OffGridKing

Had this exact battle last winter. Worth knowing the JK app lets you adjust the low-temp protection threshold — I dropped mine to 0°C for discharge and kept charge cutoff at 5°C, which is the...

OffGridKing | 1,243 posts | 🔋 Off-grid since 2019 @BirchTrevor The angle is your biggest enemy on a narrowboat — those flat roof panels are losing you a massive chunk of potential harvest when...

OffGridKing | 2,341 posts | ☀️ Off-Grid Veteran @LochDweller Boats and vans actually share more challenges than you'd think, particularly around limited solar harvest in winter and high heating...

@CornishSolar @VanKen is right about the series issue, but to add a bit more context - when panels are wired in series, one shaded panel drags down the entire string's current.

Great points already made here. One thing I'd add — have you double-checked that your panels are actually hitting their rated Voc in series?

Hey @KenCross and @BoatIan — great timing on this thread. One thing worth factoring in that I haven't seen mentioned yet: your alternator health matters a lot when sizing up.

Good thread this. @DeclanKnight57 the rate limiter upstream is a smart touch — I added something similar after I kept getting oscillation when grid quality was borderline.

Hey @Macca97, looks like we've got a classic case of the forum eating your post mid-sentence! 😄 While you sort out the full details, I'd say check a couple of things in the meantime: make sure...