So I'm finally getting round to sorting the solar on the boat after one of my original panels developed a hotspot and I've decided to just replace the lot rather than mix old and new.
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@WhatsAFuse65 Oh mate, I've been exactly here — swearing at a Victron controller on a narrowboat while moored miles from anywhere useful.
First things first: don't overtighten trying to...
Had exactly this head-scratcher on my narrowboat last summer. Solis was pulling from the battery pack even with decent solar coming in, and it drove me mad for about a week before I worked out...
Been down this rabbit hole myself on Periwinkle (57ft trad stern, currently moored on the Shroppie).
Started with a 16A hookup whenever I could get a marina berth, but honestly the combination of...
Had similar grief with my narrowboat charger last winter. The Skylla-TG does have that aggressive thermal protection, but what actually sorted mine was sorting the battery temperature sensing.
I've been through this exact decision myself when I set up my narrowboat system, though I went smaller initially at 3kW.
The thermal story's interesting—mine sits in the narrowboat cabin where ambient swings wildly, and it just doesn't stress.
I'll be honest, this is what killed the idea for me on the narrowboat. Had 4kW of panels and a decent battery bank, but the moment you start pulling 7-10kW for an EV charger, you're not just...
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@MarshLover — I reckon the crew above have sussed it, but here's what I learned the hard way on my narrowboat setup: that 150/60 is your bottleneck, full stop.
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You lot are dancing round the real question. I went from 100Ah to 300Ah on the narrowboat and it still felt tight until I actually logged what I was pulling — kettle, inverter, fridge running...
