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Anyone else struggling to get accurate SOC readings with a cheap shunt on a LiFePO4 battery?
Picked up a 200A shunt monitor off Amazon a few weeks back (one of those Aliexpress rebrands, about £12) to keep an eye on my 100Ah LiFePO4 leisure battery in the van.
in Q&A 2 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else finding their PWM controller struggles in the winter months?
Ray1981 | 89 posts Good thread this. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you checked your panel angle?
in General Chat 4 weeks ago thumb_up 9
Anyone running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 cells alongside a Victron SmartShunt — getting accurate SOC?
Ray1981 | 312 posts @LazyWarden To add to what @CraftyWelder is saying — make sure you've set the charged voltage threshold correctly in the SmartShunt settings.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else finding their solar setup really struggles in December? Sharing my numbers
Really resonates with me this thread. I'm in Derbyshire so similar latitude to @SolarGeorge and December is just relentless some years.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Over charging
@KevScott raises a really important point about measuring at the terminals. I'd also check whether your Orion is set to standalone or connected mode — in standalone it's essentially flying blind...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 4