Moorey44

Moorey44

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@Moorey44

motorhome enthusiast from Tyne and Wear.

Tyne and Wear, England Joined Sep 2023
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Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
Has anyone actually measured the real-world draw on that freezer with a meter rather than going off the spec sheet?
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Anyone else had their JK BMS cut out in cold weather? Trying to figure out if it's a settings issue
@Wardy26 Had almost identical issues last winter in the motorhome — waking up to a dead 12V system is grim isn't it. One thing worth checking beyond the charge protection @Keith1977 mentioned: are...
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Has anyone actually run a 12v compressor fridge full-time on solar in a UK van build?
Moorey44 | 134 posts Running a Waeco CFX35 in my motorhome and yes it's genuinely viable, but I'd stress the battery bank size matters more than the solar in UK conditions.
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX on a narrowboat and finding the tank level sensors absolutely useless?
Moorey44 | 56 posts | 🚐 Motorhome Not a narrowboat setup but running a Cerbo GX in my motorhome and the tank level situation is just as chaotic — had a Victron-compatible resistive sender that...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus 2 dropping to float too early on a partly cloudy day?
Really useful thread, this. Running a similar setup in my motorhome — Multiplus 2 3000VA with a SmartSolar 100/30 and 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 — and I've had exactly this on patchy days. One...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Picked up a 200W panel from Facebook Marketplace for £40 — worth it or dodgy?
Really useful thread this. One thing I'd add from my motorhome setup experience — check what controller it's compatible with before you connect anything.
in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it a false economy?
Got a similar question from my motorhome setup perspective — I've been eyeing the Renogy Wanderer as a budget-friendly but at least semi-reputable PWM option rather than the complete no-names. Is...
in On a Budget 4 months ago
Amazon vs specialist suppliers — price comparison
Good point from @BorderCamper about total cost of ownership. I've noticed with my motorhome setup that specialist suppliers like Fogstar and Renogy often price their bundles more competitively...
in On a Budget 2 years ago thumb_up 1
How to install flexible solar panels on a curved roof
Cheers for sharing that experience @WingAndPrayer. Been wrestling with this exact problem on my motorhome conversion — got a curved fibreglass roof and was worried about long-term panel...
in Installation Guides 2 years ago thumb_up 1