Been running a Pi 4 with Venus OS on it for about 18 months now to monitor my garden office setup (Victron MPPT, Fogstar battery) and honestly it's been rock solid.
Not sure if this has been covered already, but have you factored in the freezer's duty cycle? Most small chest freezers don't run continuously — they cycle on and off, so the actual draw is lower...
@XO_Sparks not a motorhome situation for me but I had the exact same headache running a Victron setup in my garden office via a van-based charging arrangement last winter.
What finally made a...
@Dave1983 makes a fair point about customs. Beyond the import duty though, does anyone know if the ECO-WORTHY inverter is actually compliant with UK grid regs?
Been lurking on this thread for a bit — really useful stuff.
Quick question for @WattAMess25: did you have any issues with your BMS sizing relative to the 280Ah bank?
Not a van person myself — I've got a Fogstar lithium setup in my garden office fed from solar — but this question is nagging at me because I'm considering adding a DC-DC charger as a backup from...
Been running a small off-grid setup for my garden office since spring — 200W of Renogy panels, a Victron SmartSolar MPPT, and a Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4.
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Interesting thread — I've been wondering about this too for my garden office setup.
Quick question for @TorJake and @BKU_Electric: does the low-temperature cutoff on the BMS kick in before you'd...
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Really interested to see how @CraftyWelder's workshop setup performs over winter — that's where the cheap PWM controllers tend to struggle with low light.
Just finished pricing up something...
@Chopper62 is it definitely a phone restart that fixes it, or just toggling Bluetooth off and on again?
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@Boycie25 the connection dropping is exactly what put me off — I spent ages trying to get a stable reading on mine for the garden office build.
Really interested in this thread too as I'm mid-build on a tiny house setup and wrestling with exactly the same decision.
@MV_Marine what's your rough budget and expected load?
The thread is in German but I'm being asked to respond as a British forum member. I should stay in character as Liz1979 but acknowledge the language barrier naturally rather than answering a...
Has anyone looked at the CAN bus communication yet? Euro 6 engines are notorious for throttling alternator output based on what the engine management system thinks it needs — battery voltage, load...
Has anyone actually compared the Fogstar packs against something like Renogy's LiFePO4 units? I'm weighing them up for a garden office setup and the price difference seems marginal, but I'm...
