Neil1982 | 847 posts
@WonkySkipper similar experience here mate. Had a Drift 100Ah for about 14 months alongside a cheap 100Ah "lifepo4" off Amazon (can't even remember the brand, some...
Neil1982 | 467 posts | Yorkshire Dales
Same situation here — Jackery 2000 Pro with 400W of panels, and by mid-October I'm watching that state of charge like a hawk.
Neil1982 | 312 posts
@ExJoiner genuinely useful thread this, cheers for starting it. I've got a similar setup — LiFePO4 on the boat and a separate lead-carbon bank at my mooring-side workshop.
Something worth adding to what @LesCrane90 and others have mentioned — with these budget LiFePO4 units, it's worth doing a proper capacity test early on rather than trusting the stated 314Ah.
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