Hey @MarinePhil, one thing worth considering that nobody's mentioned yet — cable sizing. At 24v you're pulling roughly double the current for the same wattage, so you'll need beefier cabling...
Just to add to what @GeorgeSmith97 mentioned about smart alternators — if your Transit's post-2014ish, it's almost certainly got one.
Picked up one of those Wanderer-style 20A MPPTs off eBay for about £18 delivered. Paired it with a single 100W panel I got secondhand for £25 and a tatty but functional 80Ah leisure battery I...
I've been running a small off-grid system at my static caravan in the Brecon Beacons for about 18 months now — 400W of panels, a Victron SmartSolar 100/30, and a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery from...
Just to add to what @ForestLover is saying — worth checking your Daly's low-temp charge cutoff setting in the PC software if you haven't already.
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@WhatsAFuse4 Great timing actually, wind and solar complement each other brilliantly in Scotland - you're often getting your best wind on those grey overcast days when the panels...
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Something worth factoring in that hasn't been mentioned yet — your inverter/charger options open up considerably at 24V, especially if you're eyeing...
Great thread, @LazyWarden. One thing worth looking into if you haven't already is setting up Node-RED on a Raspberry Pi alongside your Cerbo — it can pull data via MQTT and lets you build custom...
Just finished putting up a 4x3m larch-clad cabin on our smallholding in mid-Wales and I'm at the stage of sorting the heating.
Finally got my 6x6m timber cabin wired up last weekend and I'm trying to work out whether my setup is going to cut it through winter.
Really useful thread this. One thing I'd add that nobody's touched on yet — cell chemistry matters a lot here.
Good shout from @DodgyRoamer — worth adding that the recovery process can be a bit slow if your cells have drifted significantly.
