24V_Geek

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Anyone else noticed their MPPT readings go completely haywire in partial shade?
Running a 400W array (2x200W panels in series) on a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 into a 100Ah lithium, and I've been scratching my head at some odd behaviour lately.
in General Chat 3 weeks ago
Anyone else running a cheap PWM controller with decent results, or am I wasting my time?
Reply by 24V_Geek: @DaleBen Eight months is a decent run, fair play! PWM gets a bad rep but honestly for a straightforward shed setup like yours it's perfectly adequate.
in On a Budget 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Sizing a battery bank for a garden office — did I massively overkill it?
So I've just finished wiring up my 10m² garden office and I'm second-guessing the battery side of things.
in Garden Offices 1 month ago thumb_up 2
Anyone else keep a "OH NO" battery box ready for proper grid outages?
24V_Geek | 1,203 posts | Cambridgeshire @DazHenderson77 Nice one Daz, the Fogstar cells are solid for exactly this kind of duty.
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Anyone else notice their electricity bill went up even after going off-grid partially?
@StuCampbell is right that it's well-documented, but honestly lived experience hits different. When I first got the 24V system dialled in on the garden office I noticed the same thing — suddenly I...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 3