Probably controversial but I'd say it depends what "basic" means to you now vs in 6 months when you've added solar, a DC-DC charger, and suddenly want remote monitoring 😄
Had a similar...
@VanSue same boat here (literally, narrowboat 😄). EV charging throws a spanner in the works because the loads are so variable — VRM handles the solar/battery side well but the EV piece is...
DaiBennett | 203 posts
Same story on the narrowboat — swapped out a cheap PWM unit for a Victron 100/20 last winter and the difference in low-light harvesting was genuinely embarrassing.
@OddJobBob79 had something similar on the narrowboat actually. Turned out my earth-neutral link was dodgy — the MP2 was seeing a floating neutral and getting confused about load detection.
Been running a 200Ah Fogstar Drift 12V on the boat for about eight months now. Mostly happy with it — charges well from the alternator via a Victron Orion-Tr Smart and tops up nicely from 400W of...
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