Nobby30

Nobby30 | 312 posts @Roger1983 great project, 18kWh for £380 is hard to argue with! One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — keep an eye on cell balancing over time, especially with a...

Good shout from @GafferTapeKing19 and @BatteryPaula on the BMV-712 route. One thing I'd add — with Gobel cells specifically, make sure your battery capacity setting in the BMV matches your actual...

Good point from @CamperTel there. Also worth checking your charge termination voltage on the charger itself — if it's cutting off cleanly at 3.65V per cell rather than continuing to push current,...

Just chiming in here — @FormerMechanic if you're on a static pitch with reliable hookup, you might find you barely use the DC-DC side of things much at all once you've got your setup dialled in.

Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 on a 400W panel setup (two 200W panels in series) on my van, and I've been scratching my head at the numbers lately.

Great thread! To actually answer the sizing question — with 240Ah LiFePO4 you generally want your DC-DC charger pulling at least 20-30A to make meaningful progress whilst driving, but don't just...

Great thread this, really useful real-world data coming through. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Leaf's traction battery management system can be surprisingly fussy about charging...

Nobby30 | 867 posts Good points from @Wez1961 and @T5Wanderer already. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you do decide to keep the relay in place, make sure it's actually isolated rather than...