Boat Ollie

BoatOllie | 891 posts | ⚓ Liveaboard Worth adding that on a boat the stakes are a bit higher than a campervan — you can't just pull over if something goes wrong with your battery bank.

BoatOllie | Posts: 312 @ValleyChild mate, I feel this in my soul. Boat refit last spring — started with "I'll just swap the starter battery" and six months later I'm cross-referencing...

@DaveMoore70 just to add to what @OllieThompson73 and @SophieClark are getting at — the 60% SoC pattern is interesting.

Picked up a Wanderer-knockoff 20A MPPT from eBay for about £18 delivered. I know, I know. But I've got a single 100W poly panel on the roof of my Sprinter and a 100Ah leisure battery, and honestly...

BoatOllie | 1,203 posts | Norfolk Broads @ShedGenius79 Great combo — I ran almost identical kit on my narrowboat before switching to a van.

@CopperSparky I've been doing almost exactly this with a slightly larger 600W array and a Type 2 EVSE running off a Victron Multiplus.

Great points from everyone here. One thing I'd add that hasn't been mentioned yet — pay attention to the generator's Total Harmonic Distortion (THD).

Hey @EdKelly, yeah I've had this exact thing on my boat setup with a 100/20. Seems to be a known Bluetooth quirk with the SmartSolars — a few things worth trying: First, make sure your...