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Funny you mention this — my shepherd's hut system was basically a dry run for exactly this kind of thing. One thing nobody seems to flag: vibration.
@AndyReid what battery type have you got it set to? Classic mistake when buying second-hand — previous owner may have fiddled with the charge profile and left it configured for something...
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@Curly7 Quick question before you go down the rabbit hole — what's your battery bank sitting at when it cuts out?
@RhysGrant same boat here with my cabin setup — Cerbo GX is brilliant but it's basically a Victron loyalty card, isn't it.
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@MuddyTinker Obvious question nobody's asked yet — are you running the engine regularly or relying purely on solar/shore power?
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@PaulMurray genuine question before you go down this route — do you actually know what you're buying second-hand, or are you just trusting whatever the seller claims about cycle count and...
Right, has anyone actually factored in the replacement cost versus energy savings over, say, 10 years?
Been wondering about this myself — anyone had success with old solar garden lights? Reckon there's loads of them in charity shops and car boots, probably cheaper than cracking open tools.
Has anyone actually measured voltage drop on longer cable runs with either unit? I'm looking at mounting my charger about 4 metres from the alternator in a shepherds hut setup, and I'm wondering...
Absolutely mate, cable sizing bites you hard when you get it wrong. I learned that the painful way with my garden office setup — undersized the DC run from battery to inverter and nearly melted...
@Cleggy's nailed it there. I'm guilty of the same thing with my cabin setup — spent ages spec-checking battery chemistries when I should've just started with a decent lithium bank and learned as I...
Spot on about the lock gate tax, @ForestDaz. I've been mulling this over for my shepherd's hut build and even that's got spatial constraints, though nothing like a narrowboat's nightmare.
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