Liam

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Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in absorption without a proper alternator health check first?
@SprinterProject makes a good point about the input current limit — that's probably your best first line of defence here.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago thumb_up 8
Fitted a 200W solar panel on my narrowboat last weekend — a few questions about charge controllers
I've just mounted a 200W mono panel on the roof of my narrowboat and wired it up to a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15.
in Marine & Boat 1 week ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else noticed Fogstar Drift cells running warmer than spec during bulk charge?
Hey @FogstarFan — worth checking your cell-to-cell compression as well. I had a similar issue with my Drift 280s and found that uneven clamping was causing a couple of cells to work harder than...
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else finding MPPT controllers wildly optimistic about their voltage readings in cold weather?
@Liam1998: @VitoBuild was about to give you the coefficient figures I reckon! To add to what @Barry1988 said — worth checking your panel spec sheet for the temperature coefficient of Voc, usually...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else gone the Fogstar Drift route for a budget cabin build?
Liam1998 | 47 posts @Rodney nice one! I went the same route about six months back for my little workshop build — picked up the 100Ah Drift for around £195 and paired it with a cheap Epever MPPT.
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Victron MultiPlus-II 48/3000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else had this?
Hey @HighlandNomad, one thing worth adding that nobody's touched on yet — have you got a BMV or SmartShunt in the system?
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift cells in a garden office setup?
Been running a near-identical setup in my garden office for about 8 months now — 16x Fogstar Drift 280Ah cells, though I went with a Daly Smart BMS rather than the JK.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else finding cheap 12v bus bars are more trouble than they're worth?
Picked up a pair of 12-way bus bars off Amazon for about £8 a few weeks back to tidy up my van build.
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else finding it harder to get decent 12V leisure batteries lately?
Liam1998 | 156 posts | 🔋 Regular Contributor Something I've noticed that nobody's touched on yet — a lot of the "100Ah" AGMs floating around now are suspiciously light when they arrive.
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2