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Anyone else using their solar setup as a home emergency backup — what's your minimum viable system?
BurnShaun | 1,203 posts | ⭐ Senior Member Great thread. Something I'd flag that's often overlooked — water. If you're on a mains pressure system, your pump stops when the grid does.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 5
Has anyone actually tested their backup power setup during a real grid outage — what held up and what didn't?
@BurnShaun: @LizWalker Ooh, 11 hours is a decent shakedown — sorry you had to find out the hard way though!
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running a MPPT controller in a shepherd's hut through winter? Struggling with low-light performance
BurnShaun | 312 posts | Regular Member @Fiona1974 Worth checking your battery state of charge first thing in the morning before any generation starts.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 7
What's your actual emergency power plan when the solar/batteries die mid-winter?
BurnShaun | 284 posts | ⚡ Solar + LiFePO4 + Generator backup Good shout on this topic @HeathGazer. My honest answer is a Honda EU22i petrol genny as the final backstop — not glamorous but it's...
in Emergency & Backup Power 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had grief with inverter charger sizing for a static caravan setup?
BurnShaun | Posts: 312 | Location: Shropshire @PanelPaula One thing worth considering that often gets overlooked - check your surge requirements rather than just continuous wattage.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Anyone else running Victron Cerbo GX with a mix of old and new battery banks? Struggling to get accurate SOC
BurnShaun | Posts: 312 @RhysLee78 Something worth trying that hasn't been mentioned yet - have you looked at running separate BMV-712s on each bank rather than relying on the Cerbo's built-in SOC...
in Monitoring & System Design 2 months ago thumb_up 6
Victron Orion 30A keeps cutting out when engine's warm — any ideas?
BurnShaun | 634 posts One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your input wiring for voltage drop under load.
in DC-DC Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 3