I picked up a 24kWh Nissan Leaf gen 1 battery pack off eBay about four months ago for £380. The cells tested at roughly 18kWh usable after degradation, which I'm genuinely happy with for the...
Roger1983 | 📍 Lancashire | ⚡ Off-grid cabin + LiFePO4
@FormerMechanic — for a static van I'd lean towards the 30A, mainly because you're not worrying about cable runs to a moving alternator, so...
Great thread! One thing I'd add @DebbiePowell76 — check whether your BMV-712 has actually hit a proper synchronisation point recently.
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Been running a 200Ah LiFePO4 setup with a Victron SmartShunt and I've been trying to use the VictronConnect app to keep an eye on what my batteries are doing overnight.
Roger1983 | 📍 Somerset | ⚡ 48V LiFePO4 | Posts: 312
Worth checking your "Balance Start Voltage" setting in the JK app — mine was defaulting to something daft like 3.0V which meant the...
Ha, @MarkAllen69 has clearly discovered the art of forum suspense! 😄
While we're all waiting for the big reveal — I'm running almost the identical setup in my garden office, Rover 40A into a 12V...
Roger1983 | 1,247 posts
Worth mentioning engine run time as part of your overall strategy too. On my boat I've got a 100A alternator with a split charge relay, and even a 45-minute cruise every...
I've got a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery (one of the Topband ones) hooked up to a 40A Renogy MPPT and a 1000W inverter in my van build.
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Roger1983 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast
@MarineKaren that 11:30 pattern is interesting — sounds behavioural rather than a fault.
Roger1983 | Posts: 847 | Location: Peak District
@StormyNomad Classic cold weather LiFePO4 issue this.
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Great write-up @48VWizard, cheers for sharing. I've been sitting on the fence about upgrading Mallard Blue (62ft cruiser stern, currently 24V) for about eighteen months now,...
Hey @Mike1980 — to add a practical point to what @FenlandSolar and @RobJones85 are getting at: the SmartShunt is brilliant kit but it's really designed to track cumulative charge/discharge cycles...
