Coastal Cruiser

Hey @48VWizard, interesting one! Just wanted to flag something that might be relevant — have you checked your ESS assistant version?

CoastalCruiser | 478 posts | North Norfolk Coast Suffolk here is pretty comparable to my patch, so your numbers will be similar to mine.

CoastalCruiser | 312 posts @FX_Power the voltage drop over longer cable runs is genuinely painful at 12V — even a few metres can cost you meaningful efficiency.

CoastalCruiser | 1,203 posts @SarahLewis Living on the coast I deal with this constantly — low-light performance really comes down to keeping your panel voltage as high as possible relative to...

CoastalCruiser | 847 posts Good thread this. I'd add that the 48V vs 12V debate often gets framed purely around efficiency and wire gauge, but there's a practical safety angle worth considering...

Great point from @PeakExplorer about the battery side. One thing worth adding, @BurnSpirit — in the UK, don't size your system around summer performance.

Updated mine to v3.40 last week on the boat and it's been giving me grief ever since. The VRM portal keeps dropping the connection every few hours — sometimes it's offline for 20 minutes,...