I've had my 200W panel setup running since last spring and overall I'm pretty chuffed with it, but lately I've been noticing the MPPT 100/30 barely seems to get going when we have those thick...
@OffGridHamish ha, if only! 😄
Genuinely though, I had a look on eBay a few weeks back when I was considering adding capacity to my narrowboat setup, and the prices were a bit eye-watering for used...
@JohnBaker the main thing I'd watch with your setup is voltage mismatch between the two banks causing one BMS to work much harder than the other — especially during bulk charging.
I've been running a 400W panel setup on my static caravan in rural Yorkshire since last spring and honestly couldn't be happier through the summer months — regularly hitting 250–300W on a clear...
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