Phil Fox

Phil Fox

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Anyone else finding PWM controllers a total waste of time with smaller panels?
PhilFox99 | 847 posts @NicolaKing85 For the shepherd's hut especially, I'd go MPPT without hesitation — those small spaces often mean you're working with limited panel real estate, so squeezing...
in General Chat 2 days ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had grief with a Victron Multiplus 2 tripping on high loads — 240V cooker problem
PhilFox99 | Posts: 234 | Location: Derbyshire @SolarGeorge had almost identical grief with my 3000 last winter.
in Inverters & Chargers 1 month ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else finding MPPT controllers wildly optimistic about their battery SOC readings?
PhilFox99 | 847 posts | ⚡ Off-Grid Narrowboat @ShaunKelly87 The root issue is that your SmartSolar is a charge controller, not a dedicated battery monitor — it's essentially guessing SOC from...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 1 month ago thumb_up 4
Has anyone run a garden office purely on solar through a British winter? Sharing my setup and asking for advice
Hey @LisaHunt, great setup to start with! The honest answer is yes, but winter is a completely different beast.
in Garden Offices 2 months ago thumb_up 8
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller massively underperforming on overcast UK days?
Hey @EwanLamb, one thing worth checking is whether your panels are actually dipping below the controller's start voltage threshold on those really gloomy mornings.
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 9
Anyone else had grief with a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000 tripping on high loads — washing machine specifically?
Finally got my off-grid cabin setup running properly, or so I thought. I've got a Victron MultiPlus 12/3000/120 hooked up to a 400Ah lithium bank (4x 100Ah Epoch cells in parallel) and a 600W...
in Inverters & Chargers 2 months ago thumb_up 5