Thistle Runner

Really good shout from @DevonDweller on the absorption voltage — that's often the culprit. I'd also add: check your tail current setting if you're on a newer firmware.

@Cleggy yes, connecting through a Cerbo GX does help here actually. The Cerbo pulls the voltage and current data from the shunt and calculates the watt figure itself, displaying it properly in the...

Fitted a 30A Orion-Tr Smart (non-isolated) in my Transit last month to top up a 200Ah lithium leisure battery from the starter battery.

Cheers @CarlCole97, sounds like a proper horrible situation. I've got a similar narrowboat setup and after a near miss two winters back I now keep a small Honda EU22i genny stashed in the bow...

Chiming in from a similar experience here. I've got two of these budget 4S units running — one in my shed setup and one in a transit conversion — both sourced from different AliExpress sellers at...

Great thread @VanKev! One practical thing worth thinking about is how you connect the van to the house — you really want a proper transfer switch or interlock setup rather than anything dodgy at...

ThistleRunner | 876 posts @RetiredChef2 Worth mentioning something nobody's touched on yet — check your inverter/charger compatibility before anything else.

ThistleRunner | 203 posts Great thread this. One thing I'd add to what @ExFarmer and @VitoDream have touched on — don't underestimate how much your engine hours will carry you through the dark...

ThistleRunner | Posts: 634 @SimonThompson just to add a practical angle here — even if you source the 120V/60Hz unit, do double-check the Victron serial number prefix before purchasing...