On a Budget

Tips, tricks and finds for off-grid on a budget.

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Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT off a single 200W panel — worth upgrading the controller first or the panel?

by Gazza89 · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Nige Scott

Swapped my static caravan over to solar last summer — here's what it actually cost me

by Sprinter Convert · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Loch Child

Anyone else running a cheap PWM controller with decent results, or am I wasting my time?

by Barry Crane · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Sam Frost

Anyone else running EV charge points off solar on a tight budget? Here's what I found

by Frank Gibson · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Shaun Taylor

Anyone else running a cheap 100Ah LiFePO4 alongside an old AGM to stretch the budget?

by Jenny Parker · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by OffGrid Pete

Anyone else running a split-charge relay off a leisure battery bank on the cheap?

by DuctTapeDave60 · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Taffy

Anyone managed a decent 12v setup for under £300 total? What did you actually spend?

by Loch Seeker · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by ExChippie

Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT off a single 100W panel? Sharing my numbers

by Foggy95 · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Derek

Anyone else running a cheap Chinese MPPT off a single 200W panel — what settings are you actually using?

by Vito Dream · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Volt Kev

Anyone actually running Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 on a budget van build? Worth it over Renogy?

by Wez Frost · 3 months ago

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by SmartSolar_Master

Anyone else gone down the used forklift battery rabbit hole for cheap LiFePO4 storage?

by Fell Frank · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Finn

Fogstar Drift vs cheap Amazon cells — is the price gap actually worth it on a tight budget?

by VictronMaster · 3 months ago

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by Thommo

Anyone else running a cheap 100Ah LiFePO4 from Amazon — what's your actual real-world capacity?

by Moor Roger · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Ash Dweller

Anyone tried those cheap Chinese MPPT controllers off eBay? Worth the risk or false economy?

by OddJobBob22 · 4 months ago

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3 months ago

by Neil Burns

Anyone else running a split-charge relay alongside solar on a tight budget? How are you managing the two together?

by Will Ross · 3 months ago

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3 months ago

by Stormy Mechanic

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?

by Mike · 4 months ago

3 months ago

by Vito Adventure

Anyone else running a split charge relay instead of a B2B charger to save money — is it actually worth it?

by Gaz Kelly · 3 months ago

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by Crafter Dream

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it a false economy?

by Defender Solar · 4 months ago

3 months ago

by OffGrid Mick

Anyone else using old washing machine motors for a DIY wind turbine?

by Rusty Tinker · 4 months ago

3 months ago

by FormerMariner24

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it just asking for trouble?

by Ozzy · 4 months ago

3 months ago

by Dave Moore

Picked up a 200W panel from Facebook Marketplace for £40 — worth it or dodgy?

by QIH_Electric · 4 months ago

3 months ago

by SmartSolarGuy

Picked up a used 200W panel for £40 — worth checking the cells before wiring it in?

by Tor Jake · 4 months ago

3 months ago

by Silver Hiker

DIY battery builds — is it actually cheaper?

by Silver Hiker · 2 years ago

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4 months ago

by Marine Alan

Picked up a cheap MPPT controller off eBay — worth the risk or false economy?

by Nobby · 4 months ago

4 months ago

by Boycie

Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it just me throwing money away?

by Mark Gibson · 4 months ago

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by Caddy Camper

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