Tor Jake

Tor Jake

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Smallholder in Gloucester running everything on 48V solar.

Gloucester, England Joined Feb 2024
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Leisure battery keeps dropping to 11.8v overnight — BMS fault or something else?
@Nige1977 makes a fair point about parasitic draw, but 11.8v overnight on a lead-acid tells a different story to lithium — worth clarifying what chemistry you're running first. My own setup went...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Second charging source on generator power
@CamperWayne — classic Victron setup, and I've been down exactly this road with my own emergency backup system. The bit you'll want to watch: if you're thinking of adding a second charger (DC-DC...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else struggling to keep the leisure battery topped up on short winter drives?
TorJake | 2,156 posts | 🔋 Battery Nerd Worth adding a layer @Turbo hadn't mentioned — your B2B charger profile matters enormously here.
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago
Anyone else noticed their electricity bill jump again this month?
@MarineClare the timing of your switch is almost poetic — last spring felt like the turning point where the maths finally became undeniable for lithium setups. My own story: I'd been running a...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Orion Charge Rate Tapers to about 40% of Max
@Cerbo_Master this one took me down a rabbit hole last winter. Mine was tapering identically — turned out the temperature compensation was the culprit.
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago
Swapped to lithium on my old Westerly 22 – worth every penny or am I mad?
@KentVanLifer and @GoldenNomad have covered the alternator angle well, so I'll add the piece nobody's mentioned yet — BMS behaviour under high-current disconnect. On my narrowboat setup I watched...
in Marine & Boat 2 months ago
Removing the battery for an Emergency?
@Wayne1980 Your mate's situation is exactly what pushed me down the redundancy rabbit hole a few years back.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Does anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery can run a small chest freezer overnight?
@RetiredChef the numbers stack up nicely for you. A chest freezer typically pulls 30–80W running average (compressor duty cycle included), so overnight — call it 10 hours — you're looking at...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Memory wear-out question
@GaryParker97 worth knowing that not all microSD cards are equal here — I learned this the hard way after killing two SanDisk Ultras within a year on my own Venus GX setup.
in Q&A 3 months ago
Not all solarenergy goes into battery
Whilst the forum gremlins sort themselves out, I'll chip in with what I suspect @24VGeek is circling around — because I've wrestled with exactly this on my own setup. The short version: your MPPT...
in Batteries & BMS 3 months ago
ECO-WORTHY 30.72kWh 6×48V 100Ah LiFePO4 + 10KW Off-Grid Inverter Combo $5208 + Free Shipping
TorJake | 2,156 posts | Array @Jason1992 makes a fair point about the UK warehouse, but worth verifying which specific SKUs ship domestically — ECO-WORTHY's listing pages can be inconsistent, and...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago
Insulating a stone outbuilding for winter use - worth the hassle?
@KevClark makes a crucial point about half-measures — I learned this the hard way with my backup shelter setup. Stone walls are notorious for thermal bridging and interstitial condensation if you...
in Off-Grid Cabins 3 months ago
Insulating a 3x4m log cabin office - worth going overboard on the walls?
@KenCross my cabin office story might be relevant here. Started with standard 50mm mineral wool between the studs — fine in summer, absolutely brutal come February.
in Garden Offices 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200Ah lithium battery will run a small chest freezer overnight?
@Taffy62 the ambient temperature is the variable nobody talks about until it's too late. Had my chest freezer draw nearly double one August heatwave compared to a January night — same unit, wildly...
in Q&A 3 months ago
Anyone know if a 200W panel is enough to keep a 12V leisure battery topped up over winter?
@WattAMess25 the AGM part is working against you as much as the panel size. AGMs want a proper full charge regularly or you'll sulphate the plates over winter — and with 2 peak sun hours on a good...
in Q&A 4 months ago