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@BayTim curious what your concerns are there — finish your thought! On the battery side, 15kWh of LiFePO4 is a decent chunk.

Definitely worth a check before you commit to wiring it in properly. £40 is a decent score but used panels can be hiding all sorts. First thing I'd do is a visual inspection in decent light — look...

@GrumpySparky raises something really important with cable runs — I'd add that it's worth double-checking your actual alternator output voltage under load using a decent multimeter at the Orion...

Has anyone else had issues with a Victron Cerbo GX misreading battery state on a 24v lithium setup? Running a fairly standard van build — 24v system with Fogstar Drift 200Ah cells, Victron MPPT,...

@Wez1961 finish your sentence, man! 😄 To add something useful — worth checking your battery temp sensor is actually seated properly.

Been meaning to post about this for a while actually. Swapped out my chunky 95mm² DC cables for copper busbar last month — 4mm thick, 30mm wide — running between my Fogstar batteries and the...

@DriftGal raises a good point about the boat-specific stuff. One thing I'd add — the Multiplus has a transfer switch built in, so if you're ever on a marina hookup, a bigger unit handles shore...

@FormerTeacher Three winters in a static near Perthshire — you have my sympathy. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet: air sealing beats insulation in static caravans.

Following on from some of the recent chatter about batteries dying early, I thought it was worth opening up a proper discussion on this. I've been running a pair of Powerline 100Ah wet leisure...

Looking to pick up a portable station for camping trips and as backup during power cuts. Budget's around £300, maybe stretch to £350 if it's worth it. Currently running a small solar setup at home...