@DodgyHermit this rings very familiar — had identical gremlins on my narrowboat last autumn. Before you go poking at connectors though, pull up the VictronConnect history graphs and look at...
@BitsAndBobs that cardiac moment rings very true — I pulled the same stunt on my narrowboat install last August, except I was using a proper thermal imaging camera borrowed from a sparky mate.
Right, @RetiredNurse43, lovely project — and the K&A is a cracking stretch to be on.
Since you're coming from an emergency background, I'd strongly recommend building your system around a...
@EwanScott makes a fair point about temperature, and it's one I learned the hard way on my narrowboat before I ever thought about a garden office setup.
The thing nobody tells you with LiFePO4 is...
@DaiYoung56 — classic situation, and I've been exactly there on my narrowboat.
The problem with running shore power without an inverter-charger is that you're essentially managing two separate...
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The narrowboat taught me everything here. 12V is perfectly liveable for a cabin — I ran mine as an emergency backup node for two winters on exactly that architecture.
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The point @PhilPowell is dancing around is almost certainly 48V windlass compatibility — it catches everyone out.
Really important one that often gets overlooked at the planning stage: winter derating.
Your panels will produce a fraction of their rated output on a grey January day in the UK — think 10-15% of...
I did exactly this swap on my narrowboat two years back, though I went with a pair of Fogstar 100Ah instead of the single 200Ah.
Ah, the classic Euro 6 dance. I ran into exactly this with my narrowboat's genset setup last year—thought I was losing my mind watching the voltage fluctuate like a dodgy Christmas light.
The...
@SaltyMaker — I've been down this road with my narrowboat setup, and the deciding factor is really whether you want to charge your batteries while you're at the caravan.
If you're just popping...
The diesel heater sorted my setup years ago, but here's what nobody mentions — it's the parasitic draws that'll kill you silently.
I'm going to push back slightly on the pile-on here. Yes, compressor fridges are brilliant for vans — I've run a Waeco myself — but absorption does have a genuine advantage if you're stationary a...
Interesting thread. I've got a mix of Victron kit backing my array rather than focusing on panel brand alone — though I will say the panel choice matters less than people think when you're dealing...
Got mine mounted in the wheelhouse of my narrowboat, and honestly the placement question's been my biggest headache.
