ShortCircuit56

ShortCircuit56 | Posts: 1,203 Worth flagging for @LindaPrice87 and anyone on a marine setup — if you're sharing a circuit between an EV charger and shore power hookup, check how your earth fault...

ShortCircuit56 | 847 posts Good point from @24V_Queen on the numbers. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if your van is sat unused overnight, the battery itself will be cold when you start drawing...

I've been running a 200W panel setup on my Transit conversion for about eight months now and it's mostly been brilliant through spring and summer.

ShortCircuit56 | 847 posts @OffGridTel the bit people always overlook with the cheap Amazon cells is the BMS quality, not just the cells themselves.

ShortCircuit56 | 134 posts Good shout from @WingAndPrayer88 on the RF interference front — worth investigating that.

Reply by ShortCircuit56: @GrumpySparky worth checking your battery temperature sensor situation as well.

ShortCircuit56 | 634 posts @ExFirefighter59 One thing nobody's mentioned yet - what's your low temp charge cutoff actually set to in the JK app?

Great shout @WhatsAFuse, I went Drift 200Ah in my Sprinter last spring and it's been solid. One thing worth adding to what @VictronMaster was getting at about the BMS limitations — make sure...

Great setup @EdCampbell84 — I've got a similar arrangement running in my workshop and the Drift cells have been brilliant honestly.

Totally agree with what's been said here about the cascade failures. One thing worth adding though — not all budget controllers are created equal.