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What drove me to consider this was after fitting two extra panels yesterday, was how are the others connected? After fitting the Victron mppt, I found an improvement by disconnecting one panel and doing a parallel series set up with four panels. As for how the panels were connected in...

I hope you don't mind me hijacking your post Pugwash, as this is along the lines of a post I was planning. "So why can't I split my five panels into parallel and series" I'm guessing that two panels would hold the voltage down of the three? Would this heat one or all of the three panels? So if...

Don't forget the 50% rule. Also with that kind of load I expect the batteries would gas quite badly.

I think this happens to many of us as we get older Trevor. ;)

https://www.marlec.co.uk That should get you there.

I just looked at the rutland stuff to remind me of what I saw before, not much has changed. 10mph wind 1/2 an amp or so if your lucky.

I'd be interested in this too. I looked a long time ago and for the money spent and having to pack it away each time the energy generated was not that good. Has it improved? I'd guess you'd be able to feed your solar controller with it, or is it another expensive box of tricks?

My chemistry is rusty, but burning butane or propane produces heat plus water. But where does the carbon go? Carbon monoxide I expect, not the best way to leave this world. I think the reaction of catalectic combustion too. I expect google will show you the chemical process of burning propane.

I had a calor version of that many years ago as a stand alone portable heater. Though claiming to be flame free I did sometimes see small blue flames. Not as smelly as the open flame type, but I would not want one in a closed room. In time the fibre degraded/got dirty and did not work as well.

Not so lucky, at the moment one is at home taking all the drive! and the plaxton is at work.

Some where in here is our Violating a Princess post. Plaxton Cheetah conversion. Just fancied doing something different. Anita did say I could buy a new Chassis bulkhead and we'd build the rest until she saw the Mercedes prices. Next was to buy a nearly new coach, but before we did we...

Sorry didn't even tell you where I reside, Not far from Doncaster and I'm lucky to be above water level. It's an ex local authority ambulance. LHE bodied 811D Mercedes Chassis. so yes over 3.5 tonne The engine is 3.9 litre turbocharged diesel

I'd be thinking about how I would charge them? One or two battery chargers? Use a battery balancer? One or two BMV's?

We have a bit more paint on it now, we plan on finishing it before selling it.

At some point Murky will be up for sale if you fancy something that size, but you'd need to see it in the flesh. Even though I've not had any problems that have ruined a trip, there are odds and sods. As it looks impossible to get the new build usable for next year, I'm now addressing some of...

The more I look at 24 volt habitation, the more your selling it to me Dave.

Are going for it?

So yesterday evening when checking Murky's BMV's it was not good news. Although the engine start batteries were showing 97% the voltage had dropped just below 12 volts. The decision was made to charge them via the Victron inverter connected to the habitation batteries. The two 24 volt 3.5 amps...

This morning I checked the newly installed Victron BMV 712 on Murky's engine start batteries. Not very good 24.04 volts this morning and 97% charge. The loading has not been more than 5 watts. So looking at replacement batteries I looked at the installed Varta LFD90's I got from Battery...

This is where the original idea of independently charging each battery came from, but with the BMV installed this has ended that idea. I was planning this on the new build too. I guess I'll have to treat it to a new 24 volt charger. Another thing that helps, but is rarely done is to swap the...