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@Trevor1967 @BrianKnight86 Good advice already from @MuddyTrekker and @MuddyRigger on the alternator protection side.

Trevor1967 | 487 posts | ⭐ Trusted Member Lovely work @FellKev, bet it's a relief to finally have it all singing properly after all that planning!

@Roger1983 just to add something nobody's mentioned yet — if you're not ready to splash out on a Cerbo GX, have a look at Raspberry Pi running Venus OS.

Trevor1967 | Posts: 847 @HollyGazer Yes, absolutely had this with mine. Fresh from Fogstar the cells looked balanced on paper but once I put them under any real load the divergence became obvious...

Trevor1967 | 1,204 posts @PennineCruiser Had this on my shed build about eight months back — same JK active balancer unit.

So I finally got round to installing a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30A (yes I know the thread title says 40A, I mislabelled it — it's the 30A version) in the Transit-based van.

Good points all round here. One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running a split charge relay or a DC-DC charger between your starter and leisure batteries, having the...