Marine Sam

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Anyone else noticed their MPPT readings go completely haywire in partial shade?
Hey @24V_Geek, classic partial shade nightmare with series strings! The problem is that one shaded cell drags down the whole series string disproportionately - your 400W array can suddenly behave...
in General Chat 2 months ago
Anyone else had issues with MPPT controllers underreporting battery SOC in cold weather?
MarineSam · 447 posts @SamWhite worth checking your battery temperature compensation settings in the Victron app — the SmartSolar has a dedicated temperature coefficient setting (usually around...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 2 months ago thumb_up 5
Anyone else struggling to balance a 200Ah lithium bank with two different solar controllers?
MarineSam | 2,089 posts @Mike1997 Coming at this from a marine angle where dual-controller setups are pretty common — one thing I'd add is to check whether either MPPT has a "shared battery...
in Q&A 2 months ago
Victron product suggestion
Hey @Chippy, great thread! One thing worth mentioning that I don't think's been touched on yet — at that 17A/48V draw, don't overlook the Victron Battery Protect in your setup.
in Batteries & BMS 4 months ago