Great thread @Ken1999 — narrowboat installs are brilliant for this kind of dual-input testing because you've got such predictable engine run times to work with.
One thing worth checking that...
Just finished wiring up my shed system — 400Ah of lithium (16 x 100Ah EVE cells in a 24V arrangement), a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 MPPT, and a Solis 1.5kW pure sine inverter I picked up...
Hey @Jock30, good project! The curved roof is definitely the main headache with narrowboats. A few things worth knowing:
Flexible panels are the obvious answer but honestly their efficiency and...
Chunk85 | 847 posts
@ExJoiner ha, no apology needed for the pun, we've all heard worse on here 😄
Genuinely niche situation but I reckon more people are doing this than admit it.
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