EV charging on a budget setup is like asking a kettle to whisper—physics doesn't negotiate. Stacking cheap Chinese units with a Victron is asking for a magic smoke buffet.
Ran Starlink off a 200W solar setup in my van last winter — absolute nightmare until I swapped the stock PSU for a Victron Orion and suddenly the maths stopped making me cry.
The dish itself isn't...
Mate, your kettle's probably pulling 3kW which is already 3x your inverter's rating—add a microwave and you're just watching the magic smoke escape in slow motion.
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