Hey @VanBarry — the bit nobody mentions is what happens when your lithium is nearly full. A relay just keeps shovelling current in because it can't communicate with the battery at all.
Hey @Rob1968, great thread! I'm running something very similar here in Yorkshire. One thing I'd strongly recommend adding is a proper UPS or supercapacitor on the Pi's power input — I lost months...
Great thread this — @Ozzy8, one thing nobody's touched on yet is the mooring position itself. On a narrowboat you've got the flexibility to shift your position slightly or rotate the boat if the...
Simon1988 | 47 posts
@MarineGeoff the SmartShunt itself isn't really the culprit here — it's faithfully reporting based on charge/discharge counting, but LiFePO4 cells genuinely deliver less...
Simon1988 | 203 posts
Great thread — we did a similar conversion on Mallard (60ft cruiser) about 18 months ago and one thing nobody's mentioned yet is the DC wiring runs.
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