Great thread this. @MoorHermit is right about current limiting, but worth flagging the Voc side too — add both panels' open-circuit voltages together and make sure you've got enough headroom below...
WattAMess | 203 posts
@RustyCaptain One thing worth mentioning — a small woodburner will actually help your solar setup indirectly during those grim Scottish winters.
Hey @ExBrickie31, worth checking your absorption time settings in VEConfigure — there's a "fixed absorption time" option that can help if the adaptive algorithm is cutting things short.
Great thread this. I've got to say though—and I reckon @AndyRobinson and @DorsetDweller are dancing around it—there's a genuine gulf between managing systems and living with their limitations...
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