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If thats what yer set on, then you sound like you'll be happy.. nix the inverter for charging an ipad, just get a DC usb charger battery protect saved my ass last weekend, id suggest it.. get the BT one you can customize voltage, set it up w/BMV so it disconnects on low voltage OR low SOC. put...

now there's a brand new sentence, never before known to man until this very day.

I rented one for the Eclipse, didn't do any off roading in it but was rather underwhelmed given the retail MSRP and weak looking frame, it was in rough shape after just a few years of being a rental on outdoorsey.. If one were cheap enough, and it was intended for road use only.. Mebe it'd be an...

thats because as solar input goes up, the output voltage goes down.. its kinda counter intuitive.. Vmpp is achieved at max output, which is lower than VOC and is what the panel produces at minimum output basically.. If I watch my voltage throughout the day upstream of the controller, the voltage...

A fuse is not required, your wiring should be able to cope with the short circuit current (isc) without starting a fire, but I dont think that automotive fuse will have a problem w/43v..

Ebay, Ham Events, check consignments at local Ham shop if yer lucky enough to have one.. I got my first radios starting off at an Estate sale my parents drug me out too.. might keep an eye on those as HAM's are dying off quicker than they are being replaced it seems. APRS is a higher priority...

is it possible you didnt get it all out the first cleaning? Was there ever any of this residue on the hose inlet when you cleaned everything up? or have you only ever found it at the outlet where the stove is at? If only at the stove then its definitely the hose. either way tho, I'd be...

I think its something in the pipeline, I found a similar issue w/multi-controller setups which they were gong to address with some new config options as well as syncing the controllers so they all have same absorb times.. with multi controllers the first array to come online for the day would...

yeah that don't affect me on LFP as absorption time is kinda moot, once the battery hits 14.4v I'll consider it charged, Ive got float set to 13.3v.. what I see is the battery charges up to 14.4v, and will now trigger a recalibration for SOC (before it was set to 14.6v and was only recalibrating...

So this last weekend, I needed the portable panel for the first time.. Parked right next to trees on all 4 corners, fixed panel only got about 45mins of direct sunlight and on the first day a big fluffy cloud came over right as it was cranking up the output.. was a losing battle until I setup...

Love my D710GA, got it for like $400 very lightly used..

Spotted this today in crested Butte, Soo sweet

Victron has an open source API to their BMS.. I could read all internal sensor data, and decide my self when to enable charging or enable discharging.. so I could set up all sorts of extra saftey on em.

yeah I setup mine for worst case scenario, very little sun or overcast, calculated base minimum needs as less than 10-15% of total solar, so even in pretty terrible conditions I should be able to scrape by still w/solar.. all siblings on both sides are in PNW, whats easy here in sunny colorado...

UV-5R will be fine, you just need to know what Channel and any privacy tone they using, then look up the frequencies and input em into your UV-5R, save it as a memory and then lock the keypad so you dont press one of tons of buttons and change something w/out noticing.. then do a radio check...

yeah PV is cheaper than more LFP, and expected to last longer.. I freely admit I overdid solar, I'm good w/half of my capacity.. the fixed roof one still provides abundant power. but I'm planning for a bit of future expansion still.. I want to work from boondocking camp indefinitely.. write...

You say that like its a bad thing heh, if I had the capability to install multiple radios in my vehicle.. I would likely have em.. but I get your point. Would depend on how wideband that dual-bander is, it will work undoubtedly as it is.. but SWR may be a bit high for great performance at...

is it just me or does 7A seem unreasonable for a fridge? My Engel MT-80 might not have a fancy app for it, but it uses 3.6A.. and dont have a pesky LVD thats going to ruin all yer food when your battery is fine.

haha yeah, it started off simple.. but as I spent more and more time in the field testing it, I realized I greatly underestimated the capabilities of LFP combined w/Solar. since they basically take full "bulk" power until completely charged w/no absorb or float stage, and they charge at such...

oh yeah thats changed quite a bit.. would I do anything different? not really, thats why I did it this way.. I might had bought a more expensive Victron LFP, but not sold entirely on if that woulda been worth the extra premium ontop of the BB premium.