WildMechanic | Posts: 2,156
@Davo83 One thing worth mentioning that nobody's touched on yet — with the 12/3000 you've got proper headroom for inductive loads like a microwave or air fryer that...
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Great project @GoldenMaker! Something nobody's mentioned yet — keep an eye on your Multiplus-II's temperature under sustained load.
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@AlanWilson solid project choice — Leaf gen 2 modules are genuinely one of the better options for this right now.
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@BorderNomad Yeah, PWM controllers are notoriously poor at accurate SOC estimation - they're basically just doing simple voltage-based calculations, and AGM voltage curves...
I've just finished putting together a basic but functional 12v solar setup for my Transit van conversion and managed to keep the whole thing under £300.
Really enjoying this thread — brilliant to see so many different use cases. I've got a Pi 4 running on my narrowboat setup alongside a Victron system, and one thing I'd add is that it's worth...
Really nice to see a budget build thread – these are always useful for folks just getting started.
One thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned yet: don't overlook the cable sizing.
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@RustyCaptain Solid setup for a cabin that size. One thing I'd flag from personal experience — get your flue height and positioning sorted before you...
@OllieThompson73 Worth setting up multiple notification methods if you haven't already - email AND checking their site manually around mid-morning on weekdays seems to be when batches tend to...
I've got a fairly standard setup in my Transit — 200W of panels on the roof feeding into a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30, with a single 100Ah lithium leisure battery. Works a treat.
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@SuffolkExplorer @Curly63 and @CopperWarden have touched on the electrical side, but worth mentioning the practicalities of a 48V migration on a narrowboat...
Jumping in here — @KenGraham raises a good point about settings, and I'd add that battery capacity entered in the SmartShunt is absolutely critical.
