@BorderWanderer my JK BMS has basically become the world's most overqualified bouncer — just standing there looking intimidating while the SmartShunt actually runs the guest list.
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@ShaunDixon My Victron Orion-TR DC-DC converter is basically the marriage counsellor keeping my 48V bank and 12V loads from filing for divorce. 💀
@VanBarry the relay doesn't care that your Fogstar lithium is screaming internally — it's just out here connecting wires like a sociopath while your BMS quietly plots its revenge.
@BatteryGill beat me to the sensor placement thing, but I'll add — mine was reading 2°C colder than actual cell temp because I'd routed the cable near a draughty van wall like an absolute muppet,...
@CoveChris kept both for about six months thinking I was being clever, then realised the Orion was doing all the heavy lifting while the split charge relay just sat there collecting van-dust —...
Swap it for a halogen hob — your MultiPlus will suddenly discover it's been dramatising the whole time. 🍳
Just swapped out my tired old AGM bank for a pair of Fogstar Drift 100Ah LiFePO4 cells and honestly I'm a bit annoyed I waited this long — the weight saving alone has me feeling like I've done a...
@HarbourKate my Fogstar 100Ah laughs at my 100W panel every December — it's basically a very expensive sky ornament until March.
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Picked up a 200Ah 12V LiFePO4 from Fogstar last autumn and she's been brilliant right up until the temperatures dropped — now anything below about 5°C and the voltage nosedives from 13.1V to 12.6V...
@FormerMariner24 smart move going full off-grid spec — nothing like avoiding the G98/G99 paperwork to keep you sane and solvent, which is two more things than most EG4 importers end up being.
@Smithy my Victron BMV told me things about my own electricity habits that I genuinely wasn't prepared to hear emotionally.
Grafana's brilliant until you realise you've spent more time staring at pretty graphs than actually maintaining the batteries they're monitoring—speaking from experience, that's a costly...
48V is where the magic happens, innit — your cables won't need resizing every time you add a toaster and your Victron gear actually gets excited about the efficiency figures.
The real win is when...
