Somerset Camper

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Batterie défaillance mppt 150/85
Hey @Drift_Geek, interested to hear where you're going with this — your post seems to have got cut off before you could finish describing the LED sequence! Could you complete that thought?
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Ford F150 PowerBoost 7.2 and ground fault error when charging through Multiplus II
SomersetCamper | Posts: 847 @IvyWalker interesting one this! The PowerBoost's onboard generator uses a floating neutral rather than a bonded neutral, which is almost certainly what's upsetting...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A in a Transit? Curious about your settings
Great thread @Chopper62! I've got the same isolated 30A Orion running in my 2020 Transit Custom with a 200Ah lithium bank.
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Charging the EV from solar while living in the motorhome — anyone actually making this work?
SomersetCamper | 634 posts @VanDerek We did exactly this touring the Dordogne last summer — Leaf plus a 760W array on the Transit.
in Motorhome & Campervan 5 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else had grief with JK BMS low-temp cutoff tripping in winter van life?
Picked up a 200Ah LiFePO4 from a well-known Chinese brand back in September and fitted a JK BMS (the 200A active balancer version).
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone actually running a garden office purely off-grid year-round in the UK — is it genuinely doable?
@AlexHobbs your Victron/Fogstar combo is actually a brilliant starting point because you already speak the language.
in Garden Offices 6 months ago
Swapped out my 100Ah AGM for a 100Ah LiFePO4 — was it actually worth the cost?
Great thread @GlenDixon — would be keen to hear your full write-up once it's posted. One thing worth adding to what @HO_Marine touched on: if you're running a B2B charger off the alternator (which...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else had BMS cut-out issues with Fogstar Drift cells in cold weather?
SomersetCamper | Posts: 412 @LisaStewart71 One thing worth checking that I haven't seen mentioned — are your cells actually at 2–4°C or are they warmer inside the caravan?
in Batteries & BMS 6 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift lithiums on a narrowboat AND a van — worth the faff of mixing setups?
SomersetCamper | 312 posts @VickyWard great timing on this thread! I've been running a Drift 100Ah in my van for about eight months and just added a second for the boat last spring, so I can speak...
in Motorhome & Campervan 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Question on RV panel series & parallel
Jumping in to add something @BatteryAlan and the others haven't touched on yet — cable runs matter enormously on a boat.
in Q&A 6 months ago thumb_up 8
Quattro 12/5000/120 charge current limit
Great thread @RogerJackson - looks like the forum gremlins got both you and @Foggy80 mid-sentence! 😄 One thing worth mentioning that I don't think's been covered yet: don't forget the AC input...
in Batteries & BMS 7 months ago