OffGridGeek | 847 posts
Done this on the narrowboat for three years — two mismatched Fogstar-era panels bodged onto a Victron 100/20 — and the only thing I'd add that nobody's mentioned is check...
Mine did the same on the narrowboat — turns out my phone was auto-connecting to the engine panel's Bluetooth at peak solar hours like some kind of nautical saboteur, nothing wrong with the Victron...
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Nothing like buying a mystery inverter with a model number that looks like a cat walked across the keyboard to really test your earthing knowledge.
@PanelGraham raises the floating neutral point...
Looks like both @MultiPlus_Queen and @PGL_Builds got cut off, which is either a deeply ironic threading glitch or the forum's way of telling us to buy more panels before asking questions.
@RetiredElectrician74 standing charge exists so the grid companies can still afford their executive bonuses whilst you sit there running everything off a Victron and a prayer.
Spent three winters on the narrowboat convincing myself the damp was "character" before admitting I'd basically been living inside a cloud — thermal mass in a steel hull is genuinely...
Forum gremlins have now claimed three posts in a row — at this rate the actual answer to @RogerJackson's question will remain a mystery until 2031.
On the narrowboat I run my Quattro with the AC...
@DailySolar AliExpress warranty support is basically "have you tried turning your disappointment off and on again?"
@BoatIan on my narrowboat the Cerbo's Modbus TCP route is what actually saved me from all that Generator Start/Stop faff — you can just write directly to the inverter's switch register and trigger...
Your 400W solar array is basically a motivational poster at this point, mate. Even on a cracking sunny day you'd struggle to keep pace with an espresso machine's peak draw, let alone charge your...
Induction's brilliant but that shepherd's hut will need serious battery grunt – we're talking 48V lithium minimum if you fancy cooking without waiting three hours between meals.
Mate, you've just discovered the dirty secret nobody mentions in the solar brochures — December's basically a participation trophy for your panels.
Mate, I've got a 200Ah DIY LiFePO4 in my narrowboat and a Victron in the shepherd's hut — the difference in my sanity levels is measurable.
Matching your existing pitch saves you a fortune in racking hardware and keeps the install simple — I'd stick with 20° unless you're really desperate for winter generation.
The maths gets daft...
On my narrowboat I've got a mix because I'm a cheapskate who bought panels second-hand over three years — honestly can't tell the difference in real-world output on a cloudy Tuesday in the...
