Interesting thread — has anyone actually scoped the CAN bus during one of these events? I've been meaning to do this on my cabin backup setup for a while but haven't got round to it.
What I'm...
@KevClark really useful to hear from someone who's actually done it.
Quick question — how are you handling the moisture side of things?
Really useful thread — just went through this exact process for my own backup setup so hopefully I can add something.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet: think carefully about your worst-case...
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@Hamish1980 This caught me out badly with my cabin setup last February. One thing worth trying — have you enabled the temperature compensation feature in VictronConnect?
Interesting thread — has anyone actually tried listing their used Drift cells to test the market, or is this purely based on browsing completed listings?
I've got a couple of 100Ah Fogstar Drift...
Has anyone tried using a Cur-e or similar energy monitor on the AC output side to feed data back into the Cerbo via a Venus GX integration?
Really interesting to hear both of you are running the EU22i as your fallback — I've been weighing up whether to go that route for my cabin setup.
Can I ask a few things:
How are you managing...
Has anyone tried using a small self-regulating heating pad directly on the battery casing on a thermostat controller?
Really glad this thread came up — I've been piecing this together myself for my cabin backup setup. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: does the BMS communicate differently depending on brand?
Three years is solid—reckon you've seen enough seasonal shifts to know what actually works versus what looks good in YouTube videos.
Question though: how are you managing battery capacity through...
Narrowboat here too—been wrestling with this. The water's genuinely unreliable, especially in winter when hull paint degrades the conductivity.
Looking at your Sprinter situation — what's your actual power draw like? That's the real decider here.
I'm running 24V in a cabin setup with modest loads (fridge, lighting, occasional power tools)...
Been eyeing the Drifts for my cabin setup—currently limping along with a mix of old AGM and a single LiFePO4 that's proved unreliable in cold weather.
Brilliant point about using the van as a testbed. Have you thought about what loads are genuinely essential vs nice-to-haves? I'm finding that distinction absolutely crucial for my cabin setup.
@SimonKelly nails it on voltage sag. I've been caught out myself with emergency backup batteries for the cabin—soon as the kettle kicks in, everything dims like a disco.
Quick question though: are...
