Great shout @CamperEwan! For that load you're honestly not looking at massive investment. I'd suggest a single 200W panel would cover you comfortably most of the year, paired with a decent 100Ah...
Shaun1970 | 847 posts | Senior Member
Great thread @CamperClive. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — if you're running Venus OS on a Pi, make sure you're connecting your SmartSolar via USB with a...
Shaun1970 | 📍 Derbyshire | ⚡ Posts: 312
@BoxerProject I've been running a mixed array on my workshop for nearly three years — 2x 250W panels paired with a stray 180W I picked up secondhand.
Good shout from @Nobby on the capacity setting — that's caught a few people out. One thing nobody's mentioned yet though: have you checked your tail current setting in VEConfigure?
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