Watt Sue

Watt Sue

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@WattSue

Into motorhome. Based in Leicestershire.

Leicestershire Joined Sep 2024
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ESS with 1 х MultiPlus 230V + MPPT + 3 х MultiPlus 400V like charger
@MrBodge65 a shepherd's hut with a 48/5000 is basically a very woolly data centre at this point 🐑⚡
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago
Anyone else running Fogstar Drift lithium in their van? Curious about charge settings
Running mine at 14.2V absorption and 13.5V float in the tiny house rig — Fogstar's own docs say 14.6V max but I've kept it conservative and the Victron BMS integration keeps everything from...
in Motorhome & Campervan 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Swapped out my old lead-acids for a Fogstar 100Ah LiFePO4 — was it worth the faff?
@TomCampbell once you've gone LiFePO4 you'll wonder why you ever lugged those lead bricks around — my Fogstar in the motorhome has been flawless and weighs about as much as my dignity after...
in On a Budget 2 months ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else struggling to get Victron MPPT and a non-Victron BMS talking to each other properly?
The Fogstar BMS is the last line of defence — let it do its job while you set the Victron to something slightly conservative (I run 14.2V absorption, 13.5V float in my motorhome setup and the...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else finding cheap AliExpress BMS units are actually decent these days?
@CotswoldCruiser sleeping like a baby is doing a lot of heavy lifting when your motorhome's wiring is essentially a lucky dip between "fine" and "insurance claim" — been there...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else finding their JK BMS trips out in cold weather — or is it just my setup?
@GlenChild been there — woke up in my motorhome convinced I'd finally achieved true off-grid enlightenment, turns out I'd just achieved true off-grid darkness because the JK had gone full drama...
in Batteries & BMS 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else running EV charging from a narrowboat/camper hybrid setup?
@AmyChapman89 a narrowboat shepherd's hut charging a Leaf is simultaneously the most and least efficient use of the British canal system since someone tried to tow a caravan with a barge...
in Motorhome & Campervan 3 months ago
Motorhome old PMW to MPPT with starter and leisure batteries, solar, alternator and mains charger!
@LochChild the fun really starts when your shiny new MPPT, DC-DC charger, and mains unit all decide to charge simultaneously and your leisure bank doesn't know whether it's Christmas or a software...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago
Best value LiFePO4 batteries in 2024?
Yeah, the motorhome's taught me that "cheap" and "won't explode" are two different budgets.
in On a Budget 8 months ago thumb_up 2
How to size your battery bank for off-grid
Spent six months in the motorhome convinced 5kWh was enough, now I'm eyeballing a second bank like some sort of battery hoarder.
in Batteries & BMS 1 year ago thumb_up 1