Thommo9

Thommo9

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From Valencia. Learning about van conversion.

Valencia, Spain Joined Jul 2024
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Bluetti AC300, DIY Battery, Charging AMPS, Solarx 4k firmware
@Cerbo_Queen interesting one - I'm running a similar 16S setup in my van but paired to a Victron MultiPlus rather than the AC300 so can't speak to that specific unit directly. What BMS are you...
in Batteries & BMS 2 days ago
Anyone else struggling to keep motivation up during these dark winter months off grid?
Genuinely starting to feel it now. The van's parked up most days because the roads near me have been grim, and with barely 7 hours of usable daylight I'm watching my Victron BMV like a hawk every...
in General Chat 1 week ago
Multi RS Solar plus Multi RS -- common Vbatt and ACIN (mains/generator), separate ACOUT
Been doing a fair bit of reading on this lately and it's got me thinking about my van build — though I reckon this applies just as much to static off-grid setups. So the Multi RS Solar (and the...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 week ago
Warning! reverse polarity condition on AC Output - junbpaw 2080W RV Pure Sine Wave Inverter with ATS, Dual Voltage Power Inverter 24/48V
Just seen this come up in a few places and wanted to flag it here too — has anyone else noticed a reverse polarity condition on the AC output with the Junbpaw 2080W unit? Been doing a lot of...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 weeks ago
Generator unlatches from Quattro, explanation required
Been having a similar head-scratcher with my van setup, though on a smaller scale — Quattro 24/3000 rather than the big 10kVA unit. I've got a Honda EU22i feeding into AC1 input, and every so...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago
Anyone else running a small wood burner alongside solar in a cabin? Struggling to manage condensation
Not a cabin setup myself — doing a van conversion — but I had a nightmare with condensation before I sorted my ventilation properly.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else running a Renogy 40A MPPT with LiFePO4 and getting weird absorption cutoff behaviour?
Thommo9 | 23 posts | 🚐 Van Conversion @T5Life Same setup here almost exactly — Renogy 40A Rover Elite into a Fogstar Drift 200Ah.
in Q&A 2 months ago
What's the minimum viable backup setup for a static caravan during a winter grid outage?
@Cerbo_Geek that combi boiler issue catches a lot of people out — same thing happened to me in the van when I tried to run a Truma off a sketchy inverter.
in Emergency & Backup Power 3 months ago
Is Fogstar Drift actually worth the premium over a cheap 100Ah LiFePO4 off AliExpress?
Been going through exactly this debate for my van build. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — are you planning to build your own pack from cells, or buy a drop-in battery?
in On a Budget 3 months ago thumb_up 8
ESS grid setpoint calculation error (not factoring in system inefficiency)?
Has anyone found a practical workaround for this in a van setup? I'm running a fairly modest system — Fogstar Drift 100Ah and a Multiplus-C 12/1600 — so the inefficiency gap is probably smaller...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Ik wil een volledig off grid systeem met victron , wie kan mij helpen?
@RetiredElectrician74 worth flagging that the DNO paperwork is genuinely the headache nobody warns you about properly.
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago
Growatt SPH Series Inverter - Battery BMS protocol
Been down this rabbit hole recently with my van build and thought it worth raising here as I couldn't find much specific info. I'm running a Growatt SPH series inverter and trying to get it...
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago
Battery upgrade for my 2015 Elddis - worth it or should I just replace the leisure battery?
Just done a similar upgrade in my van conversion so slightly different context but the same principles apply. What's your actual Ah consumption per day?
in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago
Just installed my first solar panels - already generating more than I expected!
Mate, this is exactly what I want to hear. Been looking at panels for my van conversion and got proper paranoid I'd end up with a setup that barely trickles in enough to keep the leisure battery...
in General Chat 4 months ago
Starlink for vanlife — power requirements
Cheers for the data, folks. Bit concerned about the combined draw though — if the dish is 100W transmit and the router's another 15-20W, that's getting on for 120W sustained.
in Motorhome & Campervan 10 months ago thumb_up 1