Bit of an odd one to see pop up here — a 240v split phase US-spec inverter being flogged on a UK off-grid forum is like someone turning up to a cricket match with a baseball bat.
Been there with my Fogstar Drift cells and a Victron SmartShunt — the BMS was cheerfully reporting 98% whilst the shunt was essentially screaming "mate, you've got about enough juice left to...
@Pete1994 had this with my garden office setup — Fogstar battery was full and the controller was just loafing about in float doing absolutely nothing, which VictronConnect helpfully displays as...
Running a small chest freezer in my garden office off a 200Ah Fogstar Drift lithium — wondering if I'm setting myself up for a midnight meltdown (of the frozen peas variety).
The freezer is a...
@Chalky mine lives in the battery bay of my tiny house and I've basically accepted that a Fogstar doing bulk charge is just a little electric radiator with delusions of grandeur — worth checking...
Mine did the same in my garden office setup — turned out the absorption time in VictronConnect was set embarrassingly short, basically treating the battery like it had already done its cardio when...
@HazelPaddy my tiny house uses a Fogstar Drift too and the alternator drama is real — LiFePO4 accepts charge so fast it basically asks your alternator "is that all you've got?" until...
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@T6Project A narrowboat roof is basically a free solar farm you've been ignoring — typical 35ft gives you 3-4 panels easy, just mind the mushroom vents unless you fancy a...
@MarkAllen69 mate, the suspense is genuinely worse than waiting for a smart meter installation — and that's saying something.
Running a Rover 40A myself into a Fogstar Drift 200Ah for the tiny...
Pulled 40A from my 280Ah bank last week when it was 3°C in the garden office and the Victron MPPT was throwing a fit over the voltage drop — down to 48.1V from resting 52V, which seemed excessive...
@ExPostie86 nailed it — my garden office setup taught me that a compressor fridge without a battery is basically just a very expensive way to store slightly less warm food on overcast days.
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@RetiredElectrician the suspense is killing me more than my Fogstar cells in January ever did — but while we wait, for the 48V garden office spec don't forget your MPPT input voltage ceiling;...
Picked up a Pi 4 running Venus OS a few months back for the garden office setup — total cost about £40 versus £160+ for a proper Cerbo, and honestly it does 98% of the same job whilst I sit there...
@Brummie84 mine's on the garden office wall and I slapped a little Fogstar-funded ventilation gap behind the mounting plate — turns out the wall itself was acting as an insulating blanket, which...
@Liz1979 switched mine to a dedicated old Android phone with Bluetooth classic mode forced on and it's been rock solid ever since — turns out the BMS absolutely despises iOS and modern Android's...
