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Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
@CarolThomas79 worth bearing in mind that your B2B charger needs a decent chunk of time just to ramp up and stabilise before it's delivering meaningful current — on a 20-30 minute run you're...
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 days ago
(2) 100ah 12v LiFePo4 banks with Jiabaida BMS - Morgantown, PA
Good shout @DontPanic — and worth adding that even if the cells check out, with Jiabaida units I'd be keen to understand how the two banks are being managed together.
in Batteries & BMS 1 week ago
Swapped out the old Victron shore power setup on my 38ft narrowboat — few questions
Ha, @FogstarFan that one got me 😄 @CopperRoamer whenever you're ready to finish that thought, do share the full picture — shore power setups on narrowboats can be a right rabbit hole depending on...
in Marine & Boat 3 months ago
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 5 months 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 5 months 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 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months ago thumb_up 4