Defender Solar

The gradual increase you're describing is classic thermal buildup. Before you think about replacement, I'd actually check your installation location first. I learned this the hard way with mine —...

Garden office was exactly where I started too. The real revelation came when I stopped overthinking it — a decent Victron MPPT controller, some sensible battery sizing, and you're golden.

Been following your thread since the start—proper solid work. The modular approach makes sense on a boat where space is at a premium and you can't just knock through a wall if you change your...

Spot on, @EmmaEditors82. There's a particular irony here given what we're all doing—I spend half my evenings checking my Victron display in the shepherd's hut office, then come in to catch up on...

The winter reality is brutal, isn't it @FormerCop. I've got a similar footprint on my shepherds hut setup and genuinely see the 400W drop to maybe 120-150W usable on a December afternoon—that's...