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@davidcox8961

Жыл бұрын

@Will Prowse I just got one. Have not hooked it up yet. Thanks for the recommendation ! Saved me lot of money.

@Incip1

Жыл бұрын

@@davidcox8961 I need one, I dont trust my Chinese inverter it seems to be overcharging.. Must PV18-3024 VPM, anybody?

@mannyfragoza9652

10 ай бұрын

yes this is a very old video; I know if you could only see yourself spending thousands on solar stuff currently. but a lousy 200.00 kills you lol

@w4swk1

3 ай бұрын

This review is for people like me that prefer not to spend 200 dollars...You are free to spend as much as you like...@@mannyfragoza9652

Got one for my boat and it works as described. By the way you are the only person that talks about setting threshold for these that did a review. It's why you are so good at breaking down products.

Update: bought this when you posted. Still working well months later.

@landolots4071

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update👍

@drbrezo53

3 жыл бұрын

good to know!

@cramarc666

3 жыл бұрын

@365Outdoors I see the backlight of the screen turns off after some seconds but does it go in sleep mode(like shut down the whole screen)? or the screen is always on?

@autopeep24

3 жыл бұрын

@@cramarc666 no it continues working, there is a sequence for pushing and holding the end buttons down simultaneously for I think 3 seconds to turn the light off, but don't recall exactly

@ARMEDPATRIOT757

2 жыл бұрын

What gauge wire is the positive line?

I think what make you so interesting, is your enthusiasm. I can watch you all day, over baritone people where I loose interest quickly. Keep it up kid.

@ninorcsinned3465

5 жыл бұрын

By "enthusiasm" you mean "unmedicated" ........yes, I agree

@sconce3

4 жыл бұрын

@Adversus Judaeos Monotone

@cjjuszczak

4 жыл бұрын

"keep it up kid" Were you just condescending, or you didn't know he's about 32 years old in this video ?

@michaelblock4397

4 жыл бұрын

cj juszczak well I’m 62, so most of, you’ll, are kids. So in my case, it’s not a jab, sorry you took it that way. I guess it’s a bad habit, but I call allot of younger people, a kid. I truly find him interesting, he is very knowledgeable, and interesting. I am impressed with many, from your generation, with the knowledge, I have gained, and gaining more from many of you, well I hope it helps keep me young.

@cjjuszczak

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelblock4397 ah you think anyone younger than you is a kid, that explains a lot.

I really appreciate you and your videos Will. By watching your videos, I have gone from knowing very little about electricity to completely wiring, crimping, fusing and building my own 12V system! Thanks Will. You do a great job. Keep it going!

@johnj8514

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I used to just twist the wires together and wrap with electrical tape. Thanks to Will, I can be proud of my wiring now, not to mention much safer.

bought one straight away,great find cheers. Also had my eye on the victron for while but just couldnt bring myself to do it..

Have several of these bought from Amazon a few years ago. They're fantastic. Reliable little components

I just added one to our camper. The instructions have been rewritten as they were way easier to read. It's been working great and does everything I need.

Hi Will! I installed this on my sailboat today, and it's working great! Thanks for the recommendation!

Just finished installing the $40 battery monitor. Works great. I'm glad to know that after years of working on electronic stuff, I'm not the only one who jumps when I see sparks. Never get use to that. Thanks for all your great videos Will. My set up is a mirror image of yours. Lots of advice on here about solar but yours seems to be the only one I really understand. All is well, no smoke. Life is good. W4GTT

@NomaddUK

11 ай бұрын

That's why I have an inline isolator switch. No more heart attacks :o)

Bought this as well as the Chinese Bluetooth ANT-BMS that you reviewed in another video. I've since done a 48v LiFePO4 100ah battery build using Grade A cells. The setup is being used in my golf cart and having this battery monitor mounted to my dash makes it very convenient. The linear discharge rate of LiFePO4 also means I have an accurate reading of my remaining battery capacity so I don't run out. There are also a few other perks of being able to programme the capacity. I set my capacity at 80AH on the monitor so I don't actually run the batteries below 20AH or 20% SOC. Programmed the same into the ANT-BMS and its been working like a charm.

Hahaha I love your genuine joy reading the instructions. Thank you for walking through this! 5 years later and this holds up and is very helpful.

Your videos give me a lift, I love your enthusiasm and knowledge please keep making your content. It's priceless

Your enthusiasm is infectious!

Been using this one for 3 years, works perfectly. Also, Renogy is using the exact, identical shunt with its own battery monitor.

Will! Thanks so much for posting this. I literally set up $18 battery monitor you mentioned a couple days ago and was disappointed to find out that it doesn't measure amperage going in. I'll definitely give this $30 option a try!

I had exactly the same thought, I 'wanted' a battery monitor because I wanted it for my boat's house battery but didn't feel like spending too much for the reasons you mentioned. I have ordered the same one a few days ago so was good to see you installing it...as the number one gripe was the chinglesh user instructions and you helped clear that up. tyhx

I have the victron and as a programmer its super awesome, I pull stats from it into influxdb then use grafana.

Another Awesome video Will! I have been eyeing the victron 712 for a long time, but can't bring myself to spend 200$ on a gauge. there aren't alot of options for this area of actually seeing whats real in your batteries usage. Definitely gonna look at this option. Keep up the great work videos have been knocking it out of the park recently

I’ve been looking at that one myself. Thanks for posting

I have one since last year - works great and so nice to have a better idea of the loads on the battery

Will, this just what I need and at a great price, thanks for the heads up.

@waldoburford7136

3 жыл бұрын

What about you writing a manual in english

I bought one when I saw this review, a year on and it hasn't skipped a beat 😎✌

@crowlsyong

2 жыл бұрын

saw your comment a year ago, mine hasn't skipped a beat either. ✌😎

They work great ! i have 3 of them now and the oldest one has been running for nearly 500 days . good stuff no problems .

I have to say. I am learning like never before. Thank you for tutoring us.

congratulations for the 50k subscribers benchmark. you are doing great!

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing

3 жыл бұрын

500k now

Great review- THE SPARKS FLYING WAS PRICELESS 🍻

I bought the same to install on my boat. Haven't messed around with it too much but it seems like a solid product.

I just purchased the 350 amp so i can run my 2000 watt inverter thru it ,,, works perfect ,,, Thank you ! B.J.T traveling south coast NSW AUSTRALIA ,,,,,

You're a funny guy - thanks for all your videos.

Because that was what was available 11 years ago when I bought it. Still works fine.

Shunt can be flipped within the plastic case to make accessing the small positive power input easier. I've got one and it works great!

Great video, you have come a LONG, LONG way since this video, which is what I think is the coolest thing about this video! Also, I know since this video you have played with the Victron SmartShut and now understand why it, too, is a very cool device, as well!

Thank you! I got one of these coming in the mail! One question: You set lowest voltage to 24.9v on the capacity monitor (based on your auto transfer switch's low voltage value), but when when you fully discharged the battery, voltage dropped to 24.2v (which is also what was shown on your auto transfer switch at that 100% discharge time). Shouldn't you have used 24.2v for the capacity monitor's low voltage setting rather than 24.9v?

They have rewritten the instructions. They are quite easy to understand and follow now. At least on the 350A version that I purchased from Amazon a few days ago. They have also added the ability to turn the backlight off and on, by pressing the V and % buttons simultaneously and holding for a second or two. This may not be a new feature, it might exist on all of them but just wasn’t documented.

@supermo26

3 жыл бұрын

What size are the bolts? What lugs size, 5/16, or 3/8?

@LarryL619

3 жыл бұрын

@@supermo26 I have both 100a and 350a. The 100A shunts are 5/16. The 350a shunt is 3/8. Found out the hard way.

@alevi7856

2 жыл бұрын

@Gail : I cant' get a hold of this 'new' TR16 instructions manual (with the display on/off option), could you share it ?

@steveleston1848

Жыл бұрын

yes I've sean y-tube videos where the light blinks when charging kindof iratating. pressing V & % will stop the blinking?

Just bought one, many thanks 😎

I bought one and it works great on a SLA battery, I like knowing how much is left over. I like that it shows both current coming in and out. Also it does a heartbeat when the battery is charging. This is very nice. Edit****************** I have this a couple months and it is ok, the problem is it goes offline every 6-8 weeks and it needs to be reset.

Very cool. Could you give us a schematic of your solar system including all fuses and your new monitor. From stem to stern would be most excellent. I know you had a vid on the basic setup of a system but I would be very interested in your system. Thx much

You Are Gold Will! However You Lost Me At The Box Opening! I Have A Lot To Learn!

Will, I just installed it on two 6v FLA Golf-cart batteries for my rv. Looks great, hope it stays accurate. Here’s a thumbs up!👍🏻

@leviahamefula3994

3 жыл бұрын

How is this holding up till now? Does it show cummulative amp/hr drawn and fed back to te battery? Thanks

Thanks for a great video. I am getting one, but as of Jan 2020, the cost went up to $39. You have a new subscriber!

thanks man subbed, do more boat stuff :)

Thanks Will...... You made the price go up again............ You should start a subscription based mail list, where you tell people what you are going to make videos on BEFORE you do them, so they can buy at the cheaper price!! :)

@nebu7777

3 жыл бұрын

41 now

This thing is a great find, worth every penny! Thanks for the great video 👍

I have one on my system, and I like it. Seems to be a great value for all it does.

Cool find and great price point as always but the complexity of the BMS/Shunt monitor and charger start to make the electroducus SBMS a fair bit simpler for similar money and depending on which one you buy gives the options for much more solar.?

I think you can set the capacity by just having a fully charged system and then hold the percentage sign. You also need to set you battery capacity so it knows how many amp hours it is

@andrewradford3953

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that. Why put the batter through a full discharge cycle.

As always u have the craziest ideas thank you

I use dozens of these. They ALL work great and easy for folks to understand. As of January 2021 the price is around $45

I purchased a similar unit on EBAY last year for about $30. It works well except that the current reading has a temperature dependent error of +/- a couple of percent. That error compounds with time so the accuracy is variable with climate! Also, since the shunt amplifier is not a true differential input, an isolated 12V power is required if the unit is remote from the shunt. It would be a worthwhile experiment for you to note the 'zero offset' versus temperature. That is the indicated current when all loads are turned off. -Mike-

The victron monitor does more than what you mentioned, an my experience tells me China doesn’t create most of what they sell, there good at making duplicate copies,

I've had one for 2 years and also had my victron smart shunt for 1 year both are great

Thats great i have it set up on my scooter. Ive been stranded twice, its comfortable knowing how much power my lifepo4 batteries have left.

great find will! bought it right away...i'll call it "poor-man's victron"

@javiercoronel1169

6 күн бұрын

Biktrhon😅

Well, It's interesting to see what happens about 1 year later.. The price has gone from $30 to $41 (Don't worry I won't blame you !!). There are now more options on the market, both less expensive and more. It might be worth doing a video on meter options again since there are so many 'little blue circuit board' options today. I kind of like the option of not putting a shunt built on a circuit board in line with main power.

Great info, thanks!

I have one in my Bigfoot truck camper with two Battleborn and it works great.

I don't see how this will stay calibrated for very long with no settings for charge efficiency, peukert constant, temperature or even battery type. The Victrons auto recalibrates every time the battery reached a full charge.

I have had this victron monitor for three years, I also have the chinese one fitted in the cab so i can see it while driving and switch off alternator charging when not needed. The victron is a far more advanced piece of hardware with a relay and dataloging. The chinese monitor works but the victron is more accurate, as there it drift between the two units over time.For the money it's great value, but as with so many things... you gets what you pay for!

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! And data logging is nice

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Wait, specifically which Chinese one do you have? This one came out recently. Do you have a normal shunt, the 18 dollar kind, that only shows instantaneous reading? Or the one specifically in this video?

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Also, victron is made in india. Still made in a sweatshop, if that makes a difference at all.

@ronb6182

5 жыл бұрын

Agree, what is wrong with usa? Cant they make one we have good techs and engineers when they want to be. It's high time we USA make something good and be on top. Enough said.

@ceeweedsl

5 жыл бұрын

@@joeboxter3635 Ah, maybe this one? I have their MPPT (75/15) and like it. Will reviews several charge controllers in another video you should watch. I like the bluetooth monitoring on my phone app with the Victron and prefer name brands and also needed compact. The one downside is that the Victron 75/15 has small gauge wire connectors. Weak spot in their product. Will likes to recommend some other brands that are way cheaper if you don't want a remote monitor. Once you add in the monitor, the Victron is competitive for the lower amperage controllers. If you want a lot of amps, then Victron price diffference gets bigger. I think that a lot of people oversize their charge controllers, using the nominal ratings (300 watts) of their solar panels instead of the actual performance (maybe 240 watts for same) wattage. This is one area where you don't really need the extra but will pay dearly for it with name brand controllers. I also have the Victron Phoenix 500VA Pure Sine Wave inverter. Works fine. I like the control over voltage cuttoffs etc. Can't really say if it's any better than others, it just works. Again, if you can get by with less power, the lower end Victrons will give you good quality for a good price. As power goes up, price rises more quickly.

Nice! Glad to finally have an option.

Thanks for videos. I bought Tr16350 for DIY 280ah w/Daley 150 separate bms, putting in Craftsman toolbox, exciting project, gonna make it perfect thanks to vids. Connect this to Neg terminal (C-) but the P- will have to have 2 cables 1 for BMS -P other for Tr16-C, to read Solar charge stats, but have M15 with Epever 40aMPPT.

thanks for finding alternatives to inexpensive BMS !!!!!

I wonder about the reset when drained part. Could you zero it when the batteries were full then decide when you want to recharge. I ask as it is easier to charge my batteries and then let them rest. Waiting for the batteries to fully discharge takes a bit more timing. In your video I did not see you set the meter for how many amp hours your batteries were. How would it know when your batteries were full ? Put another way, if it doesn't know how many amps came out of the battery, ( resettiing it when drained would zero it out), how would it know how many amps it would take to recharge? Maybe it uses a capacitance test to determine 100% ?

Nice alternative. I bought the $200 Victron and do not regret it.

I have been using these on all my electric equipment conversions for the last 5 years and they are very reliable even in situations where they are fully exposed to the weather.

Laugh my a$$ off with the spark, gets me every time, makes me feel better that you jump too...

what happened to your review 6 months later, what do you think of it

the beauty of the vistron shunt is logging how your off grid system is performing with how much power is really being used/collected per day. it's worth while for those who are not as savvy on keeping their system working properly. I have one, and don't use it, though i'm an electrician. I still think they are excellent to help the general user.

Bought it, installed it, enjoying it.

I noticed that when you configured this unit you didn't set the AH capacity of your battery bank, this is a feature of the comparable Victron unit which I'm really familiar with. Instead you seemed to set a low voltage point where the batteries were considered to be discharged. I've seen other reviews of this unit where the configuration seems to match the Victron unit where you simply set the AH capacity of your batteries and tell it when they're fully charged. Again the Victron unit does this automatically but then again its almost 10x the price. I note this review is well over a year old, maybe this one you reviewed is an older model with less features. One point I don't see any documentation regarding is weather this cheaper version calculates the Phuket principle, there doesn't seem to be any advanced settings to determine the type of batteries in the bank so I expect this cheap unit is better suited to LiFePo4 rather than traditional FLA. I know that the Victron unit does calculate Phuket and even with this it still goes out of synchronisation over time. I've installed lots of the victron units on liveaboard boats where people cycle their battery storage on a daily basis. The Victron unit will automatically re-syncronise occasionally by calculating the battery voltage and required charge current to determine if the batteries are fully charged. Hopefully this one will too. I really respect your views on kit and will certainly buy one of these to try out now you've given it such a positive review. It's clearly not as good as the Victron unit but WAY WAY cheaper so certainly seems to be very very good value for money. Actually the build quality of the shunt seems better than the Victron one. The plastic mounting on the Victron shunt is really poor and very brittle, even if you're careful in tightening the terminals they still crack over time, usually where the shunt mounts to your bulkhead. Sadly the shunt still has the same failing as the Victron one where the negative P stud is usually too short to accommodate all the P side negative terminals, obviously people should have a negative bus bar but rarely do.

@ModestJoke

Жыл бұрын

I just bought this unit, and it learns your battery's actually capacity when you zero it then fully charge it. You can set the nominal capacity, but after doing the steps in the video it will tell you the real capacity which you can then program in. BTW, Phuket is the capital of Thailand. You're thinking of Peukert's Effect. I have no idea if this monitor accounts for it.

Pretty cool for that price point and for few bucks more you can get a 350 A shunt if you need it. Still, I'm keeping my Victron, it may be over priced(it really is) but it does all the stuff I want/need and with BT .......but the toy one you reviewed would work just fine for some of my other projects for sure! Thanks for the heads up!

@ceeweedsl

9 ай бұрын

I have a BMV 712 for my critical RV system and have zero regrets. A lot of money invested in the batteries and want them to last. I know it has VERY little chance of failure. AND I could always sell it used probably for 80% of what I paid. Now I'm building a simple "solar generator" and truth is, you can't even find a Victron BMV used. This cheapo might be worth it for that but I'm afraid that "buy cheap buy twice" may be the eventual lesson here. Alternative is the Victron smart shunt @ $130....hmmm

I bought one for my RV but couldn't figure out how to set the low voltage. Now Ill go do it. Thanks Will

excellent find

Ok, I just placed my order! Just wondering if 350 AMPS will be enough for my 3000 watt Pure sine inverter and 4/6 volt Lifeline batteries

@WillProwse

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@mxdadNZ

3 жыл бұрын

was it enough for your 3K inverter? Thanks

@michaelcanto6175

3 жыл бұрын

@@mxdadNZ the batteries were okay at best, Since I was Awakened, Lead is Dead. Gone to Lithiums and not looking back..... I

@michaelcanto6175

3 жыл бұрын

@@CharRichardson lead acid only provide 50% of total amps. My Life line batteries were 95lb each x 4. Wired in Series/Parallel to make 2 12v banks then in parallel only gave me 1/4 0f total amp capacity for a grand total of 1/2 of 235 amps as I remember, about 117amps. Compare that to 4-100ah Lithium at 26lb each gives us 100% of 200ah that charge really fast compared to days of trickle charging while watching the water levels and cleaning the terminals....

@craigandrew6409

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcanto6175 I too have recently switched from AGM to lithium. Night and day. AGM is ancient technology marketed with lies and bullshit

Wow that is ridiculous. The China option wins today. Not perfect, they could spend more time on writing instructions but to save $170 bucks it is worth it. How long did it take you to figure it out?

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Super easy to figure out. I built it while making this video too. Dead simple

Must say Will that’s a winner ! I say the same thing on victron prices

Great you can see generation on a cloudy day!! GREAT

Great video but please don't confuse precision with accuracy (@4:15), especially with cheap goods. Something can read out to 9 digits and only be accurate to 3.

@WillProwse

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@jeanronaldantoine7095

4 жыл бұрын

Hey how are doing I have a question for you The Samsung ess energy 16 s 60 volts is good module

I've tried a few cheep ones now. under 1A load, they lose all accuracy. The victron monitor has been great amd the relay control options are nice too.

I ordered one yesterday but with the higher amp shunt. It should arrive tomorrow so I will let you know soon.

I have the same one... Working great!

What would the zero point be if it were used in an RV with a few 12v led acid batteries? This is a great find.

When it comes to electronics I like quality. Victron is quality. Every component that is a part of a mobile power system is subject to failure. Most failures are just a nuisance. Some are a fire hazard. If a company can't spend the money for market correct instructions I have to wonder what kind of junk is in the box behind the owners manual.

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but what could fail that would cause an actual problem besides not working? Shunts are dead simple. It's a shunt. I don't see any fire hazards here. what part of the circuit do you not like?

@harleyd500

5 жыл бұрын

@@WillProwse In the video you said the reviews were good. I assume you weren't talking about the single review on your link. What reviews? I am interested to have a look.

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

@@harleyd500 yeah I thought there were more reviews, but just one. It was just released this month. If you are worried about any fire hazard, fuse the positive wire that feeds it, and ensure that proper gauge wire is used. The shunt itself is simply a very low resistance resistor, and the monitor can measure the current going through it. And it's on the negative side, so the potential for something bad to happen is super low. Unless it is physically damaged, or the wrong size shunt is used. If it does fail, I don't see how it would cause any problems at all. I've also used other Chinese shunts in the past for years, and they work great. Very simple device

@harleyd500

5 жыл бұрын

@@WillProwse I'm not worried. I have been using a Victron BM for the last year. While the Shunt is a low resistance device for measuring you are passing all the 12v uses which depending on use can present substantial current. It is essentially a battery cable. Like any component that passes high amperage it is subject to heat and fire if overloaded. Victron devices are submitted and tested for Ul and international standards. I don't mean to poo-poo your video or this product. Just pointing out that sometimes cheap knock-offs aren't always the right way to go.

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

@@harleyd500 I totally agree and I share the same concerns, but it's a solid piece of metal. How will that break?

So I picked one of those up, the only part that I didnt like was the long discharge waiting portion lol, but other than that, works like a charm! and it didnt cost me an arm and a leg!

Have been using 2 of those for about 2 years, works for me...

Is this for just lithium or can. I use it with flooded led acid?

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

Any battery

@bigtrucklittlerv7969

5 жыл бұрын

I doesn't charge a battery so it'll work for any type.

Shunts are so 19th century, they are straight out of Frankenstein's lab! I prefer the Hall Effect current sensors that you simply feed a wire through---non-invasive and bidirectional

@normanmazlin6741

5 жыл бұрын

Hall Effect monitor will not be as sensitive or accurate as equilivent priced shunt monitor.

@bretebey

5 жыл бұрын

Do you have an example of one you like?

Great find!

Wow cool , keep us updatet about how its doing 👍😉

Nice & cheap battery monitor

I wouldn't put my trust in a $30 Chinese item when I'm looking at my $4000 batteries.

@kevinj8258

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Boardman - likely a wise observation. And why I will not spend $5000 on a solar system used for boondocking randomly. If I was full time in a remote area, where I could stay 30 days -- maybe.

@lolocfmjpwp0kjcxsa

4 жыл бұрын

It's just a smart volt meter, can't do any harm to the system. If you doubt it's reported SOC, measure it yourself with a trusted volt meter for comparison.

Great video thanks for sharing

Thanks to this video i bought the same but the 350 Amp version for $ 32.11 + free shipping

Hey dude what is the update on these!? 😊

Why didn't you post this last week when I bought the Victron!?! Hahaha

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

No way! Haha damn

@ceeweedsl

5 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, you can probably resell the Victron for most of what it costs on Ebay. They hold their value.

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

@@ceeweedsl have you bought used solar components? I don't think any of them hold their value at all. High quality or not. People usually buy them new for safety reasons.

@ceeweedsl

5 жыл бұрын

​@@WillProwse Funny, you cite safety reasons for buying used while also claiming that there could be no safety concerns with a battery monitor. ? I watched on Ebay, but rarely saw anything used pop up and never what I was looking for except a Victron BT adapter. Yes, I'd take a used Victron or maybe another top quality product over a new fly-by-night product any day. The top brands just don't fail. Solar panels? No. I use flexible and they don't age well at all.

@WillProwse

5 жыл бұрын

@@ceeweedsl ok, specifically what is the safety risk of a bad shunt? What part of the circuit would cause a fire? I'm not seeing it

I couldn't resist so I ordered one... I just hope it lasts. I'm not sure where you read the positive reviews as I could only find the one - on Amazon - but for that cheap of price I'll willing to risk it. I ordered the 350 amp model just in case and it was only a few dollars more. Too bad it doesn't have Bluetooth but as I understand it Victron has recently released an update to their Android/IOS app which stops the clones from working with their app. Keeping it simple is usually the best course. Thanks for your video on the product. Paul.

Thanks for the great info Will. If I ever get to buy the Li batteries I want, I'll get a couple of these.

Are you an electrical engineer or you just a savant? :) Seriously where did you learn this?

@andreawisner7358

5 жыл бұрын

I believe he did a couple semesters of engineering school.

I think it's caca. Get the $200 Victron. 😁 Nice video!

I use the 50A version in combination with a 240W/15A solar panel on a 150AH battery. Just perfect.