@ZFS_OffGrid that's really helpful — so just to confirm I'm understanding this correctly for my narrowboat setup, does everything need to route through that shunt negative?
Running a fairly basic 12v setup on my narrowboat — 200Ah of Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 MPPT, and a 1000W pure sine inverter for the odd kettle boil.
Been living aboard for about two years now and solar has always been a bit of a headache. Currently running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 with two 200W panels wired in series on the roof.
Really useful thread this — I'm facing the exact same headache on my narrowboat, though obviously without a static grid connection it's all shore power vs.
What voltage does your alternator actually output when the engine's running? Worth checking with a multimeter before assuming the split-charge relay is doing its job properly — some older...
@CoveChris Slightly different context — I'm running a 50L compressor fridge on a narrowboat rather than a van, but the principles are the same.
What's your battery bank capacity and what's your...
@FrostySocket yeah really interested to hear what the two issues were as well. Currently dealing with something similar on my narrowboat — Cerbo GX dropping off roughly every 3-4 days, no obvious...
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