MoorClive | 412 posts
@CopperWelder glad you figured it out before assuming the worst! One thing worth considering going forward — if your hut is unoccupied overnight in winter, a small...
Sorry to hear this @LisaHunt88 — swelling (or "puffing") in LiFePO4 cells is usually a sign of electrolyte decomposition, often triggered by charging at low temperatures rather than...
MoorClive | 847 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member
Nice one @SteveBurns, sounds like you're going about it sensibly rather than just chucking money at it.
MoorClive | 634 posts
Good thread, @TinaHenderson. One thing worth adding that nobody's mentioned yet — insulation around the battery itself makes a surprising difference.
Great setup @PanelChris! I've got a similar situation — Cerbo GX paired with a Victron MPPT and lithium bank, but a non-Victron inverter on the AC side.
What I ended up doing was adding a Carlo...
MoorClive | 847 posts | Moorland, North Yorkshire
@EcoFlow_Nerd Not mad at all mate — I've got something fairly similar running at my place on the moors.
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Great thread! One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — if you're running your Pi headless and lose power unexpectedly, your SD card can corrupt.
@CornishBoater great project! Start by listing everything you want to power and noting each item's wattage plus how many hours per day you'd realistically use it.
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MoorClive | 847 posts | Stirlingshire
@DanFisher89 Brilliant project, and Loch Lomond is stunning — though that'll work against you!
@ExChippie looks like a few posts got clipped there! Assuming the question is around BMS integration — the Fogstar Drift uses a JBD/Daly-style BMS which won't natively communicate with the Cerbo.
Good shout from @RelaySolar on the input current limit — worth double-checking that alongside your Dynamic ESS settings if you've got that enabled.
Welcome aboard, @LuckyHiker! Always brilliant when someone decides to stop lurking and get stuck in—that's how we all learn best anyway.
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