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This thread has been a massive relief to me! Left keys in ignition for a couple of nights while off grid. Came to turn engine over, voltage at 11.2v and not much action! After jump starting - both leads to battery - it got going, but EMS light stayed on all day. Stop/start kicked in after a...

So I want 240v smart charger on hook up and solar panels when off grid but when the smart charger is connected to the battery but not on,it will light up by drawing power from the battery how do I stop it

I have a renogy 100w lipo4 battery in my van we have run an electric blanket all night it hardly makes a dent as they draw uch power,I would think your Eco flow would easily manage it

Factor in about a sub £2k spend for a decent hefty but basic set up and whether you need one or just want one. We can manage from hook up most times in our camper as we're pansies and tend to camp on club sites but I wanted the option to survive more than two days off grid if we ever went to...

As Mentioned before . Post pi s of your setup... It will help us see what's going on. Post pics of all the battery. Chargers, inverters, 12v system. Cables etc etc. Then screenshots of your App and bm2. Etc ..... Fyi anyone camping in the van will get caught out with a flat starter...

Really appreciate all the input thanks! Yep, I'm completely new to this and just trying to work things out to the best of my abilities, so was hoping to hear the experiences of people who are actually doing this (or have done it) and what setups worked for them. I'd already pre-empted that...

Even with Lithium, running heavy 240V loads is wishful thinking. People think that Lithium is a magic pill for all their off grid needs, but unless you have a LOT of lithium, it isn’t. Lithium is just another storage medium, it’s a reservoir of power & it’s only as good as the source(s) that...

Sounds like a question for our resident electrician @Dellmassive

Hi have recently added solar charger and battery monitor system to my camper and even though their is a split charge relay between starter and leisure battery i was wondering if i should fit a mechanical isolator, my reasoning for this is 1/ not sure it would or could but i dont want to take...

Have a look at Climbingvan and Explorist.life both have really good explanations of various setups depending on need/usage. I’d echo the advice above, you really need to understand your requirements first otherwise you will make an expensive and/or difficult to rectify mistake. Either kit you...

Question, feel free to tell me to start new thread if required. As most of you whom have kindly supported my install know. I have lifepo 105ah fogstar 200w solar into Victron mppt Dc to dc Victron (smaller power one) and ablemail 12-2 Victron shunt etc. I have fairly low usage. But my...

Thanks for this, it's all very new to me so I'm starting at the bottom. I'm installing 240v electrics very soon, so on site will be okay, it's just the off grid side of things I'm unfamiliar with

If you want to get a whole view of your energy usage they're useful. Most good branded items will have some form of data but that will be from their view in the circuit to their calibration, whereas a shunt will show you the exact energy flowing into and out of the battery. Do you need it? It's...

The second bike arrived this afternoon. I've charged that via the 12v charger that was supplied in place of a second 240v charger. The battery came with some charge, it has drawn 29% charge out of the EcoFlow in 2 hours 40 minutes to fully charge the bike battery. I reckon that is going to be...

Hi all, read many posts about leisure batteries and a bit bamboozled. Currently have a Sargent set up, even after 3 days ehu, nothing running in van, I can only ever get to level 4, 1st green light, on the display. With very light use there is not enough volts to fire up Eberspacher diesel...

You couldn't practically have a system with an AGM leisure battery and a LiFePo leisure battery. One option to consider is that currently, because your van is stop/start, your batteries are only charging to about 80%, which with an advised regular discharge limit of around 50% for an AGM type...

I fitted one of these (used to be in our old motorhome) and have to date never had a problem with vehicle battery no matter how long we are off grid. Why use this product instead of a voltage sensitive relay? A voltage sensitive relay takes a relatively large amount of charge to hold in a...

In the first instance I could see something like a repurposed EV battery working in an off grid garden office with solar and the battery configured to output normal mains voltage to allow for conventional electrical accessories and appliances on the inverter output and thinner cables from the...

Nothing wrong with the BM2 and BM6 battery monitors. If you want a little more detail on your leisure battery performance, solar input and how long its going to last you off grid or on site then maybe consider a Victron Smartshunt. You can do a search on the forum, there is a lot of information...

Start with the basics: What loads do you want in the van? How often do you want to be off grid? None of the brands you mention are terrible choices in general (though ECO Worthy are perhaps more newcomers - folks seem to have thier LiFePo batteries but don't recall anyone having a DCDC) but...