Wooie1958
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Having spent almost nothing on trips last year i thought i`d use up some of the stored money from under the now very lumpy mattress and treat both the motorhome and me.
So, last year i bought and installed a Victron Smart Solar MPPT 75/15 after reading good reports on here and i`m truly amazed at the difference over the previous PWM ones i`ve had.
I bought it through Ebay from Gecko Energy at a ridiculously cheap price using a 20% Black Friday promo code on top of an already cheap price to start with.
Obviously having the Bluetooth option i`ve been just like a big kid with a new toy and have been constantly checking it from the comfort of my kitchen.
The batteries are 2 X 120AH Xplorer ones bought from Alpha which are 3 years old and coupled to 160W ( 100W & 60W ) panels which are now 7 years old.
The batteries have never fallen below 12.75v overnight and it`s showed as much as producing 50W on a couple of bright sunny days recently.
Can`t wait to get to Johnny Foreigner land to use it in anger especially after the hair dryer and or microwave have abused the batteries via the Sterling inverter and see how fast it puts the charge back into them.
So, last year i bought and installed a Victron Smart Solar MPPT 75/15 after reading good reports on here and i`m truly amazed at the difference over the previous PWM ones i`ve had.
I bought it through Ebay from Gecko Energy at a ridiculously cheap price using a 20% Black Friday promo code on top of an already cheap price to start with.
Obviously having the Bluetooth option i`ve been just like a big kid with a new toy and have been constantly checking it from the comfort of my kitchen.
The batteries are 2 X 120AH Xplorer ones bought from Alpha which are 3 years old and coupled to 160W ( 100W & 60W ) panels which are now 7 years old.
The batteries have never fallen below 12.75v overnight and it`s showed as much as producing 50W on a couple of bright sunny days recently.
Can`t wait to get to Johnny Foreigner land to use it in anger especially after the hair dryer and or microwave have abused the batteries via the Sterling inverter and see how fast it puts the charge back into them.