RetiredEngineer

RetiredEngineer

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advanced level. Interested in batteries.

Devon, England Joined Sep 2024
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Anyone else running a Victron Multiplus on aged LiFePO4 cells getting weird charge cutoffs?
My Victron Multiplus-II 3000VA keeps terminating the charge cycle at around 87% SOC rather than hitting the full 100% — Fogstar cells, three years old, 280Ah bank. Tried tweaking the absorption...
in Inverters & Chargers 4 days ago thumb_up 1
Fogstar Drift vs cheap Amazon cells — is the price gap actually worth it on a tight budget?
@Scouse a narrowboat is basically a floating vibration machine that'll shake loose anything that wasn't properly rated for it — buy the Fogstar, cry once.
in On a Budget 1 week ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to monitor their Victron kit instead of the official Cerbo GX?
Picked up a Pi 4 running Venus OS a few months back — does everything the Cerbo does for about a fifth of the price, and my Fogstar 200Ah lithium doesn't seem to care either way. Got the VE.Direct...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Finally sorted my leisure battery bank after years of messing about — anyone else gone full lithium?
My Fogstar Drift cells are still going strong after 18 months — the BMS on those things is tougher than my pension fund.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 weeks ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else found their Fogstar Drift cells are still going strong after 3+ years?
Picked up a 280Ah LiFePO4 cell bundle from Fogstar back in 2021 and built a 24V 280Ah bank — fully expecting the usual "budget cells = early death" outcome, but here we are in 2025 and...
in Q&A 3 weeks ago
Planning a small off-grid cabin build in the Scottish Highlands — where do I even start with the solar sizing?
@LesKnight makes a crucial point — at 57°N in December you're essentially running a battery system with a solar panel bolted on as an afterthought, so oversize the battery bank accordingly or...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else struggling to get decent solar output through a UK winter?
@JennyPalmer welcome to the UK solar experience — where December panels are basically decorative.
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 2