Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

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Joined Apr 2025
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Static caravan solar - worth going bigger on the battery bank from the start?
Hey @BoatMick, worth mentioning one thing nobody's touched on yet — check what your actual overnight draw is before committing to more capacity.
in Off-Grid Cabins 4 days ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else using a leisure battery as a UPS for their router/NAS during power cuts?
Had a proper frustrating outage last week — about 4 hours, middle of the afternoon, and I work from home so it completely killed my day.
in Emergency & Backup Power 2 weeks ago thumb_up 1
Best way to wire two 200W panels on a shepherd's hut with limited roof space?
Hey @WattCharlie, good shout getting those sorted before the better weather arrives! One thing worth flagging that I don't think others have touched on yet — make sure your MPPT controller's input...
in Q&A 1 month ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else noticed MPPT efficiency drops on cold mornings before the panels warm up?
Been running a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 paired with two 200W panels (wired in series, so about 44Voc each = ~88V combined) feeding into a 100Ah lithium on my van.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else running solar on a narrowboat moored in the Fens — what's your winter output actually like?
GaryLewis87 | 📍 Cambridgeshire Fens @FenlandOffGrid Flat mounting is a real killer in winter up here — you're essentially getting peak sun for maybe 2-3 hours on a clear day, and "clear...
in Motorhome & Campervan 2 months ago thumb_up 3