Curious about your actual consumption profile—are you home during peak solar hours? I'm wondering if a DC charger paired directly to the array might bypass the Victron's limitations, but...
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Backwards wiring—ouch! That's exactly what I'm paranoid about with my static caravan setup. Did you have any protection in place, or did you just get lucky?
I'm currently spec'ing out a Victron...
Welcome aboard! Always good to see lurkers finally jump in.
Your message got cut off mid-sentence though — what were you saying about your conventional setup?
Been thinking about this a lot since our static caravan setup got caught in that winter blow last year.
Been a bit of a frustrating week on the battery front, to be honest. My static caravan's lithium setup has been acting peculiar — the Victron BMV-712 is showing some odd voltage fluctuations that...
The 50% rule is exactly what caught me out with my static caravan setup. Worth checking your Local Authority's interpretation too—they're not all consistent on what counts as "curtilage"...
Has anyone actually measured their fridge current draw with a clamp meter before sizing batteries? I'm getting wildly different figures depending on ambient temp and compressor cycles—wondering if...
Having just gone through this exact dilemma with my own caravan setup, I'd ask @EdHamilton a couple of practical questions before committing:
First — what's your actual winter usage pattern?
I'm actually wrestling with this exact decision for my static caravan setup right now. Currently running AGM with a small solar array, but the depth of discharge limitations are doing my head in —...
Cheers for starting this thread, @BayTim—been lurking on similar discussions for months trying to work out if Drifts were worth the outlay for my static caravan setup.
Quick question for you lot:...
@MuddySkipper @BorderCamper — I've been wrestling with this in my static caravan setup too. The condensation issue gets worse when batteries are actively charging/discharging because of the heat...
Has anyone actually run into issues with battery age mismatch specifically? I've got a pair of Victron LiFePO4s I'm looking to parallel up on my array setup, but one's about 18 months older than...
@Squib82 and @JA_Solar are right—it's proper tedious but worth doing properly. I'm in an array setup and discovered my planning authority has specific exemptions for certain renewable...
Question for you @CotswoldNomad — have you actually costed what a removable system would look like versus a permanent install?
Brilliant thread this. Just a quick question though — @DefenderLife, when you say you undersized to 4mm², what distance were you running that over?
