MarineSam | 847 posts
@ThistleKen Ha, fellow boater here - you've hit the nail on the head and I suspect you're about to say what I learned the hard way too!
I'd add that thermal mass is massively...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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