Recent content by smashmo

Once again thanks for the comments. Appreciate it very much. Ah yes, the main thing here is that I was thinking to hook up one panel with one charge controller. Main reason was that I read that MPPT's can fail and in the world we are going into with supply chain shortages I thought to...

ok. noted. so based on what im hearing above from you and rmaddy, it seems i am best to store in 24V and then convert down to 12V using a 24V-->12V converter. That part is becoming clearer now. questions a) assuming I store in 24V and need to convert to 12V for the lights, fridge etc, how can...

right, i see. Damn back to school for me!! Im slowly getting the hang of things as I see. Thanks for the explanations. that helps alot and using the straight out calculations rather than the marketing of the panel does make sense. ok. I now get when people start talking about the costs of...

firstly thanks for the reply. hmmm, now im a bit confused. lets see if I can understand it. This is the bit that confused me cos as I see the 75/15 will do the job for each 24V panel, unless I have made an error. My plan was to have 1 x 450W (24v) panel running into 1 x victron 75/15...

got it mate. i guess on a really sunny siummer day could also shade the panel a little also to ensure it doesnt give any issues to the mppt. they are expensive little things!

hi, thanks for the reply. the trouble is the fridge and inverter are not even purchased yet so i dont have any 'real' data on the usage. My guesses are based on manufacturer data but even then my knowledge of electricity isnt that good to calculate. My knowledge is limited to W= V * A!!! Im...

hello Firstly thanks in advance for any advice that people may be able to offer. I have a basic plan for a solar setup REQUIREMENTS 1) run 6LED 12v lights 2) a small 12V compressor fridge (WEBASTO Cruise 130 Elegance - consumes about 418W/24h) 3) washing machine (day use only planned on...