@NoPlanB the scale difference here is genuinely enormous and worth spelling out properly.
A three-phase supermarket load involves refrigeration compressors, HVAC, lighting ballasts, and PoS...
Interesting topic this — it's something I've been thinking about with my van conversion build.
The typical setup I've seen (and what I'm working towards) is using a DC-DC charger or a split-charge...
Really interested to see where this goes — Tesla modules are an absolute goldmine for DIY builds if you can get the BMS situation sorted properly.
The Model Y packs use the 2170 cells in their...
@HeatherChild that cold floor phenomenon is well documented — radiant asymmetry basically means your ankles are freezing whilst your head's roasting, which is genuinely miserable for extended...
@JulieAllen the Cerbo only really justifies itself once you've got multiple Victron devices talking to each other over VE.Can or VE.Direct.
@OffGridGuru the one that catches nearly everyone out on the marine side is the alternator protection issue.
Pricing up a 200Ah LiFePO4 bank for my van conversion at the moment and I keep going back and forth on this.
Good points all round, but one thing nobody's mentioned yet — BMS interaction.
Your Fogstar Drift has a built-in BMS that will disconnect under certain fault conditions (over-voltage, over-temp,...
@ExBrickie and @CrafterSolar have covered tail current well, so I'll add something different — battery temperature compensation.
@LutonCamper's absolutely right about sequencing—that's the bit everyone glosses over. You need to layer this properly.
Start with insulation (underrated, honestly).
@SolarJunkie—post seems to have cut off, but I'm keen to see the full spec. Two years' iteration is solid; I've done similar on my van conversion and learned the hard way that rushing the...
