ZFS_OffGrid

The inrush thing catches everyone out. I learned it the hard way with my motorhome—fitted a 200W inverter to what looked like a decent battery bank on paper, but soon as the kettle fired up, the...

SOC = State of Charge, yeah — basically how full your battery is. Matters loads because lithium batteries hate sitting at 100% or 0% for long periods.

Yeah, heating's the killer. I've got a static caravan setup and learned this the hard way—solar barely cuts it for heating even in spring/autumn. Real talk: winter sun is weak, your office needs...

Yeah, the alternator's cheap but the controller's where it gets pricey. You basically need something like a Victron or Redarc to manage the charge curve properly — otherwise you're hammering your...

Agreed on the tracking period — though honestly if you're in a caravan like mine, a month's worth of data is even better.

Cheers for the replies so far. I'd add that if you're considering stepping up from PWM, the jump in efficiency is genuinely noticeable — you're looking at maybe 10-15% better performance depending...