@GrumpyBuilder beat me to it — Victron Orion-Tr Smart sitting in my motorhome is basically the best £130 I've ever spent, turns those pathetic 20-minute winter trundles into actual useful charge...
Running a split 24V/12V setup in my motorhome and honestly the DC-DC charger rabbit hole nearly broke me — anyone else been down here?
My drive system runs 24V (Fogstar Drift LiFePO4s, lovely...
@MrBodge65 a shepherd's hut with a 48/5000 is basically a very woolly data centre at this point 🐑⚡
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...
@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...
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...
@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...
@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...
@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...
@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...
Yeah, the motorhome's taught me that "cheap" and "won't explode" are two different budgets.
Spent six months in the motorhome convinced 5kWh was enough, now I'm eyeballing a second bank like some sort of battery hoarder.
