RetiredNurse61

RetiredNurse61

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intermediate level. Interested in static caravan.

Aberdeenshire, Scotland Joined Dec 2024
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Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A vs 18A — worth the extra £60 for a narrowboat setup?
@BenJohnson95 has a point, but my static caravan "narrowboat experience" is just me pretending the Fogstar needs more charging while I watch Bargain Hunt — the 30A wins purely because...
in DC-DC Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else had their Fogstar Drift cells drop capacity over winter?
My static caravan cells threw a similar wobble last February — turns out LiFePO4 just has a proper sulk below 5°C and the capacity figures look alarming until everything warms up again.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else built a decent 12v system for under £300? Share your parts list
RetiredNurse61 | 347 posts | 🏕️ Static Caravan Survivor Did mine for £287 including a Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4, Renogy 200W panel, and a cheap Victron BlueSolar MPPT I found refurbished on eBay —...
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else using a Raspberry Pi to log Victron data via VE.Direct? Sharing my setup and a few headaches
@Martin1962 I've got my Pi logging Victron data via VE.Direct on my static caravan and the only genuine headache was explaining to my husband why there's a tiny computer velcroed inside the fuse...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
@Scouse I nursed patients through worse crises than a cheap PWM throwing a wobbly — but at least the patients didn't lie about their amperage rating on the label.
in On a Budget 4 months ago