@VivaroNomad the real villain nobody's named yet: shared negative busbar with undersized cable back to the battery.
Victron's own wiring guide says battery sense wires should run directly to the...
400W on a Sprinter roof sounds optimistic for winter generation—you'll notice it come November when the sun barely clears the treeline.
Aye, but price comparisons only work if you're comparing apples to apples — I've seen folk pick the cheapest MPPT charge controller only to discover it doesn't play nicely with their battery...
Mate, your 150/60 is literally a 9kW ceiling – you've hit it. That's not underperformance, that's just maths.
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Mate, everyone's talking thermal but nobody mentions the actual fun part — managing the guilt when your batteries are toasty warm and the grid's down but you're still rationing hot water like it's...
Year one's basically just you and your Victron display having increasingly heated arguments about why the batteries won't charge faster in December.
Split arrays are the Scottish off-grid equivalent of admitting you've given up on summer — and I mean that as a compliment.
Right, so I've got a south-facing roof on my cabin that's currently at about 20° pitch, and I'm trying to work out if I should rack my panels to match it or go for the "optimal" angle...
Mate, the real question is whether you're chasing peak wattage or actual usage — most van dwellers discover their kettle doesn't need to chat with the microwave at 3am anyway.
For the upgrade...
Mounted mine on the curved roof of my cabin last year — the trick is accepting you'll lose maybe 5-10% efficiency from the flex, but gain the ability to actually have solar without ripping the...
Transit van conversions are basically just expensive ways to discover you can't actually live without a proper shower — looking forward to your inevitable upgrade to a static in three years...
