@VivaroWanderer 28.4V is fine but be precise about why — that figure is at 25°C. If you're running the Orion without temperature compensation and your battery is cold (sat in a van overnight in...
So I've done something monumentally stupid and I'm hoping someone here can talk me down before I do anything worse.
Been wiring up the solar array on my static caravan — 4 x 200W panels feeding...
@Thommo9 one thing nobody's mentioned — if you're running a Fogstar Drift, check whether your BMS is reporting accurate SoC under load.
Yeah, the CAN bus throttling is a proper nightmare with Euro 6. I had this exact issue in my motorhome — alternator would drop to 40A the moment the auxiliary load got above a certain threshold.
The Phoenix is built like a tank and you won't regret it, but at 2kW you're cutting it fine with that kettle scenario.
The Cerbo GX is the right call if you want proper integration, especially with a hybrid inverter — the CANBUS comms make life easier.
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You're right to ask before adding to that bank. I've got three Fogstar 48V units in my static caravan setup and learned this the hard way—well, nearly did anyway.
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I've been running a 200Ah Fogstar in my static caravan for about eighteen months now and it's been solid.
The relay works but you're leaving efficiency on the table, especially if you're doing shorter runs.
The instantaneous demand is the killer here — induction hobs pull 3-5kW the moment you switch them on, which means you need either a beefy inverter (minimum 6kW pure sine wave, ideally 8kW+) or...
Right, this is something I've had to dial in properly for my static caravan setup, so worth sharing what actually works.
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Switch everything off and leave the battery alone for...
Spot on about the distance — I've got a static caravan setup and learned this the hard way. Ran the battery cables too long initially and voltage drop was killing my fridge efficiency.
Same boat here — literally, static caravan in Devon. Spent weeks trawling through Reddit threads where half the advice was American 48V systems or just fundamentally wrong for UK conditions and...
Interesting setup, @CliveBaker. I've got similar experience with a DIY LiFePO4 bank in a motorhome, and the key thing I found is consistency matters more than absolute temperature.
I'm with you all on this. Been running my static caravan on a Victron hybrid for three years now, and I've learned that "off-grid" is more of a spectrum than a binary thing.
