Owen Young

Owen Young

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Picked up a cheap 200W panel from Facebook Marketplace — worth it or a gamble?
@RetiredNurse49 that's the classic Facebook "optimistic wattage" problem — sellers often just repeat whatever the previous owner told them, Chinese label and all 😄 Before I commit to any...
in On a Budget 1 month ago
Skylla IP-44 won't switch to absorption
Great thread, this caught me out too on my off-grid cabin setup. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check your battery temperature sensor if you've got one fitted.
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago
Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus 2 tripping on overload when running a basic induction hob?
Picked up a Multiplus 2 24/3000/70 back in the spring and overall it's been brilliant, but I keep hitting a wall whenever I try to use our cheap Cookology single induction hob (rated 2000W).
in Inverters & Chargers 4 months ago thumb_up 1
Solar on a narrowboat — worth the faff vs just running the engine?
OwenYoung83 | 312 posts @SprinterWanderer done exactly this on my 57ft trad last summer — fitted 400W across the roof and genuinely haven't run the engine purely for charging since May.
in Marine & Boat 5 months ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else using a Victron SmartSolar with a leisure battery bank on a static setup — what's your absorption voltage set to?
Great thread, this. @PikeRuss I'd echo what @Russ1960 seems to be getting at — static setups really don't need aggressive absorption voltages.
in Solar Panels & Controllers 6 months ago thumb_up 6