Wonky Drifter

WonkyDrifter | Posts: 847 | Location: Brecon Beacons @SolarJunkie I've actually got one of these running a small workshop setup for about eight months now, so can offer a real-world take rather...

Great thread @ExSquaddie49. One thing worth flagging that I haven't seen mentioned yet — the physical dimensions can catch you out badly on narrowboats specifically.

WonkyDrifter | 847 posts | ⚡ Solar Tinkerer Nice one @WildMechanic! Done something similar for my shed setup last year.

WonkyDrifter | 1,203 posts | ☀️ Off-Grid Convert Something worth checking @AngliaSolar - in patchy conditions your MPPT is constantly re-scanning for the true maximum power point as irradiance...

Great point from @LizWalker about synchronisation. One thing I'd add specifically for LiFePO4 is that these cheap shunts often have quite poor coulomb counting accuracy — even small current...

@PanelDai worth mentioning that the SmartShunt is actually doing you a favour here even without direct inverter comms — since everything flows through it, the Cerbo is seeing your inverter's load,...

Yeah, this decision kept me up at night too when I was starting out! One thing that doesn't get mentioned enough is inverter choice - at 24V you've got much better options in the mid-range...

Cheers @CotswoldNomad for nailing down that cert number — saves a lot of digging around on the ENA portal!

Noticed something odd yesterday while wiring up my new setup. My Victron SmartSolar 100/30 is reporting the battery voltage as 12.6V on the VictronConnect app, but my Fluke multimeter reading...