Recent content by chrisblessing

He/she has no numbers and is stating an opinion. I'm certainly not confining myself to short trips or charging only at home, and I'm saving a bundle.

I think I bought the last one. Received it yesterday. I'm testing it today with a small Lithium DIY pack.

I have the same unit as you, in my garage which has a 1 KW solar array and a DIY 280Ah LiFePo4 in a crate. Three years running and never a hiccup. Shoot, I even have some LED lights connected to the Load terminals, also never an issue.

I built a "milk crate" system (12v 280Ah) and it's brilliant, based on your video. Perhaps a newer video, with a parts list and detailed schematic would be useful. Mine currently powers my garage lights, ebike and power tool charging, and fan. I put a 4 wheel dolly under the crate and a leash to...

Bagged, triple-washed, ready-to-eat-salad.

You might consider having a solar charge controller on the auxilliary panel, and run straight to the battery. That's what I have. The battery can handle both sources, as its BMS will manage the battery state.

Your camper sounds like a 13' Scamp. I have a simliar setup as you, although with a 120Ah DIY battery. When I need to supplement my rooftop solar I always have on hand a portable panel which doubles my capacity. This could very well work for you as well.

Three years ago I mounted one of two flexible 175 watt Eco-Worthy panels to my little Scamp camper. After 2 years either in use or sitting in my driveway, output, which never met it's rating, fell to half. I contemplated removing the first and adding the second, but decided instead to mount a...

I would certainly endorse the addition of a "Solar Appliances" and 12/24v appliances. Given that the title of the forum is "DIY Solar Power Forum" I'm not enthusiastic about "other renewable..." I find it time consuming enough just to deal with the former.

After living for the past 12 years in southeast Asia, I know only mini-splits. Every single condominium, house, shop or store has been using them forever. Only malls and factories have any duct work in them. They work, they last, are easy to service and clean.

I wouldn't hesitate for a moment. Every panel I've purchased from San Tan (used, snail trails, etc) has worked to perfection. Spray some Flexseal over the cracks and rest easy.

I have done the testing. To be honest the panel never delivered anything close to 160 watts. When new I was lucky to get 90-110 watts. The MPPT SCC keeps an historical record of charging so it's easy enough to see how the panel is performing and it's declining performance. If I purchase the 50w...

I guess I'm not jealous exactly, but welcome to the forum. It's a fabulous place to learn and grow.

Greetings. I have a small camper on which I have and Eco-Worthy 160w flexible panel. The specifications are: 160W Max. power Current(Imp) 9.06A Short circuit current(Isc) 9.60A Max. power voltage (Vmp) 17.7V Open circuit voltage(Voc) 20.68V Needless to say, after 3 years...

Fair enough. I'll rephrase my comment to state that "Impugning the character of all vendors on AliExpress is unfair and unwarranted". We might also be advised to avoid conflating the behavior of a few bad actors at AliExpress with the bad behavior of the "(communist) government of mainland...