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I have a pump running off my small setup and stopped working. I then pulled out this little black piece and it starts. Is that safe to do and what is that?

I have 3 - 200W panels setup. I have noticed my battery not as full as normal. When I looked at my Victron app (this was midday with full fun), it reads only 45W. Questions: 1. Is that all that 45w displayed its pulling in from the sun? 2. If my battery gets low, and continues to...

I have 3x200w panels, 20A victron, with AGM battery. This is to power my air pump for my pond. This isn't enough capacity and power to run 24/7 (trust me, i tried). Instead of increasing everything (more batteries and panels), I have another 175w of panels laying around that I run direct to...

I'm using this 12v AGM battery. I do have two of these 12v 18ah lithium battery laying around I could swap into instead of the AGM. Thoughts?

I still think something is wrong here or I need to adjust Victron or a different controller. I'm trying to run my pond air pump 24/7, it only pulls 60w. The idea is the battery get charged enough during the day to handle when sun isn't shing. Unreasonable? I realize my Victron 20mp can't...

i actually only have a 20 amp victron: https://www.amazon.com/Victron-SmartSolar-MPPT-Controller-Bluetooth/dp/B075NPQHQK

load is approx 50w

Add my third 200w Renogy panel with my Victron 30amp controller. No increase when look at App (as matter of fact, it dropped - see screenshot). I wired them in parralel with using two sets of splitters.

I would expect it should be pulling in close to 400w right now. Wired in parallel, full sun, 2x200w panels. Something isn’t right. Settings?

But when I disconnect a load from the battery, the panels should still produce energy and charge the battery, correct? My battery is not near charged and when I take away the battery load the watts generated from solar significantly drops. Is that correct? Perhaps I have a victron setting...

Confused with my off grid 400w setup, as shows around 9w coming in and when I turn on my load from AGM battery solar jumps to around 90w (cloudy out right now) Shouldn’t that solar w be based on sun solar coming in not the draw from battery?

Instead of 2x6 across top, how about another cross-beam unistrut horizontal in midde of panels. So would have three vs two unistruts.

Yes it’s between controller and battery

Found the problem! My old 20a fuse blown as I increased panels. Put 30a in now working well.

I just pulled apart everything, re-wired with fresh wires and connectors. No change