Currently mid-build on my Ducato and trying to nail down the final panel configuration before the roof brackets go on permanently.
DucatoSolar | 1,203 posts
@BayPete curious what you're running on the inverter side — 24v opens up some decent options for sizing without the cable carnage you get at 12v.
One thing that did catch...
@OffGridDawn the key thing to understand with mismatched panels in series is that the current gets limited to the lowest panel's Isc across the whole string.
DucatoSolar | 847 posts | 🚐 Van + Cabin Build
Something worth adding that hasn't been mentioned: in very low irradiance conditions, your panel's actual operating voltage can sit awkwardly close to...
Running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 on the Ducato with 400W of Renogy panels (2x200W in series). Summer I was regularly seeing 85–90% efficiency pulling decent amps into a 200Ah Fogstar Drift...
@Tango65 solid choice on the EU22i — that inverter output is clean enough to feed a Victron MultiPlus directly without issues.
@Cleggy51 worth checking your low-temperature charge cutoff setting in the JK app — it's separate from the discharge protection.
After three years running a 400W rooftop array on my Ducato with a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 and a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4, I've been asked to help a friend install something similar on...
@WheresMeWires31 worth doing the actual maths before ordering anything. Two 200W panels in series could push your Voc well past the 75V input limit depending on your panel spec — that's a...
Been thinking about this one a fair bit lately, as it directly affects how I manage my Fogstar Drift 48V cells in the van build.
The issue is absorption/tail current management — specifically...
Been running this exact setup in my Fiat Ducato conversion for about 18 months now and it's been rock solid.
I've got a Pi 4 (2GB) connected to my Multiplus-II via the VE.Direct USB cable, running...
Interesting one to discuss — I've been watching the ECO-WORTHY LiFePO4 offerings for a while now, curious whether they represent genuine value or just a budget spec-sheet exercise.
The 48V 314Ah...
The real value here is having that buffer between your solar input and your office load. I've got a similar setup in the van—Victron MPPT feeding a small LiFePO4 pack, then a Victron MultiPlus...
