Hi guys,
Have been trying to figure this one out by myself and by reading other posts but I’m not getting anywhere. Hopefully somebody here can help.
I live in a van and have the following setup:
160w Blackline solar panel
2x 12V DC 75Ah Batteries in parallel
Victron MPPT 75/15 (no Bluetooth for app)
Victron Multiplus Compact 12/800/35-16
Victron Battery Display
We spent the last two months in very warm weather. Most of the days in full sun.
Yet I haven’t seen the wattage go above 90 watts. I’m sure it’s not in float since it even stays fairly low around 70%.
Yesterday I left the van in the morning around 09.00 and came back at 17.00 with all appliances turned off. It was in full sun all day and yet it only charged from 63% to 78%.
The previous owner tells me that, on a sunny day, it should do around 150 watts and that he got to 125 watts in February. I’m now in Italy in summer and I am not seeing those numbers. Recently it’s even been not much more than 50.
The whole thing has quite an impact on the way we live because we end up driving a lot more simply to charge our batteries.
Hope somebody has an idea.
Thanks!