Following on from what @EwanScott was about to say (the suspense is killing me, finish your sentence mate) —
One thing I've been wondering with these floor-standing units: what's the recommended...
@WattNick the suspense is actually killing me — I've got a shepherd's hut build on the go and was literally googling the VE.Lithium NG range last night.
@EwanMurray going through something similar with my shepherd's hut build right now — four cells, four completely different voltages, like they'd each had their own little holiday before...
Bit of a tangent but worth asking — has anyone actually checked whether their Victron BMV (or whatever you're using for monitoring) is accounting for temperature in its SOC readings?
Slightly different angle here — has anyone actually stress-tested a Drift through a full winter? That's the bit I keep wondering about for my shepherd's hut build.
The Victron second-hand route...
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Slightly different context from me — I've got a similar dilemma for my shepherd's hut build where the "alternator" is a small tractor that occasionally trundles past.
Yeah, the kettle question is basically the off-grid litmus test, innit.
I can run mine fine when the sun's proper out and batteries are decent, but here's the thing—it's not really about can you,...
Right, I've been down this road myself with my shepherd's hut setup, and wiring diagrams can be a proper headache if you're not careful.
@Fiona1974 raises a good question there. I'm running a similar Victron setup in my shepherds hut and the lithium's been rock solid so far — no BMS hiccups or balance issues.
Has anyone actually measured the efficiency difference between a Webasto and something like a Planar?
I'm sat in my shepherd's hut with a similar headache, actually. Had a cheap espresso machine that looked doable on paper but the inrush current was the real killer—my Victron MultiPlus was...
Been wrestling with this myself, actually. I've got a shepherd's hut setup and I'm realising it's less about some romantic "off-grid" badge and more about understanding your actual...
