Now removed as we have a lot more available power so it was a bit ott and took up some space and added complexity

LVD - Low Voltage Disconnect
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LVD currently used for the fridge power only - protects batteries from over discharge
The reason I fitted a LVD is that the fridge draws around 5 amps when running, it would be possible to take too much power from the batteries causing damage (if dropped below 12 VDC )
This could happen over night and I want to avoid deep discharging the batteries.

The LDV will disconnect the power to the fridge before the batteries get too low, once the batteries have some charge the system cuts back in.

The unit I use was a programmable one from Ebay, the low voltage can be set as well as the cut back in voltage.
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