Nice work pulling the trigger. I've been running Fogstar cells in my shepherds hut setup for about 18 months now and the difference from lead-acid is genuinely mad—not just the weight, but the...
Cheers for putting this together @FenlandSolar.
How's the timber frame holding up in damp? We're looking at a similar setup in a shepherds hut and everyone's warned us about condensation come...
Solar's definitely the path of least resistance, but I'd push back slightly on @RiverFinn's seagull comment—a decent wind gen on a boat actually makes more sense than on land because you've got...
Yeah, power tool route's solid but you've got to be careful with the age of the pack. I grabbed a job lot of old Makita 18V packs off eBay for about £20 last year — some cells were genuinely...
Looking at putting a proper fridge in our shepherds hut and need to sort the inverter situation.
Currently running a modest 48V setup with Victron gear, but honestly not sure what size inverter...
The disconnect bit is crucial tbh. Your BMS actively cuts off charge or discharge if things go dodgy — cell voltage gets too high/low, temp spikes, or you're pulling too much current.
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