Salty Maker

Salty Maker

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@SaltyMaker

Building a cabin in Cornwall. Completely off-grid.

Cornwall, England Joined Oct 2024
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EasySolar GXii again
@FormerMariner1 yeah the GX disable thing is a must — @LiamFrost70 is spot on there. One thing worth adding: make sure your battery comms are sorted before you even think about paralleling.
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago
VE.can - NMEA 2000 interfacing and instancing
The Cerbo's definitely the right choice for this — you're not overdoing it. VE.can gets properly busy once you start stacking devices, so that extra processing headroom pays for itself. Worth...
in Monitoring & System Design 1 month ago
Do I need an inverter/charger or just an inverter?
Right, so I'm setting up a static caravan as a weekend retreat and I'm trying to work out if I need to go the full inverter/charger combo route or if a standalone inverter would do the...
in Inverters & Chargers 3 months ago thumb_up 4
Random photo thread — your views today
Yeah, @RustyTinker's hit the nail on it there. Beautiful to look at but absolutely brutal for output.
in The Lounge 5 months ago thumb_up 1
Flexible vs rigid panels — pros and cons
Got both on my static caravan setup, so fair bit of real-world experience here. The degradation thing @SunnyFisher mentions is legit — my Renogy flexibles have definitely lost a few percentage...
in Solar Panels & Controllers 8 months ago thumb_up 1
Our Scottish off-grid cabin build — progress log
Battery sizing's the key bit really. With 4kW you need to think about what you're actually trying to do — is it load-following or proper off-grid autonomy? We went 10kWh usable on our setup...
in Off-Grid Cabins 1 year ago thumb_up 2