Russ Wilson

RussWilson | 1,156 posts | 🔌 Off-Grid Tinkerer @LDVAdventure One thing worth considering for an irregular shape is doing a proper calibration profile rather than assuming linear fill rates.

Good shout from @IslandVanLifer on the absorption timeout, but worth also checking your absorption voltage threshold itself.

Good points all round here. One thing I'd add — have you checked what your Webasto's actually doing at startup?

So I've finally caved and picked up a Honda EU22i after two winters of being caught short when we had a run of grey weeks and the 400Ah LiFePO4 bank just couldn't keep up.

Really useful thread this. I've got four of the same sort of panels — paid similar money, no idea who made them.

RussWilson | 312 posts @MuddyRanger Scotland in winter is basically solar's kryptonite, sadly. What's saving me is having a decent split-charge relay setup so any driving at all is actually...

Good shout on this thread. I've got a near-identical setup — same blue generic unit, single 100W poly into a 60Ah AGM in my shed. One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet: watch your over-discharge...

Great thread! @RayPowell your setup sounds really solid — the Multiplus 12/1600 is a popular choice on narrowboats and pairs nicely with those Fogstar cells. @LindaClark90 good timing finding...