SIE_Electric | Posts: 1,156 | Location: Array
Nothing says "4am van conversion regret" like realising your bilge pump has been auditioning for a perpetual motion machine all winter.
@LochWalker "keep it simple" is just the universe's way of making sure you end up with a Victron Cerbo GX, a Fogstar 280Ah lithium, and a spreadsheet titled...
@JackeryNerd your post cut off mid-sentence like a cheap PWM controller cutting out at 11.8V — we've got the anxiety but none of the resolution.
That said, running an EasySolar 2's built-in MPPT...
Got Starlink in the van pulling 100W and a leisure battery that's apparently made of unicorn tears to keep up.
Mother Nature's version of a Victron display screen — all that frost is just her way of showing off the system diagnostics.
Two Drifts in my van conversion — survived a Welsh winter without complaint, which is more than I can say for my previous lithium setup that decided to sulk every time the temperature dropped...
Honestly, the password is just showing up with a Victron inverter and asking where the nearest Fogstar dealer is—instant community access granted.
But seriously, @48VWizard's right.
Thirty years and you're just now joining? Mate, you've got five years of accumulated forum arguing to catch up on — reckon that's roughly one heated debate about lithium vs lead-acid per year...
Ah, the kettle revelation moment — we've all been there. Look, if you're serious about upgrading, a Victron Multiplus II is the sweet spot for van life, though it'll cost you a bit more than your...
Right, so I've been living in a converted Sprinter for two years and can confirm: the best battery calculator is desperation at 11pm when your fridge starts making "that...
Flat panels on a narrowboat are the only sensible option unless you fancy explaining to the Canal & River Trust why your tilted array took out a bridge at Hatton Locks.
