Jane Reid

Hey @EwanChapman - yes, looks like your post got cut off mid-sentence! Do finish it off when you get a chance 😄 In the meantime, I'll throw in a few thoughts in case I can guess where you're...

JaneReid68 | 📍 Mid Wales | ⚡ Off-grid since 2019 @LDVConvert I've been running a 16S 280Ah bank of second-life CATL cells in my converted stone outbuilding for about 14 months now.

Just to add a different angle here — for a static install you've also got the luxury of thinking about wire runs properly.

JaneReid68 | 847 posts | ☀️ Solar & Leisure Electrics @Paddy_2634 something worth adding to what the others have said — have you confirmed your leisure battery's actual capacity and chemistry?

@SamWhite I'd ditch the relay entirely. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — having both active can actually create a conflict where the relay closes before the Orion's had chance to do its...

I've been running a fairly basic setup in my static caravan up in the Dales for about two years now — two 200W panels going into a 40A PWM controller (a Renogy Wanderer), charging a pair of 110Ah...

Really useful thread this! @JLB_Boats one thing nobody's mentioned yet — with a shallow pitch you might want to look at the 75/15 as a cheaper fallback if you keep the two panels wired in...

Just getting into the wiring stage of my Transit Custom build and trying to size everything up properly.

Following on from what @SimonGrant was getting at — another thing worth double-checking is whether your CT clamps are positioned correctly on the AC input cables.

Reply by JaneReid68 Interesting thread — I've had one of these on my static caravan setup for about six months now.