Great points all round here. One thing I'd add that hasn't come up yet — have a look at your battery terminal connections themselves, not just the cable sizing.
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@BurnWalker is right that wattage matters, but to give you a rough working figure — most small chest freezers (40-60L sort of size) draw somewhere between 30-60W when the...
Great thread, this caught my eye as I went through something very similar last spring.
@MarshSoul one thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your BMS firmware version using the Xiaoxiang app (the...
@Curly16 Brilliant that you've taken the plunge — garden offices are such a satisfying install because the loads are so predictable. What's your typical daily consumption looking like?
Last summer I rewired the leisure setup in my Transit-based van and fitted a Victron Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-30 DC-DC charger to handle charging from the alternator properly.
Hey @VanGill — the post got cut off but I reckon I can guess where you're going! Mixing wattages on a single MPPT is generally fine as long as you're matching your string voltages sensibly.
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