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Syncing really only benefits in poor conditions or partly cloudy where you have highly variable conditions. VE.Can connected MPPT are...

I'm currently running 7 Victron 100/30 on one system and 5 on another. Non of them are synced. They work great together. They change...

As @Cronix mentioned, many weather stations have a solar meter built in. I use an Ecowitt weather station that has this built into the...

It just means you don't have enough battery. Once you have twice what you need, you can go down to 50% and still be assured you have...

I decided that the river pro wasn't going to be good enough for a full day, even with the panels. So, I threw together some stuff I...

Ooof. Don't think I'd rely on that. Relying on Amazon to not sell junk makes for a poor quality control system.

I'm off-grid, and I use westinghouse propane gens ... these are auto-start/auto-choke, and have an ATS smart port built in. Couple that...

It seems like the ESPHome community is actively working on this based on this thread...

Best summary of "how to think about your generator needs" I've read. Well done.

"2. Research and implement a backup generator; could be inverter-gen, could be open-frame non-inverter gen with a "ChargeVerter"...

Thanks, @sunshine_eggo - exactly the info I needed!

25 VE.Can capable MPPT can by daisy-chained to a single Cerbo. If you use VE.Direct, there are 3 VE.Direct ports. There are also two...

If you really wanted the extra 5 degrees, I'd just put some washers under the rear mounting holes of the brightmount and put in longer...

This is a great point. For me, the big reason to tilt more is snow shedding. The actual improvement in production isn't as much as I...

I thought about that too. My primary concern would be what forces are on that bracket.

I had a similar thought. What if one fabricated a 15° bracket to sit on top of the concrete piers. Then brightmount on the brackets?

As I plan out our new (hopefully off grid) house, I see that I have room for quite a few strings of panels mounted at various angles and...

If you can run with 120V AC, that sounds like the easiest approach. Our Rinnai propane tankless seems to just sip power. I have an...

I've been thinking about the easiest way to do a 24-32 panel ground mount in a field with much ledge (bedrock) that varies from being at...

Had a few of the dish mounts laying about from the years of needing satellite to get TV and also internet. Obsolete these days with...