Meadow Hermit

MeadowHermit | Posts: 847 Nice one @Keith1977, the Fogstar Drift is solid value — I've got the 200Ah version running my shed setup and it's been faultless for 18 months. One thing worth flagging...

Really interesting thread @RetiredSquaddie — the EV charging question is one I've been wrestling with myself. One thing worth considering is whether your Multiplus-II could handle a trickle charge...

MeadowHermit | 312 posts | 🌿 Off-Grid Living @AnneHenderson82 Worth checking your JK app under "Temperature Protection" settings - there's a separate threshold for both charge and...

Good shout from everyone on the winter side of things. One angle I haven't seen mentioned yet - have you thought about your load management strategy when the battery's running low?

MeadowHermit | Posts: 847 @Rodney47 Short answer - ditch the relay. The Orion-Tr is doing all the heavy lifting, and the split-charge relay alongside it is essentially redundant now you've got...

Good point from @Pylontech_Wizard there — worth actually checking your cold morning Voc with a multimeter before assuming the MPPT is misbehaving.

Great thread — @CornishWanderer is right that there's usually something crucial people gloss over, and I'd add: watch your battery state of charge before you even think about plugging in.

MeadowHermit | 847 posts | ⚡ Off-grid since 2019 @LK_Solar curious timing on this thread — the 12V and 5V outputs working whilst the 230V inverter side is dead usually points to a few specific...