Recent content by edlittle

I have 2 brand new 12V 200W solar panels from Rich Solar, which I mismeasured and are slightly too large to fit on my van rack and are past the return period. Looking to either sell them for a slight discount or trade them for 4 100W solar panels.

Thanks for this call out, I've noticed this on some videos so I'll definitely make sure to quadruple check before ordering lugs!

As far as I can tell, the display isn't necessary, and the battery monitor is nice to have as an at-a-glance thing in addition to the system monitoring offered by the Cerbo. If I was to get the display, I would skip the monitor and just get the shunt, but I don't think the extra display cost is...

Based on what I've said, here's my Current Connected Cart. I'll be buying cables/lugs/terminals/fuses/heat shrink elsewhere, and will be getting a DC load block and AC fuse block elsewhere

Yep, will definitely be completing the system with other Victron stuff. Also planning an Orion for B2B, although I've seen some people prefer Sterling Power for B2B but haven't seen enough to convince me off keeping it all in the same system.

Ah I see. I'm planning on the Victron Multiplus + Victron MPPT, so I'm assuming the idle consumption will be less (especially since I plan on having an inverter shut off switch)

When you say AIO, you mean an Inverter/Charger?

I'm planning on the 2000W Victron Inverter/Charge so this is perfect. I'm thinking of grabbing 2 100Ah batteries, would it make more sense to size up and add solar later on or start small and then add capacity later if the buffer isn't working out?

Thanks, there probably won't be high load 120v items, I'm thinking the highest load will be our kettle for coffee which maxes at 1200W. I'll stick with the 12V system

I'm having so much decision anxiety between 12V vs 24V for my Transit build. I'll be traveling with my wife for a few months, and our plan is to use propane for water heating and cooking and no A/C. This makes me think I should stick with 12V due to the availability of appliances and loads, but...

Hello! I purchased a used 2016 Ford Transit with dual batteries and a Sainty Solar 255W that came pre-mounted by the previous owners. I plan on building it out as a full-time vanlife setup, and will be absorbing as much as I can before asking questions. Looking forward to learning from y'all!