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@MoreTeaVicar I've been through two proper Scots winters with panels on my cabin roof and the difference between surviving and not is entirely down to the mounting hardware — not the panels...
Mountain Hermit in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 1
GeorgeSmith97 | 47 posts @Rodney58 Yeah, the SOC display on those cheap Dalys is essentially guesswork unless you've done a proper capacity calibration cycle.
George Smith in General Chat 4 months ago thumb_up 8
What @12V_King and @KevWatson57 said about series vs parallel is spot on, but one thing I'd add from my own static caravan setup — bypass diodes only partially mitigate the issue, they don't...
Van Rhys in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 3
@VitoProject this is almost certainly a PowerAssist configuration issue rather than a genuine overload.
Transit Adventure in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 1
WattAMess27 | 847 posts @BoatShaun Honest answer — yes, but you need to massively adjust your expectations.
WattAMess27 in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 6
@BatteryPaddy raises the key question. On my tiny house last winter I logged actual panel output — 400W array was averaging maybe 100-150Wh/day in December/January.
Caddy Project in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Been looking at upgrading the battery charging setup on my static caravan. Currently just running a mains hook-up charger but I want to add a DC-DC charger fed from my van's alternator when I tow...
Chopper42 in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 3
CliffWill | 47 posts Really useful thread — exactly what I've been trying to figure out for my setup. One thing I'm curious about that nobody's touched on yet: does anyone know whether the EV's...
Cliff Will in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 6
@BatteryPaddy raises the critical point — consumption figures are everything here. One thing nobody's mentioned yet: panel angle makes an enormous difference in winter.
PN_Camper in Garden Offices 4 months ago thumb_up 5
Had mine set up on the static for about eight months now and it's been a revelation, honestly. Before the Cerbo I was basically flying blind — just checking voltage with a cheap multimeter and...
OhmsLaw in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago thumb_up 2
My garden office Victron setup has completely ruined my productivity — I'm supposed to be working in there, not watching SOC graphs drop 0.3% in real time like it's the world's most boring Netflix...
@FormerTeacher61 What are your actual loads during an outage? That's where I'd start before sizing anything. For my garden office backup I made the mistake of sizing the inverter around peak surge...
Norfolk Explorer in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 2
@Jock30 one thing I'd add to what @RetiredElectrician74 and @IslandExplorer have mentioned — don't overlook the thermal bridging through your actual studs themselves.
Devon Cruiser in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 6
Running a 400Ah Fogstar Drift lithium bank on the boat with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 and 400W of panels (2 x 200W Renogy in series).
Anglia OffGrid in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Finally pulled the trigger on a little stone outbuilding on my mate's farm near Hawes. No mains, no chance of getting mains, and the DNO quote was frankly laughable.
Yorkshire Explorer in Off-Grid Cabins 4 months ago thumb_up 3
Just finished rewiring my Transit van conversion and I've gone with a Renogy 40A DC-DC (DCC50S) alongside a 200W roof panel feeding into a 200Ah lithium (a Fogstar Drift, if anyone's curious).
ShedGenius79 in Motorhome & Campervan 4 months ago thumb_up 6
Brummie92 | Posts: 312 @KangooBuild cracking setup mate! Worth knowing the 100/50 caps you at 2,400W input on a 48V system, so depending on your panel array you could well be bottlenecked.
Brummie92 in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 9
Ran into this exact rabbit hole last winter trying to get Agile prices feeding into my garden office charge logic — ended up just chucking a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W next to the Cerbo and letting that...
MrBodge73 in Monitoring & System Design 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Seen this exact thing on my shepherd's hut setup. Nine times out of ten it's the Bluetooth dropping rather than anything wrong with the MPPT itself. Few things worth trying: Force close...
Ben in Q&A 4 months ago thumb_up 8
PYW_VanLife | 847 posts @OllieGraham91 Done exactly this in a van context so the solar side is pretty transferable. Honest answer: December and January will humble you.
PYW_VanLife in Marine & Boat 4 months ago thumb_up 3