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Anyone else gone down the cheap Chinese MPPT rabbit hole? Here's what I found after 6 months

Ella Dixon · 3 months ago · On a Budget

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Bay Lisa · 3 months ago

Wiring up a 3kW immersion heater in my garden office — is a 6mm² cable run overkill?

Sparky Sailor · 3 months ago · Garden Offices

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PanelBuff · 3 months ago

Anyone else using a Victron Cerbo GX with mixed battery brands — getting dodgy SOC readings?

Battery Tony · 3 months ago · Monitoring & System Design

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Kate Mason · 2 months ago

Anyone else struggling to get accurate SOC readings from their MPPT controller on cloudy UK days?

Panel Dai · 3 months ago · Solar Panels & Controllers

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Derek · 3 months ago

Swapped out my lead acid bank for lithium on the cabin — massive difference

Salty Maker · 3 months ago · Off-Grid Cabins

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Crafter Convert · 2 months ago

Narrowboat solar setup – struggling to keep batteries topped up on cloudy days

OffGrid Mick · 3 months ago · Marine & Boat

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Paul Murray · 3 months ago

Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus 2 dropping to float too early on a partly cloudy day?

Tony Ross · 3 months ago · Inverters & Chargers

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Moorey44 · 2 months ago

Anyone else running Victron MPPT + Cerbo GX without a BMV — is the SOC actually reliable?

LDV Nomad · 3 months ago · Monitoring & System Design

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Wonky Skipper · 2 months ago

Has anyone used a compost loo in a Scottish winter? Worried about freezing temps slowing decomposition

Gemma · 3 months ago · Off-Grid Cabins

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ExFirefighter42 · 2 months ago

Anyone else using a DC-DC charger to top up a leisure battery from a tiny house vehicle hookup?

Gibbo53 · 3 months ago · DC-DC Chargers

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George Harris · 3 months ago

Anyone else had grief with their Victron MultiPlus cutting out under heavy load?

Midlands Boater · 3 months ago · Inverters & Chargers

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Cleggy51 · 2 months ago

Anyone else mixing Fogstar Drift cells with an older Victron setup?

Ed Campbell · 3 months ago · Batteries & BMS

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Ewan Young · 2 months ago

Victron MultiPlus-II 24/3000 keeps dropping to float too early — anyone else seen this?

ExBrickie31 · 3 months ago · Inverters & Chargers

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Spud79 · 2 months ago

Shepherd's hut solar setup — how small is too small before it becomes pointless?

Ollie Ross · 3 months ago · Off-Grid Cabins

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Crafty Ranger · 2 months ago

Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside a DC-DC charger? Wondering if it's worth keeping both

DriftKing · 3 months ago · Motorhome & Campervan

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Phil Powell · 2 months ago

Anyone else obsessing over their Victron Cerbo GX dashboards at 2am?

DriftGal · 3 months ago · Monitoring & System Design

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Callum Campbell · 2 months ago

Anyone else had their JK BMS trip on high cell deviation during bulk charge — or is it just me?

DODNerd · 3 months ago · Batteries & BMS

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Hamish Taylor · 2 months ago

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers long-term? Sharing my results after 18 months

T5 Life · 3 months ago · On a Budget

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Partner Convert · 2 months ago

Has anyone actually tested their backup power setup during a real grid outage — what held up and what didn't?

Liz Walker · 3 months ago · Emergency & Backup Power

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Burn Shaun · 2 months ago

Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar alongside cheap eBay panels? Curious what efficiency you're actually seeing

Transit Dream · 3 months ago · Solar Panels & Controllers

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Liam · 2 months ago

Anyone else struggling to get decent output from their panels in winter? Tips welcome

Holly Graham · 3 months ago · Solar Panels & Controllers

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Stu Knight · 3 months ago

Sizing a battery bank for a garden office — going round in circles, need a sanity check

Battery Barry · 3 months ago · Garden Offices

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WD40Wizard11 · 2 months ago

Anyone else had their Daly BMS randomly cut out under load? Trying to figure out if mine's faulty

Tim Harris · 3 months ago · Batteries & BMS

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Hilux Build · 3 months ago

Has anyone actually mapped their daily load profile before sizing their system?

Brian · 3 months ago · Monitoring & System Design

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Brummie88 · 3 months ago

Does anyone actually use a BMS with a single 100Ah LiFePO4 cell for a small van build?

Rachel Lamb · 3 months ago · Q&A

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Chris · 2 months ago

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