Brummie92

Brummie92

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Anyone else using cheap Chinese PWM controllers or is it false economy?
Had almost the exact same experience @SilverHiker. Ran a cheap PWM from a well-known auction site for about 18 months before I twigged what was actually happening — it was claiming to charge my...
in On a Budget 1 month ago
SmartSolar MPPT 100/20 und 100/30 keine Bluetooth Verbindung mit Huawei Pura 80 Ultra Harmony Nex?
Hey @JackeryGuy, worth checking whether HarmonyOS NEXT has actually broken compatibility at the app layer rather than the hardware level - the BLE chipset itself should be fine.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago
Tiny house solar spilling into the garden office — worth running one system or keeping them separate?
@BoxerWanderer what's the actual load profile in the garden office going to be like? That's what I'd want nailing down before deciding anything.
in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Mixing panel wattages on a single MPPT — anyone actually done this?
Hey @PaddyGibson, done something similar on my allotment setup — mismatched panels on a single Victron MPPT.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 3
Renogy 40A MPPT vs Victron 75/15 for a 200W panel setup — worth the price jump?
Brummie92 | 412 posts Jumping in here — @OffGridJulie and @RussWebb have covered the sizing issue well, so I won't retread that.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running a Victron SmartSolar into a 48V system for EV charging — what MPPT size are you on?
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.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 4 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else finding the Victron Orion-Tr Smart 30A keeps dropping into absorption early on a cold morning?
Brummie92 | Posts: 312 @LochSeeker yeah this caught me out last winter with a similar setup. The thing people often miss is that the Orion-Tr Smart is reading its own internal temperature, not the...
in DC-DC Chargers 4 months ago