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Thanks. I intended to leave the panels and charge controller connect in order to maintain full charge.

I have a 3000W 24V inverter charger that i use for my off-grid cabin during spring to fall when i am at the cabin. I am concerned that the energy consumption of the inverter during winter months (with snow) will overpower the charge of my batteries so i am thinking of adding a second smaller...

I experience the same phenomenon with FLA with only a couple of LED lights on. It goes from 100% to 70% and below in no time once inverter is on. The inverter voltage reading is higher than the CC by 10-20%. I think that CC readings with any type of load are underestimating the SoC.

I was looking at my power consumption using the Victron battery monitor app on my phone. I have the computer, router and radio running. that is all. As i am looking at the numbers I go to turn on a LED light and my amp/wattage consumption drops from about 4 amps to 3.3 amps with a similar...

Hi all, I have two 144W UPS batteries to keep my electronics going when power is interrupted in my off grid cabin. I am not sure how these consume energy in a steady state once they are fully charged? Do they stop drawing or simply reflect the output being used by the items that are hooked up...

Please elaborate. How can you get wifi or cameras from direct dc? My equipment is 110V AC.

Ah...thanks!

Thanks will look into this.

Hi all, I have an off grid cabin that i use mainly on weekends. My system is comprised of 1100 W of panels with eight 6V 230Ah of battery storage as well as a 3000W inverter charger and 60Amp CC. The panels are mounted facing the south. I find that most of our usage occurs late pm and evening...

I believe this is the answer. I added more consumption and it then went into negative values. I think the SCC was pumping amps (positive amps) into batteries and when i turned on lights it was in a less positive state. Short_shot is also right as taking amps from batteries should have given...

So i have had my system going for about 4 months without issue. 1Kw of panels-60A Charge Controller-3000W Inverter/Charger and 8 6V 235Ah batteries wired to 24V. I am in Eastern Canada and will eventually have to winterize the cabin and my access to place over winter will be sporadic and...

Mine failed in May after a couple of weeks of use also. No lights or fault signals. Renogy is incredibly slow to respond to tickets. Finally they wanted a video of situation when hooked up. Sent to them but no word. I would avoid Renogy at all costs.

Hi all, I have an off-grid cabin that i use mostly on weekends from spring to fall. I have 1KW of panels charging a 24V 470Ah battery bank (8x6V 235Ah). Works fine so far and when i arrive the batteries are always fully charged. When at the camp using power the morning SOC is around 60% before...

I will check your link but essentially i am providing wattage to 6 LED lights (not used at same time), a 1/6 hp piston pump and satellite wifi with a laptop and LED TV that we use for music. Refrigerator, oven and water heater are all propane. Heat is a wood stove. No high amperage usage like...

Water pump. The SCC is a SRNE 60amp (http://www.srnesolar.com/prod_view.aspx?TypeId=77&Id=190&FId=t3:77:3). From memory under load the low voltage is 24.2-24.4V in the morning according to the SCC.

Yes. Duty cycle for pump is about 2 minutes to fill the tank and it triggers about 4-5 times per day and not at night. I have all the settings for FLA batteries according to manual. One thing that irks me is that the reading on the SCC is at least 10% lower than the reading on the inverter. I...

It would be possible theoretically however i do not have an east facing roof and there are high trees that would prevent early morning sun from getting charge going. I have a west facing roof though with no trees.

I love a chainsaw but it is on the edge of a salmon river and you can get hefty fines if you chop down trees that close to river. i would need to take out a dozen or more tall spruces and pines to clear a path for the early morning sun.

No the batteries are back up to 100% after an hour or two of sunlight. What i was referring to is that when i return to cabin after 4-5 days the SoC is always 100%. My feeling is that my 60% in the morning is more like 70% or so...which i can live with.