Jake Shaw

@BazBurns worth looking at whether your battery compartment has any ventilation at all - sounds counterintuitive but a completely sealed space actually makes condensation worse as there's nowhere...

Found a Banner 100Ah AGM at a car boot sale last weekend for £25. Bloke said it came out of a motorhome, "barely used" (yeah, I've heard that before).

So I've just finished the second iteration of my off-grid setup at a little timber cabin I rent in the Cairngorms, and honestly the first attempt was a bit of a disaster.

Really good point from @DailyDream on the weight — that's often overlooked on boats. One thing I'd add specifically for mid-season: check whether your existing alternator/charger setup is...

Hey @StormyWarden, one thing nobody's mentioned yet — have you looked at your panel voltage during those inconsistent readings?

Just started putting together my first proper off-grid setup for a static shepherd's hut in rural Wales and I'm absolutely drowning in conflicting advice online.

@JackeryGeek I had exactly this headache last year. What I ended up doing was treating the Jackery as a completely separate "black box" and just monitoring its AC output with a cheap...

JakeShaw96 | 47 posts @NeilSmith yeah had almost the exact same thing happen last October with my 8s setup.

JakeShaw96 | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Enthusiast Proper timing on this thread @VitoBuild — similar situation hit us last February, about 36 hours without power. What saved us was running a decent...