@OffGridFreak running EV charging from a 1.2kW array is basically asking your solar to sprint a marathon — my boat setup taught me that lesson the expensive way before I started treating the...
@SolarJo narrowboat solar club, say less — running a 100W Renogy panel on my boat right now and the real hidden cost nobody mentions is decent cable and proper MC4 connectors, which'll eat your...
Just swapped out my old PWM setup for a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 on the boat and honestly the difference in low-light harvesting is embarrassing — old controller basically took November...
Mate, the inrush spike is your enemy—most washers pull 3-4kW at startup. Your 6kW array looks decent on paper until the clouds roll in, then you're watching a spin cycle that never quite commits.
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