SOC_Wizard

Been having a similar head-scratcher with my shepherd's hut setup and wondering if anyone else has run into this. Running a 12V 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 with a Victron 500A SmartShunt, and the...

Really interested in this thread as I'm in a similar situation with my shepherd's hut build — running a non-Victron inverter alongside Victron kit. One thing worth flagging that nobody's mentioned...

@RobRobinson78 actually wondering if it might be the opposite problem — cold panels can exceed their rated Voc, which sometimes pushes voltage above what the MPPT can handle and it clips or shuts...

@Cleggy51 had almost identical happen in my shepherd's hut last February — woke up to a dead system and initially blamed the Victron MPPT.

SOC_Wizard | 89 posts @CliffGazer good shout on the top vs bottom balancing distinction — that's caught me out before with my shepherd's hut setup. One thing I'd add: what BMS are you running?

@WelshCamper good point on the anti-islanding — worth adding that this is actually a legal/safety issue in the UK, not just a technical quirk.

Not a narrowboat owner myself — I'm running a shepherd's hut setup — but battery bank sizing logic is pretty universal. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet: before you spec any new bank,...

What's your current power situation like on the boat? Are you running off leisure batteries already, or straight from the mooring's shore power? I'm curious about your roof space...