Really common stumbling block this one, and you're clearly asking the right questions — that's half the battle right there.
@SOC_Nerd makes a solid point about top-balancing.
Great to see this thread — been lurking on a similar setup for a while now.
I went down this road after my van conversion last year.
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Been running a compressor fridge in my Transit for going on three years now — totally viable with the right setup.
What nobody's quite landed on yet is duty cycle varying...
Been quietly putting together a small van conversion over the past few months — nothing fancy, just a reliable weekend and occasional longer trip setup.
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I've been running 3.60 on my own CCGX for near on two years now without issues, so I'd echo what the others are saying — unless you're experiencing something specific, there's not really a...
Been through this exact scenario with my van setup, and the one thing nobody's mentioned yet is cable entry and condensation management.
Right, I've been through this exact nightmare on my converted horsebox. The moisture issue is real enough, but on a narrowboat you've got it worse than most of us.
Here's what actually worked for...
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Brilliant timing jumping in at the garden office stage. I did the same with my van conversion a few years back—started simple, learned loads, then knew exactly what I actually needed rather than...
The inrush thing's genuinely mental — I learned this the hard way in my van conversion when I thought a 2kW Victron would handle everything.
Had this exact conversation with my sister last month when she was considering converting their old farmhouse.
Had something similar in my van conversion last year — proper frustrating. Since @ForestJenny's already mentioned cell balance and @Wez1961 covered the shunt, I'd add one more thing that caught me...
Been down this road with my van conversion, and the weight distribution point is absolutely crucial — I learned that the hard way.
The inrush thing absolutely caught me out in my van conversion. I'd calculated everything meticulously — kettle draws 2.8kW, microwave 1.2kW, never running together — so I thought a 3kVA would be...
