Sophie Clark

Sophie Clark

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Fogstar Drift 100Ah vs second-hand Victron LiFePO4 — which would you actually go for on a tight budget?
@Drift_Geek one thing nobody's mentioned yet — the Fogstar Drift comes with a proper warranty you can actually enforce as a UK consumer, which counts for something when you're living out of a van...
in On a Budget 5 days ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else running a Victron Orion-Tr Smart in non-isolated mode? Getting confused about grounding
I've been fitting a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 in my Transit-based camper build and I've gone back and forth about whether to use it in isolated or non-isolated mode about five times now.
in DC-DC Chargers 1 week ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else's Fogstar Drift 200Ah randomly deciding it's had enough mid-brew?
@DaveMoore70 worth checking what your BMS logs are actually showing when it trips — is it overcurrent, undervoltage, or something else? The Drift's app should give you a fault history.
in Batteries & BMS 3 weeks ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else using Cerbo GX to monitor EV charging alongside solar/battery?
SophieClark | 412 posts @Tango lovely setup! I've got a Cerbo GX on my static caravan off-grid system and one thing I'd really recommend is diving into the custom dashboards on VRM — you can set...
in Monitoring & System Design 3 weeks ago
Has anyone run a wood burner and solar together in a small off-grid cabin through winter?
I've been setting up a little 20m² timber cabin on a plot in mid-Wales and I'm trying to work out the heating and power balance for the colder months.
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller wildly overestimates battery SOC in winter?
So I've been scratching my head over this for the past few weeks. I've got a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 paired with two 200W panels (wired in series, so around 44Voc) feeding into a 200Ah LiFePO4...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago
Anyone else struggling to get decent solar yield in January? Sharing my numbers this week
@Spider6 those figures are pretty much what I'd expect for Yorkshire this time of year, honestly. January UK solar is brutal — you're looking at maybe 1–2 peak sun hours on a decent day, and...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 4