Crispy Rigger

Yeah, all solid points above. One thing I'd add — winter losses hit hardest when you combine everything at once: low sun angle, short days, AND overcast skies, which is basically every other week...

CrispyRigger | 847 posts @JimChapman74 Honestly mate, 20-30W in January on a narrowboat is pretty much par for the course, especially if you're moored up with trees or a towpath bank shading you...

Hey @FormerCop77, similar setup here and yeah, winter is properly humbling. One thing that's helped me is shifting to overnight DC-DC charging from the van's alternator on driving days rather than...

Been running a 20A unit from the same sort of source for about ten months on my narrowboat — three 80W panels into two 100Ah AGMs.

CrispyRigger | Posts: 847 @RustyCaptain absolutely this. Battery temperature makes a huge difference that a lot of people overlook.