✊✊✊✊✊ Excellence... This is shaping up to be an outright belter. Great to hear a bit about your background Lee. This channel is both a godsend & an inspiration. Loving this 👌
Hi just come across your channel. Although your system is very high quality and reasonable spec from my experience I think you might be under spec for full off grid. My current setup (full electric no gas) is 780w solar, 450 ah lifrpo4 battery and 2 dc to dc chargers out putting over 60a and a 3000w inverter (2700w continuous). In my experience (uk only) the set up works great May to end Sept but out side of these dates you have to do more driving to keep the battery topped up. On a sunny day with the engine running I've seen 110 amps going back into the battery but winter you can forget solar it just isn't enough to make a difference so you have to drive. In winter if I just want to parkup for a couple of days my battery will get down to around 40%. My advice would be to add a second battery at this stage while you can still plan around it. I'm in the process of up grading to 610ah Lifepo4 so I can drive less if I want and it would still last the duration of my trip away and recharge fully when I get home or on longer trips, longer between camp sites to recharge. Other than that little tweek I think you are doing an amazing job the van is looking fantastic
Yeah I suppose one I start using it properly I’ll see wheee the weaknesses are. My plan was another battery but a little later as these are sooo expensive.
That looks complicated but realise you have a good grounding in electrics. Look forward to future content as the project continues. Thanks for explaining Lee 🐈👍
I am sure you are aware the inverter will put out about 2400w AC that's a lot of amps 200 plus for a 12v system so make sure your cables and connections are up to the job the last thing you want is things getting hot while you are using the system. I have the 48v version of this inverter and it can run for hours at full load without any issues. A great choice of kit the Victron stuff is expensive but quality is not cheap.
✊✊✊✊✊ Excellence... This is shaping up to be an outright belter. Great to hear a bit about your background Lee. This channel is both a godsend & an inspiration. Loving this 👌
Much appreciated thanks ☺️😁
Wooo, that looks like a great off grid setup👍
Keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
Hi just come across your channel. Although your system is very high quality and reasonable spec from my experience I think you might be under spec for full off grid. My current setup (full electric no gas) is 780w solar, 450 ah lifrpo4 battery and 2 dc to dc chargers out putting over 60a and a 3000w inverter (2700w continuous). In my experience (uk only) the set up works great May to end Sept but out side of these dates you have to do more driving to keep the battery topped up. On a sunny day with the engine running I've seen 110 amps going back into the battery but winter you can forget solar it just isn't enough to make a difference so you have to drive. In winter if I just want to parkup for a couple of days my battery will get down to around 40%. My advice would be to add a second battery at this stage while you can still plan around it. I'm in the process of up grading to 610ah Lifepo4 so I can drive less if I want and it would still last the duration of my trip away and recharge fully when I get home or on longer trips, longer between camp sites to recharge. Other than that little tweek I think you are doing an amazing job the van is looking fantastic
Yeah I suppose one I start using it properly I’ll see wheee the weaknesses are. My plan was another battery but a little later as these are sooo expensive.
Really looking forward to this project 👍
You and me both!
Looking good mate… soo many toys!!! 😂
Yes already had them all over the living room wired up 😂
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GR8!
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The camera keeping you dead centre of frame when you're just sitting there talking is distracting AF. Great video tho 👌
Yeah I keep forgetting to turn that off when I’m not walking. It’s useful when I’m moving about.
That looks complicated but realise you have a good grounding in electrics. Look forward to future content as the project continues. Thanks for explaining Lee 🐈👍
I think the setting up is more complicated than the wiring 😁
I am sure you are aware the inverter will put out about 2400w AC that's a lot of amps 200 plus for a 12v system so make sure your cables and connections are up to the job the last thing you want is things getting hot while you are using the system.
I have the 48v version of this inverter and it can run for hours at full load without any issues.
A great choice of kit the Victron stuff is expensive but quality is not cheap.
Yep they do draw some amps when running full power. 👍