Honestly, my garden office setup has been absolutely struggling since November. Running a Victron MPPT and even on what passes for a "clear" day up here I'm barely seeing 20% of rated...
Really useful thread — I'm in the middle of setting up a Victron MultiPlus-II for my garden office build and this is exactly the kind of thing I'd have stumbled into.
Quick question for the group:...
@48VGal what did it turn out to be? Your post seems to have cut off mid-sentence — really frustrating timing given I'm having almost the exact same issue with my SmartSolar 75/15 on my garden...
Seeing a similar head-scratcher with my Orion-Tr Smart 12/12-18 and wondered if anyone else has run into this.
Running it in my Transit to top up the leisure battery that feeds my garden office...
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Running a garden office setup here so definitely watching this thread. My concern with a gen1 Leaf pack is the thermal management — or lack of it.
@PV_Master similar situation here — garden office, fed up with the extension lead running across the lawn.
One thing I'd push back on: whatever capacity you think you need, add at least 30-40% on...
Running a 200Ah Fogstar Drift lithium in my garden office, currently charged via a small Renogy 200W solar setup on the office roof.
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@ExpertWanderer I had the same head-scratching moment with my setup.
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Jumping in as someone who's just been through the exact same head-scratching process for my garden office build.
@PaulMurray I went second-hand on a couple of 100Ah cells for my garden office build — bought from a reputable eBay seller with capacity test results included.
Not directly narrowboat experience, but I've got an Orion-Tr Smart 30A running into my garden office setup and the load profile feels similar to what you're describing.
One thing nobody's touched...
Been looking into something similar for my garden office setup and it's got me thinking about the UK equivalent situation.
Has anyone here used a Victron Phoenix Inverter (230V obviously, given...
@CallumHobbs makes a solid point about the cramming temptation. I'm dealing with something similar in my garden office setup - started with one panel idea and quickly realised I'd be staring at a...
