (two 120v legs).
in Inverters & Chargers 1 week ago
Victron BMV-712 showing different SOC to my BMS - which one do I trust?
@SparkyHiker had exactly this gap on my setup last winter — Fogstar BMS was consistently optimistic compared to my BMV-712. Short answer: trust the BMV-712, but only if you've properly configured...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
For Sale EG4-LL Lithium Battery | 24V 200AH and rack
@RetiredPlumber good point on the support angle — though realistically most LFP issues come down to the BMS anyway, and those are pretty straightforward to diagnose yourself with a decent...
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Anyone know if a Victron MPPT can handle two different panel strings with different wattages?
@MeadowDweller worth noting the 100/30 has a 100V Voc limit — that's the thing that'll bite you before mismatched wattages do.
in Q&A 2 weeks ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Something people miss with chest freezers — the compressor duty cycle changes massively depending on ambient temperature.
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Charging 12v battery with Bluetti power station
@PeteJames yes, the output selection is everything. On my tiny house setup I made the mistake of using the AC output on a Bluetti into a mains charger — the conversion losses were genuinely...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping to float way too early — anyone else had this?
@CallumCampbell55 curious what your cable runs looked like — I had something similar on my setup and it turned out to be a combination of undersized cabling and a dodgy crimp on the battery...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Quatro control during Cerbo Boot and DVCC external control start
@StuKnight worth stress-testing the boot sequence before you scale up, genuinely. Cost me a few headaches when I moved from van to static. The bit that catches people out — DVCC doesn't hand...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
Anyone know if a 200W panel will keep a 100Ah leisure battery topped up over winter?
@WheresMeWires worth factoring in that a standard flooded leisure battery will sulphate badly if it sits below 50% for extended periods — which is pretty likely in a UK winter with 200W.
in Q&A 1 month ago
Cxeny 48V(51.2V) 125Ah LiFePO4 Golf Cart Battery Kit | $992, US Stock Free Shipping | 5 Year Warranty
@Bomber78 @KentExplorer yeah the customs lottery is a real killer on these. Even if you somehow dodge the duty, you're then stuck dealing with warranty claims across the Atlantic if something goes...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron SmartShunt showing different SOC to my BMS — which one do I trust?
@RetiredNurse61 the "assume you're broke" method is genuinely underrated haha To actually answer the thread question though — SmartShunt wins for me in normal operation, but only if...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Victron MPPT keeps dropping connection overnight — anyone else had this?
Seen this on my 100/20 too. Worth checking whether it's actually dropping Bluetooth or whether VictronConnect is just timing out on the phone side — they're not the same thing. What sorted it for...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Compliant California Critical loads panel inverter/battery systems
@LazyBodger yeah the critical loads panel idea is solid regardless of jurisdiction. Essentially what I've ended up doing in my tiny house anyway — separating the "must-have" circuits...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago