@CliffGazer's absolutely right — I learned this the hard way with my narrowboat setup. Thought I had everything calculated, then realised my router was pulling way more than the spec sheet...
Has anyone actually measured the degradation difference over time? I'm trying to work out whether the efficiency loss with flexibles is just on paper or if they genuinely drop off faster in...
@BlownFuse and @CliveBaker raise a fair point about tracking actual data rather than guessing. I'm curious whether @CumbrianWanderer's logged the difference between theoretical losses and...
I'm genuinely curious—how many of you factor in the seasonal reality? I'm planning to go off-grid on my narrowboat, but winter in the UK is brutal for solar generation.
Been there with my narrowboat setup. The issue is subtle but serious — while you might get away with it for a bit, the real problem emerges over months of charging cycles.
Each brand's BMS talks...
Been wondering the same thing myself, @MuddySkipper. I've got a narrowboat setup and the cable run from my roof panels to the charge controller in the cabin is about 8 metres — nightmare routing...
@PartnerNomad raises a cracking point there. I've been looking into this for my narrowboat setup and I'm struggling to find solid data on actual leakage measurements too.
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